What is the most all-around depressing US state to live in?

Anti-American Dream wrote:

Interestingly enough, I have read to publications in the past week that rank Miami as the worst city in the country to live. A combination of poverty, crime, and affordability.

Been there a number of times. Once you get more than a half mile from the water it's nothing but abject poverty.

There are places outside 495? Never heard of that before.

Currently a masswhole wrote:

BeantownBaby wrote:

The most depressing state is Massachusetts outside of the 128 belt.

No, you have to go outside 495

lucas tanner wrote:

Alaska is awesome wrote:

Dude, if you get depressed in Montana, Wyoming, or Alaska, you're not doing it right. Get out and enjoy the greatness of the outdoors. Those are great states.

Louisiana and Mississippi are the most depressing, hands down. Poor economy. Outdoors is flat and not scenic. The weather is humid 9 months of the year. The water and beaches are awful. You're a loooooooooong drive to any place worth visiting.

Actually the topography north MS is quite beautiful. It's not flat like you say but mostly gently rolling hills. Stunningly green in the summer and just as colorful in the spring and fall as the states in the northeast.

I have travelled extensively in the U.S., Canada, Scotland and England, and the Natchez Trace parkway is as scenic as it gets.

William Faulkner wrote:

lucas tanner wrote:

Actually the topography north MS is quite beautiful. It's not flat like you say but mostly gently rolling hills. Stunningly green in the summer and just as colorful in the spring and fall as the states in the northeast.

+1 And h.s. xc is very popular in N. MS.

I have travelled extensively in the U.S., Canada, Scotland and England, and the Natchez Trace parkway is as scenic as it gets.

Nice try, Mississippi Board of Tourism.

HS graduation rate 49th.

College graduation 48th.

Post grad degree 46th.

Per capita income 50th.

Median Household income 50th.

Poverty rate highest.

Unemployment rate 47th. (4th highest)

Life Expectancy 50th.

Obesity rate highest.

You might have some nice scenery, but that won't make up for all the poverty and low quality of life.

West Virginia

BeantownBaby wrote:

There are places outside 495? Never heard of that before.

Currently a masswhole wrote:

No, you have to go outside 495

And, here you have a reminder of why the rest of the country hates people from Massachusetts. It's not so much Mass that sucks as the people that live there.

Bleu wrote:

West Virginia

I got the black lung, Pa.

Seriously though, WV might seem like the place to go if you want to develop a crippling drug addiction, but actually the New River Gorge is quite the destination. Still couldn't pay me to live there, though.

Wendell Gee wrote:

BeantownBaby wrote:

There are places outside 495? Never heard of that before.

And, here you have a reminder of why the rest of the country hates people from Massachusetts. It's not so much Mass that sucks as the people that live there.

Woosh!

This thread is filled with people you would not want to think about moving here. Let's not encourage them!I find it interesting that there's so much animus against anyone who thinks differently than some of the posters here (lots of anti-Christian stuff, "red state" people are dumb, etc.). Scratch a liberal, find a fascist" at work, I guess.

Show Me state wrote:

Anti-American Dream wrote:

The qualifications that I consider for most depressing state are things like: lack of interesting geography, harsh weather, unintelligent/uncultured locals, job scarcity, high crime rate, etc.

So what do you find so unintelligent/uncultured about people in Chesterfield, Clayton, Kirkwood or University City?

And what's so uninteresting about forests in Ozarks or numerous caverns?

And you think Indiana has "redeeming quality" that Missouri does not? St. Louis beats Indianapolis in museums, concert halls, ethnic restaurants, and many other things. It also has a storied franchise that has won 11 World Series titles. (2nd most in MLB.) What Indiana sports team can claim that?

Costas fan wrote:

This thread is filled with people you would not want to think about moving here. Let's not encourage them!

I find it interesting that there's so much animus against anyone who thinks differently than some of the posters here (lots of anti-Christian stuff, "red state" people are dumb, etc.). Scratch a liberal, find a fascist" at work, I guess.

Show Me state wrote:

So what do you find so unintelligent/uncultured about people in Chesterfield, Clayton, Kirkwood or University City?

And what's so uninteresting about forests in Ozarks or numerous caverns?

And you think Indiana has "redeeming quality" that Missouri does not? St. Louis beats Indianapolis in museums, concert halls, ethnic restaurants, and many other things. It also has a storied franchise that has won 11 World Series titles. (2nd most in MLB.) What Indiana sports team can claim that?

Don't be so hard on yourself, man. If you work hard and set goals, maybe one day you can graduate to living in states such as Oklahoma or Mississippi!

Alabama I would guess maybe Georgia or Tennessee some state in the South for sure where it's really hot and humid all the time.

they call me flopro wrote:

Alabama I would guess maybe Georgia or Tennessee some state in the South for sure where it's really hot and humid all the time.

Are you using one of those "speech to text" apps? Do those things know to form coherent sentences?

Also, no guessing.

they bring the rest of us down wrote:

Just Another LRC Idiot wrote:

HS graduation rate 49th.

College graduation 48th.

Post grad degree 46th.

Per capita income 50th.

Median Household income 50th.

Poverty rate highest.

Unemployment rate 47th. (4th highest)

Life Expectancy 50th.

Obesity rate highest.

You might have some nice scenery, but that won't make up for all the poverty and low quality of life.

When you keep in mind that Mississippi has the highest percentage of blacks of any state (37%) as well as the highest percentage of elected black officials, you'll get a better handle on why those numbers are the way they are.

Well, someone's got to take the bait here. I hope you're trolling and not actually as unequivocally racist as your post.

HS Graduation rate - Oregon is 50th. Because there are so many black people in Oregon, right?

College graduation rate - 50th is Nevada. I mean have you ever seen a state so swarming with black people?

Per capita income and median household income - 49th is West Virginia.

Unemployment rate - 50th is Alaska. Obviously this state is so black there's basically no difference between it and the deep south.

Poverty rate - Arizona is 48th. All 7 of the black people there must just be "bringing the rest of us down" eh?

If you don't like black folks just say so; that's your problem. But don't use them as a scapegoat just to have someone to blame for all the problems in the world.

Anti-American Dream wrote:

I have traveled extensively across this country, and lived on both coasts. I can't, however, determine the most miserable place to be in for an extended amount of time.

I spent a little while living in Montana, and I think it ranks up there on the depression scale. No real measurable economy, and rampant alcoholism and drug abuse. But the mountain scenery moves it up a few notches. I think I'd put Alaska and Wyoming in the same category.

I have a feeling that places like Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma, Nebraska, and North/South Dakota may be the most miserable states.

What say you?

I have to admit this is the first time seeing & posting on this thread. With that said, who the hell cares? If you have to ask what is the most depressing all time around the US state to live in? Then, you are a fool to acknowledge want isn't the happiest to live in...carry on my superficial online friends.😊

I have to admit this is the first time seeing & posting on this thread. With that said, who the hell cares? If you have to ask what is the most depressing all time around the US state to live in? Then, you are a fool to acknowledge want isn't the happiest to live in...carry on my superficial online friends.😊

I have no idea what you just said, but I am thankful for your input.