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<p>Worst County to Live in Every State</p>
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<p>The United States is one of the most socially and economically
diverse nations on Earth. While some towns, cities, and even
counties are home to widespread prosperity, others can be
characterized by their abject poverty. In Lincoln County, South
Dakota, 3.7% of the population lives in poverty, while the state’s
Oglala Lakota County has a poverty rate of 53.9%.</p>
<p>Extreme inequality is not unique to South Dakota or the Midwest.
Rather, in nearly every state in the nation, there is at least one
county where social and economic measures reflect an extremely
poor quality of life.</p>
<p>In these marginalized and destitute parts of the United States,
poverty is only one of many problems that residents face making
their quality of life potentially much worse than for those
Americans fortunate enough to live in affluent places.</p>
<p>In addition to poverty, poor health outcomes and low educational
attainment persist in at least one county in every state in the
country. Based on these socioeconomic measures, 24/7 Wall St.
created an index to measure quality of life in every county in the
U.S. with a population of at least 10,000 in order to identify the
worst worst county to live in every state.</p>
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<p><strong>12. Owyhee County, Idaho</strong><br>
<strong>> 5-yr. population change:</strong> -0.8%<br>
<strong>> Nov. unemployment rate:</strong> 3.8%<br>
<strong>> Poverty rate:</strong> 23.6%<br>
<strong>> Life expectancy at birth:</strong> 78.7 years</p>
<p>Owyhee County is the only county in Idaho where fewer than 1 in
10 adults have a bachelor’s degree. Areas with lower educational
attainment are often poorer than places with higher education
levels, and Owyhee County is no exception. The median household
income in the county is only $34,785 a year, about $14,000 less
than Idaho’s median.</p>
<p>Encompassing the state’s southwest corner, Owyhee County is rural
and sparsely populated. Many area resident commute to neighboring
counties for work; 47.5% of workers living in Owyhee County travel
to jobs outside county lines.</p>
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<p>Ken</p>
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