The 50 most miserable cities in America

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We've identified the 50 most miserable cities in the US, using census data from 1,000 cities across the country, taking into consideration population change (because if people are leaving it's usually for a good reason), the percentage of people working, median household incomes, the percentage of people without healthcare, median commute times, and the number of people living in poverty.

Often, these cities have been devastated by natural disasters. They've had to deal with blight, and with high crime rates. Economies have struggled after industry has collapsed. These cities also tend to have high rates of addiction.

The state with the most miserable cities was California, with 10 in the top 50. New Jersey was second with nine, and Florida had six.

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1-Gary, Indiana
2-Port Arthur, Texas
3-Detroit, Michigan
4-Passaic, New Jersey
5-Newark, New Jersey
6-Pine Bluff, Arkansas
7-Flint, Michigan
8-Camden, New Jersey
9-Warren, Ohio
10-Huntington Park, California
11-New Brunswick, New Jersey
12-Brownsville, Texas
13-Hialeah, Florida
14-Bell Gardens, California
15-Union City, New Jersey
16-Cicero, Illinois
17-Trenton, New Jersey
18-Albany, Georgia
19-Patterson, New Jersey
20-Huntsville, Texas
21-Lynnwood, California
22-El Monte, California
23-Hammond, Indiana
24-Huntington, West Virginia
25-North Miami, Florida
26-Youngstown, Ohio
27-Cleveland, Ohio
28-Miami Gardens, Florida
29-West New York, New Jersey
30-Plainsville, New Jersey
31-Saginaw, Michigan
32-Jackson, Mississippi
33-North Miami Beach, Florida
34-Fort Pierce, Florida
35-Anderson, Indiana
36-Palmdale, California
37-Hallandale, Florida
38-Reading, Pennsylvania
39-Harlingen, Texas
40-Montebello, California
41-Compton, California
42-San Bernardino, California
43-Mansfield, Ohio
44-Hemet, California
45-Shreveport, Louisiana
46-Danville, Virginia
47-Macon-Bibb County, Georgia
48-Pasadena, Texas
49-St Louis, Missouri
50-Lancaster, California

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