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RegularFinger8 t1_jbycsns wrote

First chart I’ve ever seen where Mississippi isn’t dead last in the category.

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MrFoxHunter t1_jbyiigp wrote

Ohio is still acceptably average, so proud of my boy

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Lost-My-Mind- t1_jbzg43j wrote

Been a long time since I heard someone say they were proud of Ohio....

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CaptCurmudgeon t1_jbznxyu wrote

Mississippi has the lowest rate of homelessness in the United States.

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Deep90 t1_jbzpg66 wrote

Number 1 in poverty though. Unless you throw in Puerto Rico.

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paaaaatrick t1_jc02pp6 wrote

They also have by far the highest percentage of black people. I always assume people who trash Mississippi have just a hint of racism

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Deep90 t1_jc04m9z wrote

With Mississippi so low on pretty much every 'good' criteria, I'm not sure racism would be the reason.

Black people don't even have majority representation in the state legislature, so they aren't even running the state.

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45Hz t1_jc08ze8 wrote

I'm from Mississippi, the state is racism. If you think people from CA hate MS because of black people, you're lost.

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miianwilson t1_jc00y9c wrote

So they’re last in having homeless people. Yet another category they’re dead last in smh

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123xyz321Z t1_jc02r4c wrote

Unfortunately, Mississippi doesn’t have banks.

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BehindEnemyLines8923 t1_jc11cff wrote

I mean if you look at US News, Mississippi is only dead last in one category (granted it’s a big one in healthcare and I don’t see something like poverty or median income on here, these categories are broader.) (there are some sub categories where the state is last as well.)

https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/mississippi

And Louisiana now holds last place overall as well.

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