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re: CNBC 10 Worst States to Live 2026

Posted on 7/13/26 at 1:39 pm to
Posted by Stuttgart Tiger
Branson, MO
Member since Jan 2006
15535 posts
Posted on 7/13/26 at 1:39 pm to
CNBC List vs. 2025 US Migration Patterns:

1. Tennessee = +42.4K
2. Texas = +67.3K
3. Indiana = +12.2K
4. Louisiana = -14.4K
5. Georgia = +27.3K
6. Utah = +3.3K
7. Missouri = +14.0K
8. Alabama = +23.4K
9. Oklahoma = +14.5K
10.Arkansas = +14.5K

This isn't Poli Board, but the next census is set for 2030, and this can affect seats in the House of Reps. These 10 states are showing about a 205K increase in population in 2025.
Posted by VFL67
Member since Feb 2025
2889 posts
Posted on 7/13/26 at 1:41 pm to
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4. Louisiana = -14.4K


jeez
Posted by LSU Patrick
Member since Jan 2009
78305 posts
Posted on 7/13/26 at 1:47 pm to
This list was clearly made by a leftist.
Posted by UtahCajun
Member since Jul 2021
7385 posts
Posted on 7/13/26 at 1:47 pm to
C'mon bruh, it is only 35' shorter than the Empire State Building.


Trivia - contractor wanted to go the extra 36' so that it would be the tallest free standing structure in the world upon completion. Owners of the smelter at the time, said nope.

I have been up there a grand total of once.
Posted by UtahCajun
Member since Jul 2021
7385 posts
Posted on 7/13/26 at 1:49 pm to
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jeez

Well, I still love it, but Louisiana kinda sucks
Posted by Cheese Grits
Wherever I lay my hat is my home
Member since Apr 2012
63373 posts
Posted on 7/13/26 at 2:03 pm to
quote:

These are the 10 worst states


quote:

1. Tennessee
2. Texas


This should come as a surprise to no-one on the SEC Rant.
Posted by Cheese Grits
Wherever I lay my hat is my home
Member since Apr 2012
63373 posts
Posted on 7/13/26 at 2:08 pm to

Worked a deep mine out in Nevada as a youth, Kennecott had a copper pit close by. Was told it could be seen from space. If you have never seen a copper pit / mine, it is unreal how small you feel near it.

Posted by UtahCajun
Member since Jul 2021
7385 posts
Posted on 7/13/26 at 2:16 pm to
This is Kennecott's pit. Look closely and you can see how small the haul trucks appear. Those things are larger than the average 2-story house.

Posted by RTRnFlorida
Member since Mar 2024
3322 posts
Posted on 7/13/26 at 2:21 pm to
Weren’t they the ones who said Bitcoin would reach a million bucks. Shocking a left leaning liberal network says the south is bad. If that’s the ten worse, love to see their ten best.

New York, California, Colorado. lol

What a joke
Posted by dchog
Pea Ridge
Member since Nov 2012
28030 posts
Posted on 7/13/26 at 2:59 pm to
Great food.

Political structure must be awful.
Posted by Gatorbait2008
Member since Aug 2015
29767 posts
Posted on 7/13/26 at 3:31 pm to
What a fricking terrible list...has to be some liberal bullshite for sure..sorry but Tenn and Texas are great States to live in...and amazing, Maryland, Minnesota, and Oregon are not on there..the frick. Whoever made this list would def not be missed if they never write again.
Posted by UtahCajun
Member since Jul 2021
7385 posts
Posted on 7/13/26 at 3:32 pm to
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Political structure must be awful.

Famously corrupt since before Kingfish made it popular.
Posted by Reservoir dawg
Member since Oct 2013
15168 posts
Posted on 7/13/26 at 5:56 pm to
Mississippi wasn't listed probably because it has the highest percentage of democratic voters of the listed states. The BLACK vote.
Posted by morganwadefan
TN
Member since May 2023
1726 posts
Posted on 7/13/26 at 6:01 pm to
I look forward to getting the heck out of my home state of Tennessee when my USPS career ends.
Posted by morriscat2
tennessee
Member since Jun 2012
2338 posts
Posted on 7/13/26 at 6:09 pm to
Oh yeah. It would be marvelous to pay much higher taxes and have my private property seized by the Muslim mayor of NYC. Who is moving with me!
Posted by Audustxx
Member since Jul 2022
2473 posts
Posted on 7/13/26 at 6:30 pm to
Civil rights laws?
Posted by pgaddxn
between here and there
Member since Jul 2008
2333 posts
Posted on 7/13/26 at 6:43 pm to
Which is stupid even if they left out the part about California wildfires. Kennecott’s smelter is one of the cleanest in the world and reuses almost all of its heat waste energy to produce steam for its own power plant.

This post was edited on 7/13/26 at 6:50 pm
Posted by Sleepy_Tiger
Baton Rouge, La
Member since Aug 2021
12077 posts
Posted on 7/13/26 at 7:10 pm to
Maybe among but all those to me look like red states, and odds are in some liberal piece of shite journalist that came up with that ranking.
Posted by jangalang
Member since Dec 2014
53808 posts
Posted on 7/13/26 at 7:28 pm to
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These are the 10 worst states to live in for 2026, according to CNBC. 1. Tennessee 2. Texas

List does not check out.
Posted by OU_Fan
America's Heartland
Member since Dec 2014
1036 posts
Posted on 7/13/26 at 7:37 pm to
Frick this list.

I prefer Southern states for various reasons, but cost of living and weather are key reasons. There’s good schools and universities all over the south.

I’ve lived all over the US, and I’ll pass on the cold northern and midwestern winters.

I’ll also pass on the rainy climate of the Pacific Northwest.

California is a hard pass due to the cost of living and smog.
This post was edited on 7/13/26 at 7:38 pm
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