America's Most Recession-Squeezed Cities
As the economy sputters, Americans are feeling the pain most in regions where incomes have dropped while costs remain high. The Daily Beast ranks the regions feeling the squeeze.
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#1, Lake Havasu City, Ariz.
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#2, McAllen, Texas
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#3, Brownsville, Texas
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#4, Yuma, Ariz.
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#5, St. George, Utah
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#6, Fresno, Calif.
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#7, Logan, Utah
#8, Riverside, Calif.
#9, Honolulu, Hawaii
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#10, Auburn, Ala.
#11, Prescott, Ariz.
#12, Las Cruces, N.M.
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#13, Bakersfield, Calif.
#14, Fairbanks, Alaska
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#15, Morristown, Tenn.
#16, Glens Falls, N.Y.
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#17, Myrtle Beach, S.C.
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#18, Eugene, Ore.
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#19, Blacksburg, Va.
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#20, Flagstaff, Ariz.
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#21, Sumter, S.C.
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#22, Bellingham, Wash.
#23, Valdosta, Ga.
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#24, Lafayette, Ind.
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#25, Dover, Del.
#26, Hickory, N.C.
#27, Cleveland, Tenn.
#28, Hattiesburg, Miss.
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#29, Farmington, N.M
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#30, Ithaca, N.Y.
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#31, El Paso, Texas
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#32, Harrisonburg, Va.
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#33, New York, N.Y.
#34, Anderson, S.C.
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#35, Los Angeles, Calif.
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#36, Yakima, Wash.
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#37, Janesville, Wis.
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#38, Elkhart, Ind.
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#39, Muncie, Ind.
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#40, Burlington, N.C.
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#41, Poughkeepsie, N.Y.
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#42, Lima, Ohio
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#43, Albany, Ga.
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#44, Greenville, N.C.
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#45, Mobile, Ala.
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#46, Asheville, N.C.
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#47, Winchester, Va.
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#48, Providence, R.I.
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#49, Lancaster, Pa.
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