0America's Most Recession-Squeezed CitiesAs 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.Updated Jul. 14, 2017 5:54PM ET / Published Aug. 23, 2010 3:08PM ET Newscom,c68 #1, Lake Havasu City, Ariz.Newscom #2, McAllen, TexasAnthony Acosta / Flickr #3, Brownsville, TexasAlex Jones / AP Photo #4, Yuma, Ariz.Chuck Coke / Flickr #5, St. George, UtahMojaveNC / Flickr #6, Fresno, Calif.Rich Pedroncelli / AP Photo #7, Logan, Utah #8, Riverside, Calif. #9, Honolulu, HawaiiMarco Garcia / AP Photo #10, Auburn, Ala. #11, Prescott, Ariz. #12, Las Cruces, N.M.Getty Images #13, Bakersfield, Calif. #14, Fairbanks, AlaskaNewscom #15, Morristown, Tenn. #16, Glens Falls, N.Y.Mike Groll / AP Photo #17, Myrtle Beach, S.C.Mary Ann Chastain / AP Photo #18, Eugene, Ore. Ty Wright, Bloomberg / Getty Images #19, Blacksburg, Va.unknown #20, Flagstaff, Ariz. Pete Zarria / Flickr #21, Sumter, S.C.Prince Grobhelm / Flickr #22, Bellingham, Wash. #23, Valdosta, Ga.Mjrmtg / Flickr #24, Lafayette, Ind. John Schanlaub / Flickr #25, Dover, Del. #26, Hickory, N.C. #27, Cleveland, Tenn. #28, Hattiesburg, Miss.AP Photo #29, Farmington, N.M Joel Sartore / Getty Images #30, Ithaca, N.Y.dougntone / Flickr #31, El Paso, TexasVictor Calzada / AP Photo #32, Harrisonburg, Va.Nikki Kahn, The Washington Post / Getty Images #33, New York, N.Y. #34, Anderson, S.C. mckinney3 / Flickr #35, Los Angeles, Calif.Jae C. Hong / AP Photo #36, Yakima, Wash.AirLiner / Flickr #37, Janesville, Wis.Getty Images #38, Elkhart, Ind.Scott Olson / Getty Images #39, Muncie, Ind.OZinOH / Flickr #40, Burlington, N.C.Jim R. Bounds / AP Photo #41, Poughkeepsie, N.Y.Mike Groll / AP Photo #42, Lima, OhioOzinOh / Flickr #43, Albany, Ga.Andy Callahan / Flickr #44, Greenville, N.C.Jerimee Richir / Flickr #45, Mobile, Ala.Newscom #46, Asheville, N.C. Alex Brandon / AP Photo #47, Winchester, Va.Martnpro / Flickr #48, Providence, R.I.Newscom #49, Lancaster, Pa. Carolyn Kaster / AP Photo #50, Bowling Green, Ky.lumierefl / Flickr
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