The top 20 Happiest and Depressed Cities in the US

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Maybe it was all those years of futility for the Phillies. Or the shadows cast by New York City to the north and Washington, D.C., to the south. Whatever the reasons, Philadelphia has earned the melancholy distinction of being America's most depressed city, followed closely by Detroit and St. Petersburg, Florida. Men's Health compiled this list based on antidepressant sales, courtesy of NDC Health; suicide rates, from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC); and the number of days inhabitants reported being depressed, based on the CDC's Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, accessed through bestplaces.net.

Where can you find happiness? Texas, that's where. Three of its cities placed in the top four: number one, Laredo; number two, El Paso; and number four, Corpus Christi.

The 20 Happiest Cities

1. Laredo, TX: A+

2. El Paso, TX: A+

3. Jersey City, NJ: A+

4. Corpus Christi, TX: A+

5. Baton Rouge, LA: A

6. Honolulu, HI: A-

7. Fresno, CA: A-

8. San Jose, CA: A-

9. Lincoln, NE: B+

10. Bakersfield, CA: B+

11. Buffalo, NY: B+

12. Anchorage, AK: B+

13. Stockton, CA: B+

14. Shreveport, LA: B+

15. (3-way tie) Madison, WI: B, Montgomery, AL: B, and Des Moines, IA: B

18. Wichita, KS: B

19. (tie) Sacramento, CA: B and Omaha, NE: B



The 20 Most Depressed Cities

1. Philadelphia, PA: F

2. Detroit, MI: F

3. St. Petersburg, FL: F

4. St. Louis, MO: F

5. Tampa, FL: F

6. Indianapolis, IN: F

7. (3-way tie) Mesa, AZ: F, Phoenix, AZ: F, and Scottsdale, AZ: F

10. Cleveland, OH: F

11. New York, NY: D-

12. Salt Lake City, UT: D-

13. Atlanta, GA: D

14. (3-way tie) Yonkers, NY: D, Pittsburgh, PA: D, and Kansas City, MO: D

17. (3-way tie) Long Beach, CA: D, Los Angeles, CA: D, Nashville, TN" D

20. Portland, OR: D
 
Indianapolis #6 on the depressed list! We rock! :twisted:
 
Illinois is so borning. I wanna move. Hate this damn state.
 
Living in Sacramento...... I can honestly say this survey is bunk! lol Of course we just sit in the sun and BBQ our intoxicated blues away!!!
 
:lol: :lol: :lol: At IL and WI. comments.

Every time I go north, (WI) I think to myself if I will ever see anything besides a cow or a gree field, and I never do! :oops:
 
asiamise said:
They forgot to add a category for most pitifull city:

Milwaukee WI.
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....does it really smell like beer there?
 
Sacramento is only on there because they love the Kings so much that they'd die for them. Like the stupid Sacramento Kings bobbleheads we have at my work. :roll:
 
Tenkax said:
The 20 Happiest Cities

8. San Jose, CA: A-
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You know it, baby. San Jose is awesome. East Side Pride, yo.
 
Kurgon said:
Indianapolis #6 on the depressed list! We rock! :twisted:
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yeah! xD Go Hoosiers >.> Save me! This place is boring..

And I have been depressed for a while..O.O
 
Blackchaoshero said:
asiamise said:
They forgot to add a category for most pitifull city:

Milwaukee WI.
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....does it really smell like beer there?
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Actually, come to think of it, in certain areas of the city it REALLY smells like beer.
That and yeast :(
 
i still wanna know how texas is 3 out of the top 4 and JC, NJ is the other one... this has to be one of the worst raiting systems ever... i've never seen an undepressed city where more than half the population lives at or below the poverty line
 
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