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2017's neediest cities in America

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America had the reputation as the land of plenty, but that doesn't apply evenly to everybody everywhere. Take a look at Wallet Hub's list of the 20 neediest U.S. cities.
To compile the ranking, the personal finance website compared more than 180 U.S. cities based on 25 key indicators of economic disadvantage, including child poverty, food insecurity and uninsured rates.
20. San Bernardino, California
19. Toledo, Ohio
18. Baltimore
17. Shreveport, Louisiana
16. New Orleans
15. Little Rock, Arkansas
14. Birmingham, Alabama
13. Brownsville, Texas
12. Philadelphia
11. Gulfport, Mississippi
10. Indianapolis
9. St. Louis
8. Los Angeles
7. Fresno, California
6. Atlanta
5. Jackson, Mississippi
4. Memphis, Tennessee
3. Newark, New Jersey
2. Cleveland, Ohio
1. Detroit
For more information, including the full rankings, visit https://wallethub.com/edu/cities-with-the-highest-and-lowest-population-in-need/8795/.

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America had the reputation as the land of plenty, but that doesn't apply evenly to everybody everywhere. Take a look at Wallet Hub's list of the 20 neediest U.S. cities.