Newsweek - CNBC’s ranking
of the 10 worst states to live in 2026—all of them Republican-led—has drawn
criticism from conservatives. The
broadcaster gave each state a Quality of Life score based on factors including
crime rates, air quality, healthcare access, worker protections and civil
rights laws. The Quality of Life category was one of 10 in the outlet's annual
America's Top States for Business study.
Tennessee was ranked
the worst state to live in after receiving a score of just 64 out of 290. CNBC
noted that Tennessee had one of the highest violent-crime rates in the nation,
citing FBI statistics, as well as the third-highest drug-death rate.
The broadcaster also cited state
laws restricting transgender people’s bathroom access, limits on local
anti-discrimination ordinances and Governor Bill Lee’s designation of June 2026
as "Nuclear Family Month." June is widely recognized as Pride Month
across the United States.
CNBC's bottom 10 states for
quality of life, from lowest-scoring upward, were:
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