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CNBC Ranks 10 GOP-Led States as Worst to Live In
CNBC’s new quality-of-life category weighed crime, healthcare access and civil-rights laws, and Tennessee and Texas finished worst among the 10 states.
- CNBC ranked 10 Republican-led states as the worst for quality of life in its 2026 'America's Top States for Business' report, assigning increased weight to healthcare access and civil rights laws.
- Tennessee was deemed the worst state to live in, followed by Texas, Indiana, Louisiana, Georgia, Utah, Missouri, Alabama, Oklahoma, and Arkansas rounding out the bottom ten.
- Metrics included childcare costs and 'inclusiveness of state laws' regarding gender and LGBTQ identity. CNBC noted Tennessee Governor Bill Lee makes 'no apologies for a rash of state laws targeting the LGBTQ+ community.'
- Republican Gov. Greg Abbott's press secretary, Andrew Mahaleris, told The Center Square the ranking 'is flawed and doesn't reflect reality,' noting Texas has led as the top state for business for two decades.
- U.S. Rep. Lance Gooden, a Republican from North Texas, dismissed the report as 'another garbage list from the mainstream media,' defending state policies on taxes, law and order, and parental rights.
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Total News Sources71
Leaning Left16Leaning Right16Center21Last UpdatedBias Distribution40% Center
Bias Distribution
- 40% of the sources are Center
40% Center
L 30%
C 40%
R 30%
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