SALT LAKE CITY (KUTV) — CNBC listed Utah as one of the 10 worst states to live in 2026.
They used “hard data” like crime charges, air high quality, and healthcare, and thought of the fee and availability of childcare, inclusiveness of state legal guidelines, and reproductive rights.
In complete high quality of life, Utah received an “F” grade.
“For all its natural beauty, Utah is not the healthiest place to live,” CNBC stated in its report.
Utah reportedly ranks No. 47 for main care suppliers and has an air high quality that “leaves something to be desired.”
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They cited Utah’s excessive ozone ranges, per the American Lung Association. In reality, in the American Lung Association’s newest State of the Air Report, the Salt Lake-Provo-Orem space ranked the thirteenth worst in the U.S. for ground-level ozone, incomes a failing grade.
CNBC additionally identified Utah’s minimal wage of $7.25 an hour, which covers 16.5% of the fee of dwelling for a household of 4, per Oxfam America.
“The Beehive State gets its nickname from the industriousness of its workers,” the report states. “But the state doesn’t do much to make their lives easier.”
Additionally, Utah has solely 513 licensed childcare facilities for a inhabitants of 3.5 million, in accordance to Child Care Aware of America.
The report additionally listed Arkansas, Oklahoma, Alabama, Missouri, Georgia, Louisiana, Indiana, Texas, and Tennessee.
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