CNBC today released its ranking of the worst places to live in America and South Carolina was named the fourth worst state in the country.
The rankings came from CNBC's annual America's Top States for Business study (South Carolina was No. 36 on the list), which includes a quality of life category. This Life, Health, and Inclusion category considers factors such as crime rates, environmental quality, and health care. For the first time in 2022, the network also considered the availability of childcare, which the U.S. Chamber of Commerce found is a major obstacle for parents seeking to reenter the workforce.
They also consider inclusiveness of state laws in areas like protections against discrimination and voting rights. Why? CNBC says that is because “many Gen Z and millennial workers will turn down jobs that don't match their values. As the network wrote, “if you need workers, you want to be in a place they are willing to go to.”
Here’s what CNBC had to say about South Carolina’s ranking:
“With 2.19 hospital beds per 1,000 residents, according to Becker's Hospital Review, The Palmetto State finishes near the bottom for health care resources. And the state ranks 44th for access to clinical care, according to the United Health Foundation.
2022 Life, Health & Inclusion Score: 83 out of 325 points (Top States Grade: F)
Strength: Air Quality
Weaknesses: Voting Rights, Health Resources, Crime”
For the full report, click here.
