To begin, we narrowed our list down to the 100 biggest cities to find their place on our favorability scale. We examined how often and where exactly these cities appeared on four of the most recent and comprehensive “favorite city” surveys: a 2009 Pew survey, a 2016 Travel and Leisure ranking of rudest cities, and two 2017 Travel and Leisure polls that measured the most underrated city and the nation’s favorite city. That left us with a list of 44 contenders. We combined the scores of these polls into a favorability scale, measuring how positively or negatively people felt about the cities—the lower the score, the more hated the city. (Some were even below 0.) Then we used Gallup-Sharecare’s most recently published city wellbeing index, which ranked 186 metro areas on their community happiness. We also factored in another recent Gallup-Sharecare poll, which directly asked residents how many of them were proud of their city. Lastly, we measured the 10-year population change in each city from 2010 to 2019 using data from the U.S. Census Bureau, comparing it to the national population increase of 6.1 percent. That tells us which cities grew more than the U.S. as a whole—and which saw more people move away. We then assigned each of these four metrics a weighted value and ran them through our exclusive algorithm to see how each city scored on our Hate Index. The results are mixed, with both the most- and least- hated cities situated in the Midwest. And Los Angeles came out with the lowest score on the favorability scale, but scored higher marks in community well-being and population growth. Read on to discover the most hated city in the U.S., and find out where your nearest urban locale falls in the mix. And for the state that gets the most hate, check out The Most Hated State in America. Read the original article on Best Life. Community well-being rank: 43 Residents who are proud of their city: 67.6 percent Population change since 2010: +12.29 percent Favorability scale: 7.0 Hate Index Score: 0.00 Community well-being rank: 59 Residents who are proud of their city: 66.3 percent Population change since 2010: +22.72 percent Favorability scale: 5.5 Hate Index Score: 0.56 Community well-being rank: 43 Residents who are proud of their city: 67.6 percent Population change since 2010: +8.08 percent Favorability scale: 7.0 Hate Index Score: 3.84 Community well-being rank: 39 Residents who are proud of their city: 67.1 percent Population change since 2010: +8.91 percent Favorability scale: 6.1 Hate Index Score: 5.84 And for the place where cannabis is quite popular, This Is the Most Stoned State in America. Community well-being rank: 55 Residents who are proud of their city: 68.1 percent Population change since 2010: +21.17 percent Favorability scale: 2.1 Hate Index Score: 8.99 Community well-being rank: 17 Residents who are proud of their city: 64.7 percent Population change since 2010: +12.16 percent Favorability scale: 3.4 Hate Index Score: 10.93 Community well-being rank: 73 Residents who are proud of their city: 64.0 percent Population change since 2010: +9.48 percent Favorability scale: 7.1 Hate Index Score: 13.99 Community well-being rank: 34 Residents who are proud of their city: 65.9 percent Population change since 2010: +11.58 percent Favorability scale: 2.1 Hate Index Score: 16.97 Community well-being rank: 109 Residents who are proud of their city: 61.8 percent Population change since 2010: +61.8 percent Favorability scale: 10.3 Hate Index Score: 17.33 Community well-being rank: 76 Residents who are proud of their city: 65.8 percent Population change since 2010: +17.29 percent Favorability scale: 2.1 Hate Index Score: 20.45 Community well-being rank: 36 Residents who are proud of their city: 66.7 percent Population change since 2010: +16.56 percent Favorability scale: -1.4 Hate Index Score: 22.64 Community well-being rank: 77 Residents who are proud of their city: 64.3 percent Population change since 2010: +20.62 percent Favorability scale: -0.1 Hate Index Score: 27.13 Community well-being rank: 105 Residents who are proud of their city: 63.2 percent Population change since 2010: +23.83 percent Favorability scale: 0.9 Hate Index Score: 28.47 And for more on the place where people aren’t very generous, This Is the Meanest State in America. Community well-being rank: 123 Residents who are proud of their city: 58.6 percent Population change since 2010: -2.31 percent Favorability scale: 11.5 Hate Index Score: 29.62 Community well-being rank: 102 Residents who are proud of their city: 65.6 percent Population change since 2010: +3.40 percent Favorability scale: 4.5 Hate Index Score: 31.20 Community well-being rank: 80 Residents who are proud of their city: 65.8 percent Population change since 2010: +7.73 percent Favorability scale: 1.5 Hate Index Score: 31.97 Community well-being rank: 79 Residents who are proud of their city: 60.7 percent Population change since 2010: +19.06 percent Favorability scale: -0.1 Hate Index Score: 34.67 Community well-being rank: 159 Residents who are proud of their city: 56.4 percent Population change since 2010: -0.03 percent Favorability scale: 12.3 Hate Index Score: 35.98 Community well-being rank: 103 Residents who are proud of their city: 62.2 percent Population change since 2010: +14.17 percent Favorability scale: -0.3 Hate Index Score: 42.03 And for the place that is most likely to blur the truth, This Is the Most Dishonest State in America. Community well-being rank: 74 Residents who are proud of their city: 65.3 percent Population change since 2010: +10.52 percent Favorability scale: -2.9 Hate Index Score: 42.85 Community well-being rank: 67 Residents who are proud of their city: 62.7 percent Population change since 2010: +18.72 percent Favorability scale: -4.9 Hate Index Score: 44.42 Community well-being rank: 116 Residents who are proud of their city: 62.3 percent Population change since 2010: +20.67 percent Favorability scale: -2.1 Hate Index Score: 44.53 Community well-being rank: 173 Residents who are proud of their city: 61.3 percent Population change since 2010: +13.47 percent Favorability scale: 3.6 Hate Index Score: 46.06 Community well-being rank: 69 Residents who are proud of their city: 61.4 percent Population change since 2010: -1.77 percent Favorability scale: 1.3 Hate Index Score: 46.17 Community well-being rank: 67 Residents who are proud of their city: 62.7 percent Population change since 2010: +16.28 percent Favorability scale: -5.3 Hate Index Score: 47.83 Community well-being rank: 96ae0fcc31ae342fd3a1346ebb1f342fcb Residents who are proud of their city: 61.7 percent Population change since 2010: +10.10 percent Favorability scale: -1.4 Hate Index Score: 48.67 Community well-being rank: 124 Residents who are proud of their city: 62.5 percent Population change since 2010: -0.79 percent Favorability scale: 2.8 Hate Index Score: 49.96 Community well-being rank: 62 Residents who are proud of their city: 66.3 percent Population change since 2010: +21.09 percent Favorability scale: -10.1 Hate Index Score: 52.15 Community well-being rank: 51 Residents who are proud of their city: 67.0 percent Population change since 2010: +12.14 percent Favorability scale: -9.1 Hate Index Score: 53.79 Community well-being rank: 138 Residents who are proud of their city: 58.8 percent Population change since 2010: -3.98 percent Favorability scale: 5.0 Hate Index Score: 54.48 And for the states where cheaters run rampant, check out This Is the Most Adulterous State in America. Community well-being rank: 146 Residents who are proud of their city: 58.5 percent Population change since 2010: -0.06 percent Favorability scale: 4.4 Hate Index Score: 54.97 Community well-being rank: 111 Residents who are proud of their city: 60.1 percent Population change since 2010: +2.36 percent Favorability scale: -0.5 Hate Index Score: 58.55 Community well-being rank: 59 Residents who are proud of their city: 66.3 percent Population change since 2010: +12.17 percent Favorability scale: -9.9 Hate Index Score: 58.88 Community well-being rank: 132 Residents who are proud of their city: 58.1 percent Population change since 2010: +5.38 percent Favorability scale: 0.3 Hate Index Score: 60.87 Community well-being rank: 70 Residents who are proud of their city: 63.3 percent Population change since 2010: +17.15 percent Favorability scale: -10.6 Hate Index Score: 63.72 Community well-being rank: 152 Residents who are proud of their city: 59.6 percent Population change since 2010: +9.05 percent Favorability scale: -2.9 Hate Index Score: 69.11 Community well-being rank: 68 Residents who are proud of their city: 62.4 percent Population change since 2010: +14.84 percent Favorability scale: -11.4 Hate Index Score: 69.22 Want more state facts and guides sent to you directly? 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Community well-being rank: 150 Residents who are proud of their city: 58.4 percent Population change since 2010: +3.80 percent Favorability scale: -1.8 Hate Index Score: 71.83 Community well-being rank: 110 Residents who are proud of their city: 59.7 percent Population change since 2010: +1.98 percent Favorability scale: -5.9 Hate Index Score: 76.36 Community well-being rank: 137 Residents who are proud of their city: 60.3 percent Population change since 2010: -5.86 percent Favorability scale: -4.1 Hate Index Score: 82.50 Community well-being rank: 99 Residents who are proud of their city: 63.2 percent Population change since 2010: +4.93 percent Favorability scale: -11.6 Hate Index Score: 84.08 Community well-being rank: 174 Residents who are proud of their city: 57.3 percent Population change since 2010: -4.42 percent Favorability scale: -3.6 Hate Index Score: 91.89 Community well-being rank: 169 Residents who are proud of their city: 58.4 percent Population change since 2010: +11.57 percent Favorability scale: -9.1 Hate Index Score: 91.96 Community well-being rank: 142 Residents who are proud of their city: 59.3 percent Population change since 2010: -6.13 percent Favorability scale: -8.8 Hate Index Score: 100.00 And to discover where you’ll find people most active between the sheets, This Is the Most Promiscuous State in America.
