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These cities have the most people in financial distress. 5 are in Florida

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Earlier this year, WalletHub released its list of the U.S. cities with the most people in financial distress.

The list looked at credit scores, the number of bankruptcy filings and the share of people with accounts in distress.

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According to the data, Chicago topped the list at No. 1, though Houston and New York City came in at No. 2 and No. 3, respectively.

Only one Florida city made it among the top spots: Jacksonville at No. 10.

Its credit rank scored at just 56, and there were 29 more bankruptcy filings between December 2022 and December 2023, the data shows.

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Lower on the list were Miami (No. 12), Tampa (No. 22), Orlando (No. 28) and Hialeah (No. 88).

The top 25 cities on the list are as follows:

RankCityStateTotal Score
1ChicagoIL72.54
2HoustonTX61.19
3New York CityNY56.64
4Los AngelesCA55.60
5DallasTX55.32
6Las VegasNV54.32
7San AntonioTX51.15
8AtlantaGA48.53
9RiversideCA47.37
10JacksonvilleFL46.48
11Baton RougeLA45.42
12MiamiFL43.81
13AustinTX43.37
14New OrleansLA42.55
15Fort WorthTX42.31
16NashvilleTN41.83
17PhoenixAZ40.72
18CharlotteNC40.70
19BaltimoreMD37.56
20St. LouisMO37.17
21Winston-SalemNC36.82
22TampaFL36.64
23StocktonCA36.34
24El PasoTX36.05
25San DiegoCA35.85

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