re: What's the worst US state that you've lived in?

Ranking the cities I've lived in:

1. Charleston (Summerville), SC -Great place to live
2. La Maddalena, Italy - Small island in the Med, but a once in a lifetime experience.
3. Orlando, FL - So much to do. Had a blast. It was much smaller when I was there ('83 -'84)
4. Shreveport 40 years ago -it was a nice town. Lots of good memories.
5. Saratoga Springs, NY - Worked so much I didn't get to enjoy the area as I wanted.
6. Haughton, LA - nice town but too close to Shreveport which is no longer a nice town.
7. Groton, CT - dreary pit stain
8. Great Lakes, IL - See above X2
9. Middletown, NY - these last three are a triumvirate of crime infested, crappy places to live. It's hard to rank one worse than the other two, they all sucked. Middletown's one positive is it's a short train ride to the Big Apple