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- Posted August 02, 2010
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20 most stressed, 20 least stressed counties

The Associated Press
Here are the 20 most economically stressed counties with populations of at least 25,000 and their June 2010 Stress scores, according to The Associated Press Economic Stress Index:
1. Imperial County, Calif., 31.68
2. Yuma County, Ariz., 28.37
3. Lyon County, Nev., 26.81
4. Nye County, Nev., 24.78
5. Merced County, Calif., 24.3
6. Yuba County, Calif., 24.06
7. Sutter County, Calif., 23.72
8. Stanislaus County, Calif., 23.42
9. Clark County, Nev., 23.36
10. San Joaquin County, Calif., 22.74
11. Riverside County, Calif., 21.5
12. San Benito County, Calif., 21.28
13. Lake County, Calif., 21.2
14. Kern County, Calif., 21
15. San Bernardino County, Calif., 20.7
16. Pinal County, Ariz., 20.46
17. Madera County, Calif., 20.16
18. Santa Cruz County, Ariz., 20.14
19. Lapeer County, Mich., 20.13
20. Wayne County, Mich., 20.01
A list of the 20 least economically stressed counties with populations of at least 25,000 and their June 2010 Stress scores, according to The Associated Press Economic Stress Index:
1. Ward County, N.D., 3.85
2. Brown County, S.D., 3.89
3. Ellis County, Kan., 4.13
4. Ford County, Kan., 4.32
5. Burleigh County, N.D.
6. Brookings County, S.D., 4.5
7. Codington County, S.D., 4.6
8. Pennington County, S.D., 4.88
9. Buffalo County, Neb., 4.89
10. Finney County, Kan., 4.98
11. Lincoln County, S.D., 4.99
12. Riley County, Kan., 5
13. Arlington County, Va., 5.08
14. Sioux County, Iowa, 5.08
15. Cass County, N.D., 5.10
16. Grand Forks County, N.D., 5.16
17. Platte County, Neb., 5.27
18. McPherson County, Kan., 5.29
19. Meade County, S.D., 5.36
20. Madison County, Neb., 5.37
Published: Mon, Aug 2, 2010
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