45 US Cities With the Worst Reputations

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Farmington has the dubious distinction of being the metropolitan area in the U.S. to have experienced the greatest population loss in the past 6 years. Between 2010 and 2015, the city lost 8.76% of its people, according to Wall 24/7.

Farmington, New Mexico

A large chemical spill at the nearby Halliburton facility in 2006 and multiple civil rights investigations probably helped spur the decline. Can this town turn things around? We aren't holding our breath. 

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