10 Worst State Capitals in the U.S.

In this video I rank the 10 worst state capitals in the U.S. Many of the top cities for recent economic boom, such as Austin, Raleigh, Nashville, Columbus and Oklahoma City among others are state capitals, but many others are struggling in many ways. These are the 10 worst ones in the country.

[robapple]

Trenton’s new motto- “Our Murder Rate Is Average”

[leinbajr]

I went to a concert festival in Trenton in 2002 & 2003. I made a wrong turn going back to the hotel one night and I found a solid block of drug dealers on one side of the road and hookers on the other. I admired the efficiency, it was on a one-way street.

[rebelli]

Prediction: Trenton is near #5
Edit: holy shit it’s even worse

[colinnoble]

Everyone else: you can't put our Capital on here, its not that bad
People from New Jersey: haha true

[cnoyes]

Hartford is a city you drive through, not to.

[wizkid]

As a CT resident who used to live in Providence, I fully expected Hartford to be high on this list but didn't expect Providence. I understand using per capita and household incomes to rank the capitals, but when you take into account that Providence is really the only true city in the state of Rhode Island, it's no wonder that those metrics are going to be considerably lower than state averages.

[IdliAmin_TheLastKingOfSambar]

Having grown up in NJ, I kept wondering through most of the video whether Trenton had somehow managed to not make this list. Had it been improving? Had there been some redevelopment going on I hadn’t heard about? Maybe a new employer or two in town helping to stimulate the local economy? Silly me.

[theragingplatypus]

One thing you missed in Charleston WV is the endless string of chemical plants.

[bentramer]

Nashville: yay we've economically grown so much in a few years!
Murder rate: please allow me to introduce myself.

[annf]

I love the NJ solidarity of collectively hating Trenton in these comments.

[MrCMPUTR]

Being from PA, seeing Harrisburg on this list isn't surprising.

[eastsidetactown]

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[CheesiusCaesar]

I just realised that in the majority of the states, the largest city isn't the capitol

[andydrew]

I've been waiting for this video! Nice one. Also looking forward to the best capital cities. I love the state comparison videos too, and all the others for that matter.

[samsta]

I moved to Jackson, Mississippi about three years ago for work and I have to say it’s really bad here. I’m not surprised it’s in the top three. The city shattered its all time murder rate in September or October and is still climbing. At the time of writing this I think it’s at about 114 murders for the year. The previous record was 93. People are leaving in droves simply because there are no opportunities here. Including me since I’m going back to my hometown of OKC.

[jerseymusicman]

I was waiting and wasn’t disappointed. Haha. Trenton! We’re number 1! Yeah baby what!?!?

[josephfernandez]

Trenton’s motto is “Trenton makes the world takes” but it’s fairly obvious that it’s the other way around.

[smgoodreau]

In terms of a general sense of vibrancy, Providence is in a very different category from most of the others on here.

[oopdi]

This just made me...sad.

These dreary cities make me feel depressed.

[MrPlease]

Providence resident here. To add some color to the population, it saw a drop in population from the 50s-90s and was an impoverished city. It wasn't until the past few decades where we saw people move back.

Providence has become much safer over the past few decades and is an attractive place to visit and live in. But I also agree that there still some work to do to make it better, especially with decreasing the poverty rate and improving the public school system.