These Are The Most Unhappy Cities In America, Ranked According To U.S. Census Data - Page 42 of 99

8. St. Louis, Missouri

Between 2010 and 2018, St. Louis lost 5% of its population. Despite being one of the biggest cities in the American Midwest, it seems that people just aren’t especially eager to plant roots in the area.

Perhaps the reason for the lack of enthusiasm has to do with the city’s ongoing struggles with both crime and gun violence, which go hand-in-hand. For context, murders in St. Louis increased by 33% from 2014 to 2015.