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Key Findings

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West Virginia

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Kansas

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Mississippi

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Oklahoma

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Alabama

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Missouri (tie)

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Arkansas (tie)

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Tennessee

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Iowa

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Indiana

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Georgia

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North Dakota

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Michigan (tie)

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South Dakota (tie)

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Texas

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Nebraska

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Kentucky (tie)

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New Mexico (tie)

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Louisiana

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Montana

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Ohio (tie)

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Pennsylvania (tie)

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South Carolina

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Minnesota

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Wyoming

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Illinois

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North Carolina

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Maryland

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Wisconsin

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Nevada

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Delaware

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Virginia

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Idaho

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Florida

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Colorado

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Utah

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Oregon

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New Hampshire

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Connecticut

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Rhode Island

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Arizona

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Maine

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Washington

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Vermont

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New Jersey

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Alaska (tie)

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New York (tie)

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California

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Massachusetts

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All 50 states were then ranked, with No.

1 being the state where $500,000 and Social Security will last the longest.

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