How Arizona Ranks: Top Tens, Bottom Tens
About These Rankings
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Cities With The Biggest Youth Populations
Who published it: Forbes, 2014
Rank: 10 (Greater Phoenix)
What they are ranking: not cities, as stated in the title, but metro areas.
What put us at that rank: percentage of kids under 14, economic growth, affordability and lower population densities. Ranking was done on the 51 metropolitan statistical areas with more than a million residents (2012).
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Best States For Expected Job Growth
Who published it: Forbes, 2013
Rank: 1
What they are ranking: states
What put us at that rank: recovery post-recession. Used "35 factors to determine the best and worst states, including projected employment. Arizona is expected to have the fastest job growth at 3% annually over the next five years....The job gains are projected to boost household incomes..."
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America's 20 Fastest Growing Cities
Who published it: Forbes, 2013
Rank: 8 (Greater Phoenix)
What they are ranking: metro areas, not cities as the title states
What put us at that rank: Based on six metrics: the estimated rate of population growth, the rate of job growth, and the rate of economic growth, all based on 2012 numbers. They also factored in federal unemployment data and median salaries for local college-educated workers.
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States with Highest Rate of Uninsured Kids
Who published it: Forbes, 2012
Rank: 3
What they are ranking: states
What put us at that rank: almost 13% of our children are uninsured. Keep in mind, a high rank in this case is not a good thing.
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Ten Biggest American Cities That Are Running Out Of Water
Who published it: 24/7 Wall Street, 2010
Rank: 3 (third most likely to run out) Maricopa County (?)
What they are ranking: hard to tell. They mention both Maricopa County and the Phoenix metro area (not cities, as the title indicates)
What put us at that rank: their view of "potential conflicts in regions which might have disputed rights over large supplies of water and the battles that could arise from these disputes." Los Angeles was ranked as at the highest risk.
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America's Top 10 Tax-Friendly Cities
Who published it: Kiplinger, 2007
Rank: 8 (Greater Phoenix)
What they are ranking: metro areas, not cities as indicated in the title
What put us at that rank: income, property and personal property tax rates, although local taxes can vary significantly from locality to locality.
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Top 50 Cities for Singles Looking for Love
Who published it: Facebook via Wall Street Journal, 2014
Rank: 39 (Phoenix)
What they are ranking: It says cities, but I don't really know. I imagine that it depends what city people indicate in their Facebook profile.
What put us at that rank: best odds for turning a "Single" status to "In a relationship"using anonymous profile information gathered in the 50 U.S. cities with the most Facebook users over a one-month period.
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Most and Least "Bible-minded" Cities
Who published it: Barna Group, 2014
Rank: Greater Phoenix is 8th worst out of 100 (rank 93)
What they are ranking: title says cities, but they analyzed metro areas
What put us at that rank: 17% of Phoenix residents are familiar with the Bible. Individuals who report reading the Bible in a typical week and who strongly assert the Bible is accurate in the principles it teaches are considered to be Bible-minded. Generally speaking, the more densely populated areas tend to be less Bible oriented.
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