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pinevale • today at 5:09 PM • 0 replies • view on HN

Linear rankings like this are often misleading because the difference of 10 spots on the list may be very minor in absolute terms.

I don't think there's a single factor. Oregon is fairly rural, poor, and has a huge substance abuse problem, which likely factors in. It's probably the same thing that's happening in Nevada.