50-character summary: Riverside, CA has the highest financial stress among large US metro areas, with 47% struggling to afford regular expenses and 33% facing energy payment difficulties.

400-character summary: In Riverside, California, nearly half of households struggle to afford regular expenses and about a third faced trouble paying energy bills in the last year, according to a Census Bureau survey. Riverside has the highest share of financial stress among the 15 largest US metro areas, with one in seven residents reporting not enough food at home in the last seven days.

April 19, 2024
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