Map Shows US Metro Areas with Highest Inflation [Video]

With the election day just over a week away, and early voting now well underway, inflation and the economy have consistently featured in polls as top concerns for voters.

A recent study has shown that in recent months, some parts of the country have experienced steeper rates of rising prices than others.

Newsweek has mapped the U.S. metro areas with the highest inflation rates, according to an October report from WalletHub.

WalletHub compared 23 metropolitan areas across the Consumer Price Index (CPI), which measures inflation using the latest available data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, to glean insight into how inflation was impacting different parts of the country.

The change in CPI between the latest month and the previous two months was measured, as well as the latest month compared to one year ago. A weighted average was calculated based on these figures and each area was awarded a score in order to rank …