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This State is Home to the Most Stressed People in America
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Is your state making you feel stressed? According to a new study from the personal finance website WalletHub, where you live could affect your stress levels.
WalletHub took a look at all fifty US states using 41 different measures of stress in four major categories: work, money, family, and health and safety. Their data set ranges from average hours worked per week to hours slept, bankruptcy rates, credit scores, affordable housing, and divorce rates, among others.
Does the #COVID19 pandemic have you #stressed? WalletHub ranked the states where people are under the most and least #stress: https://t.co/1hg2oWPFrt pic.twitter.com/jkNYIyLocb
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According to WalletHub’s study, residents of Louisiana are the most stressed out in America thanks to long working hours and low income. Utah residents were the least stressed-out Americans.
The top ten most stressed-out states, according to WalletHub are:
1. Louisiana
2. Nevada
3. New Mexico
4. West Virginia
5. Mississippi
6. Arkansas
7. Oklahoma
8. Alabama
9. Texas
10. Tennessee
The least stressed-out states in the US, according to WalletHub are:
1. Utah
2. Minnesota
3. South Dakota
4. Wisconsin
5. New Hampshire
6. Hawaii
7. North Dakota
8. Massachusetts
9. Nebraska
10. New Jersey
