Alabama named most stressed state in America
- Alabama was named America’s most stressed state in an annual report
- It scored the worst in categories of strain from work, money, family and health
- Meanwhile Minnesota was ranked first as the country’s least stressed state
Mary Kekatos For Dailymail.com
261
View
comments
Where you live can affect your stress levels.
And a recent study showed just that when it named Alabama the most stressed state in the US.
A new review, compiled by WalletHub, determined the Heart of Dixie to be the worst when it came to tension in work and personal life.
It came top in the highest percentage of adults with poor health, the fewest average hours of sleep per night, and the least amount of mental health facilities per capita.
The bottom five all fell in the south: Louisiana, Mississippi, West Virginia and Kentucky.
Meanwhile, Minnesota took the top grade as the least stressed state in the country.
It was followed by four states in Middle America: North Dakota, Iowa, South Dakota and Utah.
THE MOST STRESSED STATES…
1. Alabama
2. Louisiana
3. Mississippi
4. West Virginia
5. Kentucky
6. New Mexico
7. Nevada
8. Georgia
9. Tennessee
10. Arkansas
…AND THE LEAST STRESSED STATES
42. Wisconsin
43. Colorado
44. Vermont
45. New Hampshire
46. Nebraska
47. Utah
48. South Dakota
49. Iowa
50. North Dakota
51. Minnesota
Although stress levels reached their lowest point in 2016 in nearly a decade, they’re on the uptick this year.
During the 10-year period when stress was declining, Americans commonly identified ‘money, work and the economy’ as their biggest sources of worry.
Today, anxiety centers around the election outcome, current political climate, uncertainty of our nation’s future and fear of violence.
To reach its findings, WalletHub compared the states and the District of Columbia across four key dimensions: work-related stress, money-related stress, family-related stress, and health and safety-related stress.
Several categories were looked at including average hours worked per week, percent of the population living below the poverty line, divorce rates and the share of adults getting adequate sleep.
After assessing each state’s provisions, the researchers provided grades out of 100, with the least amount of points indicating a better score.
Minnesota scored just 31.07 out of 100 while Alabama earned 56.91 out of 100.
-
Botox, bubbly every day, even pole-dancing! Our team of…
Munch those worries away and stop the menopause stressing…
WORK-RELATED STRESS
Alaskans work the most average hours per week, while Utahns work the fewest. Kentucky nabbed the top spot for the lowest job security and Delaware was named the state with the highest job security
MONEY-RELATED STRESS
Mississippi came first not only in residents with the lowest credit scores but with the highest percent of its population living below the poverty line. According to the 2012 US Census, 17.4 percent of Mississippi families fell below the poverty line, but only 5.6 percent did in New Hampshire
FAMILY-RELATED STRESS
States with the most populous citiesa had the least affordable amount of housing, with Hawaii coming first, and Iowa being the most affordable. The nation’s capital has the highest divorce rate – 31 percent rate – compared to Utah’s 16 percent
The states with the highest percentage of adults in fair/poor health all fell in the south with West Virginia coming first, while northern states had the lowest percentages with New Hampshire taking the top spot
HEALTH- SAFETY-RELATED STRESS
The District of Columbia came first in the highest crime rate per capita while Vermont has the lowest crime rate. But DC also has the most psychologists per capita – 173.3 per 100,000 – which is seven times more than Louisiana, the state with the fewest
Hawaii ranked first as the state with the fewest average hours of sleep per night while South Dakota, among the least stressed states, has the most average amount of hours
Share or comment on this article
-
Horrific moment young bullfighter is gored through the… -
Carriage of carnage: Pictures emerge from INSIDE the… -
Suge Knight claims his ex-wife and former Death Row… -
Adulterous woman and her boyfriend who became stuck… -
Owner is charged with letting his bulldogs run… -
Kylie Jenner splits from Tyga AGAIN… but is it for good… -
Driver who ignored a private company’s fines for parking… -
Somalian asylum seeker ‘rapes two elderly disabled men in… -
Awkward moment aunt finds niece, two, wearing her… -
First official portrait of Melania Trump sees her… -
£1 million Wimbledon home undergoing two-storey extension… -
Jealous husband, 51, ‘stabbed his 42-year-old accountant… -
King Pong! Cheeky chimpanzee flings poo at a grandmother… -
‘Our whole family changed in a day’: Six children… -
Paul Burrell weeps with joy as he marries his ‘soulmate’… -
EXCLUSIVE: Hedge fund millionaire who plunged to his… -
Trump praises ‘bombshell’ report on ‘unmasking and the… -
Pictured: The harrowing images taken by an iconic Soviet…
Comments 261
Share what you think
-
Newest -
Oldest -
Best rated -
Worst rated
The comments below have not been moderated.
The views expressed in the contents above are those of our users and do not necessarily reflect the views of MailOnline.
Close
Your comment will be posted to MailOnline as usual.
Your comment will be credited to your MailOnline persona.
Close
Your comment will be posted to MailOnline as usual
We will automatically post your comment and a link to the news story to your Facebook timeline at the same time it is posted on MailOnline. To do this we will link your MailOnline account with your Facebook account. We’ll ask you to confirm this for your first post to Facebook.
The post will be credited to your MailOnline username. You can choose on each post whether you would like it to be posted to Facebook. Your details from Facebook will be used to provide you with tailored content, marketing and ads in line with our Privacy Policy.