New Data Shows The Most And Least Stressed States In The U.S.

Find out where your state falls.

We all know that keeping stress at bay is important for our overall health and wellness. It can be hard though, especially when there are external factors—such as job loss, high childcare costs or marital discord—at play.

WalletHub, a credit-monitoring site, decided to check in with our country to find out exactly how stressed Americans are and to see where each state in the country ranks on a “most” to “least” stressed scale. The team at Wallethub looked at 33 key indicators of stress in four main categories:

Work-related stress
Money-related stress
Family-related stress
Health- and safety-related stress

Key indicators included everything from average hours worked per week to divorce rates, housing costs, income, health, crime and even the average number of hours of sleep residents tend to get per night.

In reviewing the states’ scores across the four categories, Wallethub found these to be the 10 most stressed states in the country:

Alabama
Louisiana
Mississippi
West Virginia
Kentucky
New Mexico
Nevada
Georgia
Tennessee
Arkansas

The 10-least stressed states in the country are:

Minnesota
North Dakota
Iowa
South Dakota
Utah
Nebraska
New Hampshire
Vermont
Colorado
Wisconsin

When considering moving to another state, while we are likely to weigh factors like how much a house will cost, we may also want to consider the state’s stress level. To help, here’s the full list of all 50 states (plus the District of Columbia), ranked from most to least stressed, and be sure to check out the color-coded map below to get a sense of the most- and least-stressed regions in the country.