The Most and Least Stressed States in America

Personal finance website WalletHub has released "2021's Most & Least Stressed States," a report that compared the 50 states across metrics ranging from average hours worked to the personal bankruptcy rate to the share of adults getting adequate sleep. 

Most Stressed States:

1. Nevada
2. Louisiana
3. New Mexico
4. West Virginia
5. Mississippi
6. Oklahoma
7. Tennessee
8. California
9. Kentucky
10. Texas

Least Stressed States:

1. Kansas
2. Montana
3. New Hampshire
4. Nebraska
5. Wisconsin
6. North Dakota
7. Iowa
8. Minnesota
9. Utah
10. South Dakota

Key findings include:

• Nebraska has the lowest unemployment rate, 4.2%, which is three times lower than in Nevada, the highest at 12.8% percent.
• New Hampshire has the lowest share of the population living in poverty, while Mississippi has the highest at 20.3%.
• Vermont has the lowest share of adults in fair to poor health, while West Virginia has the highest at 24.2%.
• Rhode Island has the most psychologists per 100,000 residents at 77, which is 8.6 times more than in Mississippi which as only 9.