NEW ORLEANS — With April being Stress Awareness Month and American stress levels on the rise since 2016, the personal-finance website WalletHub released its report on 2018's Most & Least Stressed States. The report found Louisiana to be the most stressed state overall in the country with a total score of 57.26.
To determine the states with the highest stress levels, WalletHub compared states across 38 key metrics. The data set ranges from average hours worked per week to personal bankruptcy rate to share of adults getting adequate sleep. The report is ranked with 1 being the most stressed and 51 being the least stressed.
Louisiana ranked 4th in Work-Related Stress, 3rd in Money-Related Stress, 8th in Family-Related Stress, and 3rd in Health & Safety-Related Stress.
Further rankings for Louisiana include…
- 5th – Average Hours Worked per Week
- 6th – Share of Adults Getting Adequate Sleep
- 6th – Percent of Adults in Fair/Poor Health
- 12th – Job Security
- 3rd – Median Credit Score
- 20th – Housing Affordability
- 3rd – Percent of Population Living Below Poverty Line
- 3rd – Divorce Rate
- 4th – Crime Rate per Capita
- 4th – Psychologists per Capita
States that follow Louisiana include New Mexico (2nd), West Virginia (3rd), Mississippi (4th), Nevada (5th), Arkansas (6th), Oklahoma (7th), Alabama (8th), Kentucky (9th), and Tennessee (10th).
For the full report, click here.
– by Alexa Harrison, associate news editor