New research has discovered which state in the USA is the least stressed. The study was conducted by Oxynx Behavioral Health, a mental health facility. After collecting the necessary data, they compiled a list of the top ten states in America that were least stressed.
To produce the list, they explored the CDC’s Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System to find out how many adults from each state had reported mental and physical distress for more than half of the last 30 days. They used this data to create an overall “average stress percentage” for each state.
Here are the results…
Hawaii
Perhaps unsurprisingly, Hawaii is officially the least stressed state in the USA. Only 11.5% of Hawaiians suffer from frequent mental distress, while just 9.5% suffer from frequent physical distress. This gave them an overall score of 10.5%.
South Dakota
South Dakota came in second place, and like Hawaii, only 9.5% of its natives suffer from frequent distress. However, the mental distress numbers were higher at 12.8%, which gave it a total score of 11.15%.
Nebraska
The midwestern state of Nebraska is the third least stressed in the USA, with its low population density perhaps a contributing factor. Only 12.1% of Nebraskans suffer from frequent mental distress, while 10.5% suffer from frequent physical distress. Nebraska’s total score was 11.2%
Iowa
The people of Iowa are officially less stressed than 46 of the 50 states in the USA, with just 13.5% of people in the state reporting regular mental health problems. On the physical side, 10.8% of residents have recurring issues. Iowa’s total score was 12.15%.
North Dakota
North Dakota rounds off the top five, however, it is officially more stressful than the neighbouring South Dakota. North Dakota still looks like a stress-free place to live with 10.5% of natives reporting frequent physical stress and 14.1% reporting mental stress.
Maryland
Maryland is the sixth least stressful place to live in the USA, which might explain why it’s a popular destination for people who enjoy fishing. Only 10.2% of people in Maryland report frequent physical problems, while 14.5% of natives report frequent mental health problems.
New Jersey
New Jersey may be a more glamorous city than New York, but based on this data, those who live in New Jersey are more carefree. Mental health problems are reported frequently by 13.7% of New Jersey natives, while physical problems are reported frequently by 11.7%.
Massachusetts and Minnesota
Massachusetts and Minnesota are tied in 8th place with an average stress score of 12.75%. There are marginally more people in the latter state reporting frequent mental stress, while more people in the former suffer from regular physical problems.
Illinois
Completing the top ten is Illinois, which may come as a surprise when you consider the busy and windy city of Chicago as one of its largest cities. Despite that, just 13.7% of its inhabitants report regular mental distress, and 12.5% report regular physical distress.
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