- Factors like poverty can increase how stressed you are.
- So can having a long commute, being in a population-dense space, or working too many hours.
- By looking at those criteria, the researchers at Zippia found the most stressed states in the country.
Having a super-long commute and working too many hours can stress you out. So can the issues that come along with poverty - like not being able to afford housing and healthcare.
Career site Zippia ranked the US states according to how stressed they are. For each state, Zippia researchers researched commute time, unemployment, hours worked, population density, percent uninsured population, and home price to income ratio. Then, they ranked each state on those measures and averaged the rankings for one comprehensive stress score.
States like New Jersey, California, and New York all made the top 10 list. So did Louisiana, Mississippi, and other states that struggle with low median incomes.
Here are the 10 most stressed states, with data from Zippia on each state's unemployment, commute, home prices, and percent uninsured population: