Texas among the top 10 most stressed-out states, study finds

Texas ranked ninth among the 50 states in a new WalletHub study that examines the general stress level of each state’s residents based on factors such as average hours worked per week and state bankruptcy rates. 

The Lone Star State scored 53.38 out of 100 in the ranking, with higher scores equating to greater stress. In comparison, No. 1 Louisiana scored 61.38 in the analysis that compared states over four dimensions: Work-related stress, financial stress, family-related stress and stress related to health and safety.

Texas ranked second in the work-stress category, 32nd for financial stress, fourth for family-related stress and 14th for stress based on health and safety issues. 

In addition, Texas was ranked the third-highest in the comparison of average hours worked per week in each state. Other categories measured include the share of adults getting adequate sleep, average commute times and separation and divorce rates.

About a third of Americans at times felt so stressed during the coronavirus pandemic that it affected their ability to make basic decisions, the study’s authors said. 

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States With the Highest Stress Rates

Overall Rank (1=Most Stressed)	State	Total Score	Work-Related Stress	Money-Related Stress	Family-Related Stress	Health- & Safety-Related Stress
1	Louisiana	61.38	3	2	7	2
2	Nevada	60.17	17	7	1	10
3	New Mexico	58.85	10	3	2	18
4	West Virginia	57.84	26	4	10	1
5	Mississippi	57.52	6	1	22	5
6	Arkansas	55.46	16	6	24	3
7	Oklahoma	54.66	9	17	6	8
8	Alabama	54.61	28	9	11	4
9	Texas	53.38	2	32	4	14
10	Tennessee	52.21	32	10	17	7
11	Kentucky	51	29	12	28	6
12	North Carolina	50.21	23	23	3	23
13	Florida	49.1	42	14	5	27
14	California	49.08	21	15	8	32
15	Arizona	49.04	41	16	9	20
16	Alaska	49.04	1	46	33	22
17	Indiana	48.71	37	20	20	12
18	Michigan	47.96	25	33	13	13
19	Vermont	47.23	27	5	25	37
20	Ohio	47.03	30	22	26	16
21	South Carolina	46.87	34	18	35	11
22	Georgia	46.24	38	19	32	17
23	Colorado	45.88	22	24	12	33
24	Pennsylvania	45.78	14	34	16	31
25	New York	44.86	8	26	18	43
26	Wyoming	44.56	11	42	38	15
27	Idaho	44.52	47	8	37	21
28	Oregon	44	46	13	23	26
29	Missouri	43.86	19	28	47	9
30	Connecticut	43.42	5	38	15	49
31	Maine	42.27	40	21	30	38
32	Washington	41.84	31	36	31	28
33	Rhode Island	41.56	49	11	14	46
34	Virginia	40.84	15	45	27	44
35	Kansas	40.83	33	37	41	24
36	Delaware	40.69	35	31	29	40
37	Illinois	40.66	13	30	44	42
38	Maryland	40.48	4	41	34	48
39	Montana	40.02	48	27	42	19
40	Iowa	39.24	20	44	45	30
41	New Jersey	39.16	12	39	43	45
42	Nebraska	39.16	36	47	19	41
43	Massachusetts	39.09	43	35	21	47
44	North Dakota	38.73	7	50	46	25
45	Hawaii	38.68	18	25	40	50
46	New Hampshire	38.13	39	43	36	36
47	Wisconsin	37.42	45	40	39	35
48	South Dakota	33.85	24	48	50	34
49	Minnesota	32.53	44	49	48	39
50	Utah	32.36	50	29	49	28

Source: WalletHub.com