Wisconsin One Of The Most Chilled-Out States, Study Says

Milwaukee WI

28 March, 2022

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WISCONSIN — Wisconsin scored high in work, family, money and health-related stress, making it one of the least stressed states in study released by WalletHub on Monday. The Badger State placed No. 47 in a ranking for most stressed states, making it the fourth least stressed state, the study said. Louisiana ranked No. 1, followed by Nevada, New Mexico, West Virginia and Mississippi for the most tense states. Why did Wisconsin rank so low? Wisconsinites found themselves worrying least about work and money related stress, while stress around family and health-related issues were average, the study showed. Psychologists per capita was the state's strong suit out of a range of criteria, including divorce rates, crime rates, percent of population living in poverty, job security and credit scores. The Badger State ranked No. 46 of psychologists for each person living in the state. Here are how stress levels ranked in our state, 1 being the worst and 25 being average. Average hours worked per week - 28Share of adults getting adequate sleep - 36Percent of adults in fair or poor health - 26Job security - 30Median credit score - 41Housing affordability - 39Percent of the population living in poverty - 34Divorce rate - 42Crime rate per capita - 40Psychologists per capita - 48To read the full WalletHub study, click here.