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TH E M R EP O RT | 55 O R I G I NAT I O N S E R V I C I N G DATA G O V E R N M E N T S E C O N DA R Y M A R K E T DATA AROUND THE US Overall Rank State Total Score 1 Louisiana 59.94 2 Mississippi 58.71 3 Arkansas 56.20 4 Kentucky 54.77 5 West Virginia 54.68 6 New Mexico 54.57 7 Alabama 52.19 8 Nevada 51.06 9 Alaska 49.68 10 Oklahoma 49.48 11 Florida 48.87 12 Arizona 48.49 13 Tennessee 47.76 14 South Carolina 46.84 15 Georgia 46.53 16 North Carolina 45.89 17 Indiana 45.72 18 Oregon 45.46 19 Ohio 45.16 20 Michigan 44.94 21 New York 44.24 22 Texas 43.91 23 Rhode Island 43.54 24 Illinois 43.35 25 Missouri 43.00 26 Pennsylvania 42.81 27 Delaware 42.36 28 California 42.22 29 Maine 41.39 30 Connecticut 40.41 31 Wyoming 40.30 32 Virginia 40.02 33 Nebraska 39.90 34 New Jersey 39.60 35 Washington 39.54 36 Vermont 39.36 37 Idaho 39.30 38 Colorado 38.78 39 Maryland 38.67 40 Kansas 38.19 41 Montana 36.88 42 Hawaii 35.71 43 Wisconsin 35.49 44 New Hampshire 34.03 45 Iowa 33.73 46 South Dakota 33.18 47 North Dakota 32.67 48 Massachusetts 32.39 49 Utah 31.69 50 Minnesota 26.81 Americans Under Pressure Home affordability is one of the many factors that are stressing out American consumers. Read on to learn which states have the most and least stressed-out lifestyles. A merican stress levels have been rising for many demographics since 2016, according to a study by WalletHub. Diminishing housing af- fordability was cited as one of the key contributing factors, alongside average hours worked per week, the personal bankruptcy rate, and the share of adults getting adequate sleep per night. However, not every state is cre- ated equal when it comes to its residents' stress levels. WalletHub compared the 50 states across four key stress dimensions: work-related stress, money- related stress, family-related stress, and health- and safety-related stress. Hous- ing affordability was weighted under money-related stress along with median income, credit score, and debt per median income. Overall, Louisiana was the most-stressed state, followed by Mississippi and Arkansas. Minnesota came in at the other end of the spectrum as the least- stressed, followed by Utah and Massachusetts. Hawaii, California, New York, Massachusetts, and Oregon ranked high on the list of states where housing af- fordability caused most stress, while residents of Ohio, North Dakota, Kansas, Nebraska, and Wyoming may have plenty of problems, but housing stress isn't at the top of their concerns, according to WalletHub. Here's how the stress broke down, state by state. Source: WalletHub, "2019's Most & Least Stressed States"