According to the National Institute of Mental Health, an estimated 31.1% of U.S. adults experience an anxiety disorder at some point in their life – but some states are currently reporting higher levels of stress and worrying than others, new data has revealed.
The data, analyzed by TinyRituals and provided by the Center for Disease Control, found that some states have experienced higher anxiety over the past week than others – with new York crowned the most worried state, with a score of 28.7 for reported symptoms – almost a third (30%) higher than the national average of 22.1.
These increased stress levels could be for a variety of reasons, but may be due to the concerning weather conditions that the state has reported of late, or increased self-esteem issues associated with Following closely behind in second place is Louisiana, with a score 28.1, and Arkansas with an anxiety score of 26.6.
Indiana ranked in fourth for the most anxious states over the last week with a score of 26.4 – having also recently been named one of the least happy states in the US. Rounding out the top five most anxious states is Massachusetts with a score of 25.9 – almost a fifth (17%) higher than the national average.
Georgia ranks sixth for the most-worried states with a score of 25.6, inching slightly ahead of Michigan’s score of 25.5. Making up the rest of the top ten states most in need of rest and relaxation were California, Pennsylvania and Rhode Island.
The ten most anxious states
The findings also revealed that Iowa is the least anxious state, with a low score of 16.5. Following closely behind is both North Dakota (17.0) and South Dakota (17.5) as the second and third least anxious states.
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