Which state has the highest Score?

Mississippi has the highest Score in 2023, at 58.8, followed by Louisiana (58.32) and New Mexico (58.24).

Which state has the lowest Score?

Minnesota has the lowest Score in 2023, at 30.42.

What is the median Score across US states?

The median is 43.16 across the 50 US states with data in 2023.

Where does this most stressed states data come from?

Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: WalletHub.

State rankings

Most Stressed States

Name: Most Stressed States
Creator: Rankodex

Mississippi has the highest Score in 2023 (58.8), followed by Louisiana (58.32) and New Mexico (58.24). Minnesota has the lowest (30.42).

Health50 states · 5 metricsUpdated Apr 19, 2023Original page

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Distribution Median and middle halfThe median is the middle value: half of places are above it, half below. The middle half is the range holding the central 50% of places.More in the glossary →

Each dot is one state; the lines mark the median and the middle half.

Median

43.16

Middle half 38.27 – 48.95

Average

44.55

50 states

Highest

58.8

Mississippi

Lowest

30.42

Minnesota

Biggest changes · 2022 → 2023

50 states have a value in both years.

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Data

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50 states · # = rank by Score

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1	Mississippi	58.8	4th	1st	9th	7th
2	Louisiana	58.32	3rd	4th	18th	3rd
3	New Mexico	58.24	26th	3rd	1st	17th
4	West Virginia	57.58	15th	6th	6th	2nd
5	Nevada	57.17	12th	10th	2nd	12th
6	Arkansas	55.23	9th	5th	26th	1st
7	Alabama	54.55	27th	2nd	15th	6th
8	Kentucky	53.41	22nd	8th	19th	5th
9	Texas	53.34	5th	23rd	5th	11th
10	Oklahoma	52.76	13th	12th	14th	8th
11	Tennessee	52.7	18th	9th	29th	4th
12	Arizona	49.38	39th	11th	10th	20th
13	Alaska	49.08	1st	40th	37th	16th
14	South Carolina	48.55	23rd	27th	12th	10th
15	Georgia	48.03	11th	15th	36th	13th
16	Wyoming	48.02	2nd	31st	43rd	14th
17	North Carolina	47.38	38th	21st	4th	25th
18	Oregon	46.73	37th	7th	24th	23rd
19	Indiana	45.67	40th	18th	31st	15th
20	New York	45.46	21st	35th	3rd	44th
21	Michigan	45.31	42nd	29th	11th	18th
22	California	45.26	36th	22nd	8th	30th
23	Ohio	45.14	29th	24th	27th	19th
24	Florida	43.58	46th	20th	7th	36th
25	Washington	43.2	32nd	30th	16th	27th
26	Montana	43.12	48th	16th	28th	21st
27	Illinois	43.01	19th	37th	13th	37th
28	Maine	42.69	33rd	13th	34th	31st
29	Delaware	42	10th	34th	20th	41st
30	Pennsylvania	41.64	20th	33rd	32nd	32nd
30	Colorado	41.64	34th	28th	23rd	29th
32	Kansas	41.5	25th	36th	41st	22nd
33	Missouri	41.32	41st	32nd	46th	9th
34	Maryland	40.31	7th	46th	17th	45th
35	Wisconsin	39.6	30th	38th	33rd	33rd
36	Idaho	39.14	47th	14th	45th	24th
37	Rhode Island	38.4	43rd	26th	21st	48th
38	Nebraska	38.23	24th	41st	40th	40th
39	Hawaii	37.66	8th	25th	44th	50th
40	Vermont	37.64	49th	19th	25th	39th
41	Virginia	37.53	14th	45th	30th	46th
42	North Dakota	37.28	6th	44th	48th	34th
43	Connecticut	37.17	31st	43rd	22nd	47th
44	New Jersey	36.59	17th	48th	39th	42nd
44	Iowa	36.59	28th	49th	42nd	35th
46	Massachusetts	36.55	16th	39th	38th	49th
47	South Dakota	35.15	35th	42nd	50th	26th
48	New Hampshire	34.97	45th	47th	35th	38th
49	Utah	34.36	50th	17th	49th	28th
50	Minnesota	30.42	44th	50th	47th	43rd

What correlates with Score (2023)?

Pearson r against 2,088 other state metrics sharing at least 30 states. Ranks are read by standing: a better rank counts as higher, whether rank 1 is the best place on a list or the worst. Correlation is not causation.

Higher together

Places that have a higher Score tend to score higher on these (or rank better)

% Of Population Below Poverty LevelPoverty Rate by State
r = +0.88 · very strong · n = 50
Plot
Premature Deaths Per 100kHealthiest States
r = +0.84 · very strong · n = 50
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Pregnancy RateTeen Pregnancy Rates by State
r = +0.83 · very strong · n = 50
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Teen Birth RateTeen Pregnancy Rates by State
r = +0.79 · very strong · n = 50
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% of US Households with Low or Very Low SecurityFood Insecurity by State
r = +0.79 · very strong · n = 50
Plot
Deaths per 100 Million Vehicle Miles TraveledFatal Car Accidents by State
r = +0.77 · very strong · n = 50
Plot

Opposite directions

Places that have a higher Score tend to score lower on these (or rank worse)

Education and Health (WalletHub)Best States to Live InA rank: rank 1 is the best
r = +0.88 · very strong · n = 50
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Overall ScoreHealthiest States
r = −0.87 · very strong · n = 50
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Education and Health RankQuality of Life by StateA rank: rank 1 is the best
r = +0.86 · very strong · n = 50
Plot
Total ScoreBest States to Raise a Family
r = −0.86 · very strong · n = 50
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Male Life Expectancy (HALE)Life Expectancy by State
r = −0.83 · very strong · n = 50
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Male Life ExpectancyLife Expectancy by State
r = −0.83 · very strong · n = 50
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Quick answers

Which state has the highest Score?: Mississippi has the highest Score in 2023, at 58.8, followed by Louisiana (58.32) and New Mexico (58.24).
Which state has the lowest Score?: Minnesota has the lowest Score in 2023, at 30.42.
What is the median Score across US states?: The median is 43.16 across the 50 US states with data in 2023.
Where does this most stressed states data come from?: Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: WalletHub.