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Published October 25, 2015
Florida is the most stressed-out state in the lower 48 and that has nothing to do with pythons, shark attacks, or drug-dealing mayors, according to a new study.
Real-estate blog Movoto used factors including commuting times, housing prices, and lack of health insurance to arrive at its findings. It ranked the Sunshine State first because of high unemployment, at 11.3%, and the fact that 25.8% of its population doesn't have health insurance.
The rest of the top five:
The heartland, meanwhile, seems to be the least stressed part of America.
North Dakota came in at the bottom of the list, just below Iowa, South Dakota, Minnesota, and Nebraska. "It looks like both the coasts of America are pretty stressful, while the Midwest is a little more relaxed," notes Isha Aran at Jezebel.
"Maybe people just need to get away from people a bit more often." (Other studies have found North Dakota to be the happiest state in America—but also the deadliest for workers.)
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