The Least And Most Stressed States In 2018

Is it the traffic? Is it the commute? Perhaps it's working long hours. And perhaps it's all of these combines, plus some more. The most common causes of stress include relationships, money, job pressure, sleep deprivation, and poor nutrition.

The following list is based on a recent report by the career web site Zippia. States are ranked most to least stressed.

Other criteria taken into consideration include unemployment, population density, home price to income ration and percent of uninsured people. The higher any of these was, the more stressful the people of the state are. The data is from the U.S. Census' American Community Survey for 2012-2016.

Unemployment rate: 7.9 percent

Median income: $74K

Uninsured: 10.7 percent

Hours worked: 38.5

Home price to income ratio: 4.3

Unemployment rate: 8.5 percent

Median income: $51K

Uninsured: 15.8 percent

Hours worked: 39.1

Home price to income ratio: 3

Unemployment rate: 8.4 percent

Median income: $49K

Uninsured: 16.4 percent

Hours worked: 38.5

Home price to income ratio: 3.4

Unemployment rate: 8.7 percent

Median income: $64K

Uninsured: 12.6 percent

Hours worked: 37.9

Home price to income ratio: 6.4

Unemployment rate: 7.5 percent

Median income: $61K

Uninsured: 8.6 percent

Hours worked: 38.4

Home price to income ratio: 4.7

Unemployment rate: 7.7 percent

Median income: $46K

Uninsured: 14.1 percent

Hours worked: 39.9

Home price to income ratio: 3.2

Unemployment rate: 6.7 percent

Median income: $76K

Uninsured: 8.1 percent

Hours worked: 38.9

Home price to income ratio: 3.8

Unemployment rate: 8.3 percent

Median income: $48K

Uninsured: 13.2 percent

Hours worked: 38.9

Home price to income ratio: 3.3

Unemployment rate: 5.9 percent

Median income: $66K

Uninsured: 10.7 percent

Hours worked: 39

Home price to income ratio: 3.8

Unemployment rate: 9.6 percent

Median income: $40K

Uninsured: 14.6 percent

Hours worked: 39.3

Home price to income ratio: 2.6

Unemployment rate:  4.5 percent

Median income: $55K

Uninsured: 6.4 percent

Hours worked: 38.7

Home price to income ratio: 2.4

Unemployment rate:  4.8 percent

Median income: $63K

Uninsured: 6.1 percent

Hours worked: 38.1

Home price to income ratio: 3

Unemployment rate: 4.2 percent

Median income: $54K

Uninsured: 9.7 percent

Hours worked: 39.3

Home price to income ratio: 2.5

Unemployment rate: 2.8 percent

Median income: $59K

Uninsured: 8.6 percent

Hours worked: 40.6

Home price to income ratio: 2.77

Unemployment rate: 4.1 percent

Median income: $52K

Uninsured: 10.3 percent

Hours worked: 39.7

Home price to income ratio: 2.81

Unemployment rate: 5 percent

Median income: $56K

Uninsured: 5.3 percent

Hours worked: 37.8

Home price to income ratio: 3.9

Unemployment rate: 5.5 percent

Median income: $55K

Uninsured: 7.2 percent

Hours worked: 38.3

Home price to income ratio: 3.1

Unemployment rate: 5.1 percent

Median income: $63K

Uninsured: 12 percent

Hours worked: 37

Home price to income ratio: 3.6

Unemployment rate: 5.3 percent

Median income: $53K

Uninsured: 10.5 percent

Hours worked: 39.1

Home price to income ratio: 2.6

Unemployment rate: 6 percent

Median income: $51K

Uninsured: 9.5 percent

Hours worked: 38.1

Home price to income ratio: 3.5