How Texas Ranks Among America's Most Stressed States In 2019

Texas was ranked as the 22nd most stressed state in the U.S. according to a new report from personal finance website WalletHub. The organization compared the 50 states across 40 metrics, including average hours worked per week, personal bankruptcy rate, and share of adults getting adequate sleep, WalletHub said in a news release.

The data was sourced from the U.S. Census Bureau, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Child and Adolescent Health Measurement Initiative, and Consumer Reports, among other places.

Texas was ranked behind New York and ahead of Rhode Island. Learn more about how Texas ranked in the following categories (1=Most Stressed, 25=Avg.):

• 4th – Avg. Hours Worked per Week
• 34th – Share of Adults Getting Adequate Sleep
• 8th ­– Percent of Adults in Fair/Poor Health
• 45th – Job Security
• 6th – Median Credit Score
• 32nd – Housing Affordability
• 14th – Percent of Population Living Below Poverty Line
• 26th – Divorce Rate
• 13th – Crime Rate per Capita
• 12th – Psychologists per Capita

Some more details from WalletHub:

• Hawaii has the lowest unemployment rate, 2.4 percent, which is 2.8 times lower than in Alaska, the highest at 6.6 percent.
• New Hampshire has the lowest share of the population living in poverty, 8.1 percent, which is 2.7 times lower than in Mississippi, the highest at 21.5 percent.
• Utah has the lowest separation & divorce rate, 15.88 percent, which is 1.6 times lower than in Nevada, the highest at 26.19 percent.
• Minnesota has the lowest share of adults in fair or poor health, 12.17 percent, which is two times lower than in Mississippi, the highest at 24.03 percent.
• Vermont has the most psychologists per 100,000 residents, 73.64, which is 4.9 times more than in Mississippi, the fewest at 15.07.