Wisconsin One Of The Most Chilled-Out States, Study Says

WISCONSIN — Wisconsin scored high in work, family, money and health-related stress, making it one of the least stressed states in study released by WalletHub on Monday.

The Badger State placed No. 47 in a ranking for most stressed states, making it the fourth least stressed state, the study said. Louisiana ranked No. 1, followed by Nevada, New Mexico, West Virginia and Mississippi for the most tense states.

Why did Wisconsin rank so low? Wisconsinites found themselves worrying least about work and money related stress, while stress around family and health-related issues were average, the study showed.

Psychologists per capita was the state's strong suit out of a range of criteria, including divorce rates, crime rates, percent of population living in poverty, job security and credit scores. The Badger State ranked No. 46 of psychologists for each person living in the state.

Here are how stress levels ranked in our state, 1 being the worst and 25 being average.

• Average hours worked per week - 28
• Share of adults getting adequate sleep - 36
• Percent of adults in fair or poor health - 26
• Job security - 30
• Median credit score - 41
• Housing affordability - 39
• Percent of the population living in poverty - 34
• Divorce rate - 42
• Crime rate per capita - 40
• Psychologists per capita - 48

To read the full WalletHub study, click here.