Texas ranked ninth most stressful state to live in and first in number of average hours worked per week

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April 13, 2022

BY CJ Vetter

Texas – According to a report published by personal-finance website WalletHub, Texas was ranked the ninth most stressful state to live in. Louisiana was ranked first, while Utah was ranked the lowest at 50.

The report determined the level of stress by comparing 41 key metrics across the states. Things such as credit score, housing cost, crime rate, divorce rate and more were observed, and then combined to determine the overall stress of living in each state. For example, Texas...

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