The Saddest States in America

• Community Activities• Environment Activities • Recreational Activities

• Emotional Well-Being• Physical Well-Being• Work Environment

Major FactorsMajor Factors

• Emotional Well-Being• Physical Well-Being• Work Environment

• Community Activities• Environmental Activities• Recreational Activities

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Fifth Saddest

TennesseeThough Nashville is a quickly growing and vibrant city, the same can’t be said for the rest of the Volunteer State. Among Tennessee’s more dubious distinctions:

• Second-lowest rates of participation in sports.

• Fourth-highest obesity rate.• Fourth least safe state in America.

Mississippi

Fourth Saddest

MississippiMississippi, as well as many other Southern states, suffers from poor economic conditions, combined with higher-than-average rates of poverty, and poor physical health.

• Least-safe state in America.• Lowest sports participation in the

country.• Second-highest obesity rates.• Fifth-highest divorce rate.

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Third Saddest

KentuckyIt turns out that Kentuckians have high rates of insomnia while suffering from a number of physical and emotional maladies.

• Fewest residents in the country with adequate levels of sleep.

• Second-lowest levels of emotional and physical well-being.

• Fourth-lowest levels of community and recreational activities.

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Second Saddest

AlabamaThey may pride themselves on the success of their college football team, but Alabamans aren’t doing well as a group. Troubles at work and home are taking their toll.

• Third-worst work environment in America.

• Fifth-highest obesity rates.• Fifth-lowest levels of community

and recreational activities.• Fifth-lowest levels of physical and

emotional well-being in the country.

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Saddest

West Virginia

I have been covering studies like this for years, and West Virginia almost always comes in last. A combination of a poor economy, historical social isolation, and poor health combine to form a recipe for unhappiness.

• Worst state for physical and emotional well-being.

• Second-worst for community and recreational activities.

• Third-lowest rate of residents who get adequate sleep..

• Third-highest obesity rates.

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