Gallup Poll Explores Most Stressful Cities

April 26, 2013 3:05 PM

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PICTURE TO GO WITH AFP STORY BY FABIENNE FAUR A view of the Greenbrier Resort January 10, 2013 in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia. Chef Richard Rosendale, who runs the Greenbrier Resort's food operations including its 13 restaurants, and his Commis Corey Siegel will represent the United States in the 2013 Bocuse D'Or. Rosendale and Siegel have been practicing in the cafeteria's kitchen of a once secret Cold War era bunker built to house the US Congress in the event of nuclear war. AFP PHOTO / Brendan

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ATLANTA (WAOK) – Some states are more stressed out than others. A new Gallup poll logs the five most stressful states in the U.S. and West Virginia took the top spot.

Nearly half of those surveyed said they feel stressed throughout the day.

Rhode Island, Kentucky, Utah and Massachusetts rounded out the top five.

Atlanta comes in as number thirty on the list.

The Northeast and Midwest in general was more stressed out than other parts of the country. On the other hand, Hawaii was ranked as the least stressful state.

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