PORTLAND, OR (August 8, 2022) — New Rochelle, NY has a stressflation rate of 2% – among the lowest in The Empire State.
Why it matters: Chronic stress can have seriously negative impacts on the body – both physically and mentally – and allowing it to build up may result in further detriment to your health over time.
The only place with a reduced stressflation, and comparatively Zen-like citizens, was New York County , which had a 1% decrease in rate of physical stress, and a 0% change in mental stress.
States with the lowest stress inflation rates in the country:
- New York: 2% stress deflation.
- Wyoming: 1% stress deflation.
- Maryland: 1% stress deflation.
- Rhode Island: 0% flat.
- North Carolina: 0% flat.
States with the highest stress inflation rates in the country:
- Maine: 6% stress inflation.
- North Dakota: 5% stress inflation.
- Ohio: 5% stress inflation.
- Kansas: 4% stress inflation.
- Michigan: 4% stress inflation
From longer work hours to increased demands at home, the COVID-19 pandemic exposed Americans to new levels of stress in almost every aspect of their lives. And now after two years of COVID-related health worries, Americans are faced with financial concerns as high inflation leads to a cost of living crisis for many.
MyBioSource.com, a biotechnical products distribution company, conducted a study of physical and mental distress data from County Health Rankings over the last 5 years (from 2017 to 2021) in counties across New York.
The county with the highest ‘stressflation’ over the last 5 years was found to be Fulton County, with a 7% increase. More specifically, citizens here had a 3% increase in physical stress, as well as 4% increase in mental stress.
MyBioSource.com also broke down this data at a national/state level, which revealed the state with the highest stress inflation rate over the past 5 years was Maine (6%). On the other end of the ranking, New York had the lowest stress inflation rate in the country.
Go deeper: https://www.mybiosource.com/stressflation/