According to a Household Pulse Survey, of the largest 15 metro areas in the U.S., Seattle “wins” for being the most stressed out. Now, how do cities become this way? Participants marked down how often they felt “nervous, anxious, or ‘on edge.'” Chicago comes in at number 7, which is probably nothing to brag about, but these stats are intended to help policymakers see the impacts of the pandemic across the country and how communities are rebounding from them. Here’s the list!

1. Seattle
   Stressed out: 54.5 percent
2. Houston
   Stressed out: 50.5 percent
3. Boston
   Stressed out: 48.8 percent
4. Philadelphia
   Stressed out: 48 percent
5. San Francisco
   Stressed out: 47.7 percent
6. Washington D.C.
   Stressed out: 46.5 percent
7. Chicago
   Stressed out: 46.3 percent
8. Phoenix, Arizona
   Stressed out: 46.3 percent
9. Los Angeles
   46.1 percent
10. Detroit
    Stressed out: 43.9 percent
11. Riverside, California
    Stressed out: 43.7 percent
12. Dallas
    Stressed out: 43.1 percent
13. New York City
    Stressed out: 42 percent
14. Miami
    Stressed out: 39.7 percent
15. Atlanta
    Stressed out: 39 percent

https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/data/stressed-out-in-seattle-were-the-most-anxious-major-metro-in-the-u-s-new-census-data-shows/