Health experts recommend getting at least 7 hours of sleep per night. According to data from the 2022 County Health Rankings & Roadmaps, Tennessee is one of her six states with more than 40% of the population not getting an average of seven hours of sleep.
Nationwide, 35.2% of the population averages less than 7 hours of sleep per night, according to data compiled by the University of Wisconsin Institute for Population Health for their Health Rankings report.
Here are the worst sleep states and the percentage of the population who got 7 hours of sleep last year.
#1 Hawaii — 43.2%
2. West Virginia — 42.5%
3. Kentucky — 42.1%
4. Tennessee — 40.8%
5. Ohio — 40.6%
6. Michigan — 40.4%
7. Alabama — 39.6%
8. New York — 38.9%
9. Pennsylvania — 38.6%
10. Virginia — 38.6%
Source: MattressInsider.com analyzed data from County Health Rankings & Roadmaps 2022 to find the percentage of American adults who average less than 7 hours of sleep per night in each state. Minnesota had the lowest percentage of people who slept less than her seven hours of her 50 states, at just 29.1%.
