Louisiana was ranked the most stressed state in the United States in a list released by WalletHub.

The methodology used to determine the rankings compared the states across four dimensions: work-related stress, money-related stress, family-related stress, and health- & safety-related stress.

The article attributes Louisiana’s position in the ranking in large part to its high poverty rate. Louisiana residents also find it harder to get access to mental health services than in other states due to its low number of psychologists per capita, the article added.

Sophomore music industry major Lily Waguespack attributed Louisiana’s position on the list to lack of access to resources, namely healthcare and education.

“We rank really low for things like healthcare and education, so I’m not really surprised that people are very stressed out,” Waguespack said. “Those are kind of basic necessities that all people need, and if that’s a hard resource to come by, then, yeah, it would make people stressed.”

Freshman economics major Juan Andrés Paul said he was very surprised to hear Louisiana’s low ranking.

“I feel like New Orleans especially, I can’t speak for the rest of Louisiana, but it’s a pretty, like, laid back city and people like to have a good time,” Paul said. “I don’t know why Louisiana would be the most stressed out state.”

However, Paul does believe that financial insecurity could potentially have played a role in Louisiana’s ranking.

“It’s not a state where people have high wages,” Paul said. “There’s not that much job security and high wages here, and people struggle more to make a living out here. So maybe they’re stressed about financial responsibilities.”