The 50 Most Exhausted Cities in America

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The garbage truck roaring outside your window. Work deadlines. A particularly malicious mosquito. There are countless slumber killers that we all deal with on a daily basis. But if you’re continually falling short in your daily quest for eight snooze-filled hours, there could be another factor you haven’t taken into account: your city.

It’s true. We’ve crunched the numbers, and we’ve found that there are far too many metropolitan areas in America that are desperate for some extra Zs. So read on to see if your city makes the list. And whether or not you’re a resident of one of these red-eyed locales, you can alway take steps to fix your insomnia. Just read these 11 Doctor-Approved Secrets for Falling Asleep Faster—Tonight !

Fort Lauderdale, drunkest cities, happiest cities, fittest cities - 2

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Population: 178,752 Percent Getting Less Than 7 Hours of Sleep:37.9 Average # of Days People Don’t Sleep in a Month:7.80 Percent Who Don’t Get Enough Sleep More Than Half the Time:18.00 Divorce Rate:14.7% Stress Level:39.28 Noise Pollution:N/A Sleepless Score : 76.02

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Sacramento, happiest cities, fittest cities, rent, property, best job opportunities, sleepless cities - 3

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Population: 495,234 Percent Getting Less Than 7 Hours of Sleep:34.6 Average # of Days People Don’t Sleep in a Month:7.80 Percent Who Don’t Get Enough Sleep More Than Half the Time:17.50 Divorce Rate:11.9% Stress Level:44.19 Noise Pollution:22.0% Sleepless Score: 76.15

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Chattanooga, fattest cities, best singles scenes, best job opportunities, sleepless cities - 4

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Population: 177,571 Percent Getting Less Than 7 Hours of Sleep:37.4 Average # of Days People Don’t Sleep in a Month:8.00 Percent Who Don’t Get Enough Sleep More Than Half the Time:18.10 Divorce Rate:14.1% Stress Level:45.37 Noise Pollution:N/A Sleepless Score: 76.94

Albuquerque, rent, property, sleepless cities - 5

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Population: 559,277 Percent Getting Less Than 7 Hours of Sleep:32.7 Average # of Days People Don’t Sleep in a Month:8.20 Percent Who Don’t Get Enough Sleep More Than Half the Time:19.40 Divorce Rate:14.0% Stress Level:41.98 Noise Pollution:16.0% Sleepless Score: 77.00

Huntsville, happiest cities, fattest cities, longest-living cities, best cities to buy a mansion, sleepless cities - 6

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Population: 193,079 Percent Getting Less Than 7 Hours of Sleep:39.2 Average # of Days People Don’t Sleep in a Month:7.90 Percent Who Don’t Get Enough Sleep More Than Half the Time:18.00 Divorce Rate:13.5% Stress Level:43.45 Noise Pollution:N/A Sleepless Score: 77.36

Greensboro, drunkest cities, happiest cities, fattest cities, longest-living cities, best singles scenes, flip a house, sleepless cities - 7

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Population: 287,027 Percent Getting Less Than 7 Hours of Sleep:34.8 Average # of Days People Don’t Sleep in a Month:8.80 Percent Who Don’t Get Enough Sleep More Than Half the Time:21.90 Divorce Rate:10.8% Stress Level:40.40 Noise Pollution:9.0% Sleepless Score: 77.45

Pittsburgh, drunkest cities, happiest cities, fittest cities, best singles scenes, sleepless cities - 8

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Population: 303,625 Percent Getting Less Than 7 Hours of Sleep:39.5 Average # of Days People Don’t Sleep in a Month:8.10 Percent Who Don’t Get Enough Sleep More Than Half the Time:18.30 Divorce Rate:9.0% Stress Level:42.53 Noise Pollution:19.0% Sleepless Score: 78.38

San Antonio, happiest cities, drunkest cities, fattest cities, best cities to buy a mansion, flip a house, rent, property - 9

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Population: 1,492,510 Percent Getting Less Than 7 Hours of Sleep:36.8 Average # of Days People Don’t Sleep in a Month:7.70 Percent Who Don’t Get Enough Sleep More Than Half the Time:19.70 Divorce Rate:12.4% Stress Level:37.48 Noise Pollution:20.0% Sleepless Score: 78.67

Washington DC, D.C., drunkest cities, happiest cities, fittest cities, healthiest cities, best singles scenes, flip a house, longest commutes, commute, rent, property, best job opportunities - 10

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Population: 681,170 Percent Getting Less Than 7 Hours of Sleep:34.9 Average # of Days People Don’t Sleep in a Month:8.60 Percent Who Don’t Get Enough Sleep More Than Half the Time:18.90 Divorce Rate:9.3% Stress Level:46.05 Noise Pollution:29.0% Sleepless Score: 79.06

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Phoenix, happiest cities, best cities to buy a mansion, flip a house, rent, property, best job opportunities, sleepless cities - 12

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Population: 1,615,017 Percent Getting Less Than 7 Hours of Sleep:36.2 Average # of Days People Don’t Sleep in a Month:8.40 Percent Who Don’t Get Enough Sleep More Than Half the Time:18.50 Divorce Rate:12.7% Stress Level:44.19 Noise Pollution:16.0% Sleepless Score: 79.25

Savannah, drunkest cities, best singles scenes, sleepless cities - 13

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Population: 146,763 Percent Getting Less Than 7 Hours of Sleep:44 Average # of Days People Don’t Sleep in a Month:9.40 Percent Who Don’t Get Enough Sleep More Than Half the Time:23.50 Divorce Rate:13.1% Stress Level:N/A Noise Pollution:N/A Sleepless Score: 79.40

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Population: 211,277 Percent Getting Less Than 7 Hours of Sleep:37.8 Average # of Days People Don’t Sleep in a Month:8.40 Percent Who Don’t Get Enough Sleep More Than Half the Time:19.20 Divorce Rate:15.2% Stress Level:44.54 Noise Pollution:N/A Sleepless Score: 80.14

Colorado Springs, longest-living cities, drunkest cities, happiest cities, healthiest cities, best cities to buy a mansion, flip a house, rent, property, sleepless cities - 15

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Population: 465,101 Percent Getting Less Than 7 Hours of Sleep:30.1 Average # of Days People Don’t Sleep in a Month:9.60 Percent Who Don’t Get Enough Sleep More Than Half the Time:23.80 Divorce Rate:12.9% Stress Level:39.21 Noise Pollution:18.0% Sleepless Score: 80.30

Chicago, happiest cities, drunkest cities, longest commutes, commute, rent, property, sleepless cities - 16

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Population: 2,704,958 Percent Getting Less Than 7 Hours of Sleep:37.5 Average # of Days People Don’t Sleep in a Month:8.40 Percent Who Don’t Get Enough Sleep More Than Half the Time:19.20 Divorce Rate:8.5% Stress Level:48.32 Noise Pollution:26.0% Sleepless Score: 80.58

Los Angeles, happiest cities, best singles scenes, flip a house, longest commutes, commute, rent, property, best job opportunities, sleepless cities - 17

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Population: 3,976,322 Percent Getting Less Than 7 Hours of Sleep:37.7 Average # of Days People Don’t Sleep in a Month:7.50 Percent Who Don’t Get Enough Sleep More Than Half the Time:16.60 Divorce Rate:8.5% Stress Level:46.12 Noise Pollution:45.0% Sleepless Score: 80.58

Dallas, happiest cities, drunkest cities, fattest cities, best cities to buy a mansion, flip a house, rent, property, best job opportunities, sleepless cities - 18

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Population: 1,317,929 Percent Getting Less Than 7 Hours of Sleep:35.4 Average # of Days People Don’t Sleep in a Month:8.90 Percent Who Don’t Get Enough Sleep More Than Half the Time:21.30 Divorce Rate:11.3% Stress Level:42.53 Noise Pollution:18.0% Sleepless Score: 80.93

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Population: 595,047 Percent Getting Less Than 7 Hours of Sleep:40.8 Average # of Days People Don’t Sleep in a Month:8.10 Percent Who Don’t Get Enough Sleep More Than Half the Time:18.30 Divorce Rate:10.8% Stress Level:47.82 Noise Pollution:13.0% Sleepless Score: 81.31

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Population: 223,170 Percent Getting Less Than 7 Hours of Sleep:39.3 Average # of Days People Don’t Sleep in a Month:8.30 Percent Who Don’t Get Enough Sleep More Than Half the Time:18.10 Divorce Rate:12.0% Stress Level:50.33 Noise Pollution:11.0% Sleepless Score: 81.33

Boston, fittest cities, drunkest cities, longest-living cities, healthiest cities, best singles scenes, house flip, longest commutes, commute, rent, property, sleepless cities - 21

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Population: 673,184 Percent Getting Less Than 7 Hours of Sleep:36.4 Average # of Days People Don’t Sleep in a Month:9.20 Percent Who Don’t Get Enough Sleep More Than Half the Time:22.10 Divorce Rate:7.7% Stress Level:41.63 Noise Pollution:28.0% Sleepless Score: 82.01

Little Rock, fattest cities, drunkest cities, best singles scenes, sleepless cities - 22

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Population: 198,541 Percent Getting Less Than 7 Hours of Sleep:36.6 Average # of Days People Don’t Sleep in a Month:8.70 Percent Who Don’t Get Enough Sleep More Than Half the Time:20.40 Divorce Rate:13.0% Stress Level:45.17 Noise Pollution:14.0% Sleepless Score: 82.19

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Population: 245,115 Percent Getting Less Than 7 Hours of Sleep:39.4 Average # of Days People Don’t Sleep in a Month:8.90 Percent Who Don’t Get Enough Sleep More Than Half the Time:22.20 Divorce Rate:11.4% Stress Level:48.32 Noise Pollution:N/A Sleepless Score: 82.88

springfield, drunkest cities, fittest cities, best singles scenes, sleepless cities - 24

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Population: 167,319 Percent Getting Less Than 7 Hours of Sleep:33.6 Average # of Days People Don’t Sleep in a Month:9.50 Percent Who Don’t Get Enough Sleep More Than Half the Time:22.60 Divorce Rate:16.3% Stress Level:46.50 Noise Pollution:N/A Sleepless Score: 83.13

Orlando, happiest cities, drunkest cities, fittest cities, healthiest cities, best singles scenes, best cities to buy a mansion, flip a house, sleepless cities - 25

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Population: 277,173 Percent Getting Less Than 7 Hours of Sleep:36.5 Average # of Days People Don’t Sleep in a Month:8.40 Percent Who Don’t Get Enough Sleep More Than Half the Time:20.00 Divorce Rate:13.6% Stress Level:46.27 Noise Pollution:20.0% Sleepless Score: 83.47

Indianapolis, drunkest cities, fattest cities, flip, rent, property, sleepless cities - 26

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Population: 855,164 Percent Getting Less Than 7 Hours of Sleep:39.4 Average # of Days People Don’t Sleep in a Month:8.90 Percent Who Don’t Get Enough Sleep More Than Half the Time:21.20 Divorce Rate:13.8% Stress Level:45.16 Noise Pollution:N/A Sleepless Score: 83.49

Tucson, drunkest cities, flip a house, rent, property, sleepless cities - 27

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Population: 530,706 Percent Getting Less Than 7 Hours of Sleep:34.4 Average # of Days People Don’t Sleep in a Month:8.90 Percent Who Don’t Get Enough Sleep More Than Half the Time:21.10 Divorce Rate:14.4% Stress Level:44.66 Noise Pollution:20.0% Sleepless Score: 83.87

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Population: 616,261 Percent Getting Less Than 7 Hours of Sleep:37.6 Average # of Days People Don’t Sleep in a Month:9.00 Percent Who Don’t Get Enough Sleep More Than Half the Time:19.10 Divorce Rate:15.3% Stress Level:39.00 Noise Pollution:17.0% Sleepless Score: 84.00

Providence, longest-living cities, drunkest cities, best singles scenes, house flip, sleepless cities - 29

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Population: 179,219 Percent Getting Less Than 7 Hours of Sleep:41.9 Average # of Days People Don’t Sleep in a Month:8.60 Percent Who Don’t Get Enough Sleep More Than Half the Time:20.40 Divorce Rate:8.6% Stress Level:45.08 Noise Pollution:19.0% Sleepless Score: 84.12

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Population: 140,489 Percent Getting Less Than 7 Hours of Sleep:45.2 Average # of Days People Don’t Sleep in a Month:9.20 Percent Who Don’t Get Enough Sleep More Than Half the Time:22.90 Divorce Rate:15.7% Stress Level:N/A Noise Pollution:9.0% Sleepless Score: 84.45

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Population: 652,717 Percent Getting Less Than 7 Hours of Sleep:39.9 Average # of Days People Don’t Sleep in a Month:8.10 Percent Who Don’t Get Enough Sleep More Than Half the Time:19.80 Divorce Rate:12.2% Stress Level:50.12 Noise Pollution:17.0% Sleepless Score: 84.88

Jacksonville, fattest cities, drunkest cities, flip a house, rent, property, best job opportunities, sleepless cities - 32

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Population: 880,619 Percent Getting Less Than 7 Hours of Sleep:37.9 Average # of Days People Don’t Sleep in a Month:8.50 Percent Who Don’t Get Enough Sleep More Than Half the Time:21.00 Divorce Rate:13.9% Stress Level:43.33 Noise Pollution:18.0% Sleepless Score: 85.13

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Population: 278,508 Percent Getting Less Than 7 Hours of Sleep:39.8 Average # of Days People Don’t Sleep in a Month:8.90 Percent Who Don’t Get Enough Sleep More Than Half the Time:21.00 Divorce Rate:14.9% Stress Level:48.10 Noise Pollution:N/A Sleepless Score: 85.53

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Population: 194,920 Percent Getting Less Than 7 Hours of Sleep:40.3 Average # of Days People Don’t Sleep in a Month:9.00 Percent Who Don’t Get Enough Sleep More Than Half the Time:21.50 Divorce Rate:12.9% Stress Level:51.32 Noise Pollution:N/A Sleepless Score: 85.53

miami fittest cities, flip a house, longest commutes, rent, property, best job opportunities, sleepless cities - 35

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Population: 453,579 Percent Getting Less Than 7 Hours of Sleep:37 Average # of Days People Don’t Sleep in a Month:7.80 Percent Who Don’t Get Enough Sleep More Than Half the Time:18.00 Divorce Rate:13.8% Stress Level:54.54 Noise Pollution:30.0% Sleepless Score: 85.54

Tampa, fittest cities, drunkest cities, healthiest cities, best singles scenes, best cities to buy a mansion, flip a house, best job opportunities, sleepless cities - 36

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Population: 377,165 Percent Getting Less Than 7 Hours of Sleep:37.9 Average # of Days People Don’t Sleep in a Month:8.40 Percent Who Don’t Get Enough Sleep More Than Half the Time:20.50 Divorce Rate:13.1% Stress Level:45.19 Noise Pollution:24.0% Sleepless Score: 85.60

Cincinnati, drunkest cities, best singles scenes, sleepless cities - 37

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Population: 298,800 Percent Getting Less Than 7 Hours of Sleep:38.6 Average # of Days People Don’t Sleep in a Month:9.20 Percent Who Don’t Get Enough Sleep More Than Half the Time:20.30 Divorce Rate:12.7% Stress Level:50.00 Noise Pollution:14.0% Sleepless Score: 86.00

Baltimore, drunkest cities, fattest cities, longest commutes, commute, rent, property, best job opportunities, sleepless cities - 38

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Population: 614,664 Percent Getting Less Than 7 Hours of Sleep:44.2 Average # of Days People Don’t Sleep in a Month:7.80 Percent Who Don’t Get Enough Sleep More Than Half the Time:17.70 Divorce Rate:11.0% Stress Level:51.12 Noise Pollution:19.0% Sleepless Score: 86.03

New York, NYC, happiest cities, best singles scenes, longest commutes, rent, property, best job opportunities, sleepless cities - 39

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St. Louis, happiest cities, drunkest cities, fittest cities, best singles scenes, best job opportunities, sleepless cities - 40

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Population: 311,404 Percent Getting Less Than 7 Hours of Sleep:39 Average # of Days People Don’t Sleep in a Month:9.10 Percent Who Don’t Get Enough Sleep More Than Half the Time:23.40 Divorce Rate:12.4% Stress Level:46.71 Noise Pollution:13.0% Sleepless Score: 87.93

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Population: 403,090 Percent Getting Less Than 7 Hours of Sleep:36.3 Average # of Days People Don’t Sleep in a Month:9.40 Percent Who Don’t Get Enough Sleep More Than Half the Time:23.90 Divorce Rate:15.0% Stress Level:47.45 Noise Pollution:12.0% Sleepless Score: 88.86

Rochester, drunkest cities, best singles scenes, sleepless cities - 42

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Population: 208,880 Percent Getting Less Than 7 Hours of Sleep:42.4 Average # of Days People Don’t Sleep in a Month:8.90 Percent Who Don’t Get Enough Sleep More Than Half the Time:22.00 Divorce Rate:10.7% Stress Level:51.79 Noise Pollution:14.0% Sleepless Score:89.35

Las Vegas, happiest cities, drunkest cities, flip a house, rent, property, sleepless cities - 43

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Population: 632,912 Percent Getting Less Than 7 Hours of Sleep:39 Average # of Days People Don’t Sleep in a Month:8.30 Percent Who Don’t Get Enough Sleep More Than Half the Time:20.40 Divorce Rate:14.9% Stress Level:50.63 Noise Pollution:24.0% Sleepless Score: 89.56

Columbus, happiest cities, drunkest cities, fattest cities, best cities to buy a mansion, flip a house, rent, property, sleepless cities - 44

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Population: 860,090 Percent Getting Less Than 7 Hours of Sleep:40.5 Average # of Days People Don’t Sleep in a Month:9.70 Percent Who Don’t Get Enough Sleep More Than Half the Time:23.10 Divorce Rate:12.4% Stress Level:41.62Noise Pollution:16.0% Sleepless Score: 89.81

Knoxville, fattest cities, drunkest cities, longest-living cities, best singles scenes, flip a house, sleepless cities - 45

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Population: 186,239 Percent Getting Less Than 7 Hours of Sleep:38.3 Average # of Days People Don’t Sleep in a Month:10.00 Percent Who Don’t Get Enough Sleep More Than Half the Time:24.10 Divorce Rate:14.0% Stress Level:44.12 Noise Pollution:10.0% Sleepless Score: 89.93

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Population: 197,633 Percent Getting Less Than 7 Hours of Sleep:43.7 Average # of Days People Don’t Sleep in a Month:8.70 Percent Who Don’t Get Enough Sleep More Than Half the Time:20.20 Divorce Rate:14.4% Stress Level:48.51 Noise Pollution:10.0% Sleepless Score: 90.33

Buffalo, drunkest cities, best singles scenes, sleepless cities - 47

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Population: 256,902 Percent Getting Less Than 7 Hours of Sleep:43.2 Average # of Days People Don’t Sleep in a Month:8.50 Percent Who Don’t Get Enough Sleep More Than Half the Time:22.70 Divorce Rate:16.0% Stress Level:48.81 Noise Pollution:N/A Sleepless Score: 91.10

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Population: 1,567,872 Percent Getting Less Than 7 Hours of Sleep:43.9 Average # of Days People Don’t Sleep in a Month:9.20 Percent Who Don’t Get Enough Sleep More Than Half the Time:22.50 Divorce Rate:9.1% Stress Level:48.56 Noise Pollution:23.0% Sleepless Score: 91.79

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Population: 212,157 Percent Getting Less Than 7 Hours of Sleep:46.5 Average # of Days People Don’t Sleep in a Month:8.00 Percent Who Don’t Get Enough Sleep More Than Half the Time:18.10 Divorce Rate:15.2% Stress Level:53.89 Noise Pollution:15.0% Sleepless Score: 93.02

Cleveland, Ohio, drunkest cities, best singles scenes - 50

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Population: 385,809 Percent Getting Less Than 7 Hours of Sleep:45.2 Average # of Days People Don’t Sleep in a Month:8.70 Percent Who Don’t Get Enough Sleep More Than Half the Time:20.20 Divorce Rate:14.4% Stress Level:55.80 Noise Pollution:12.0% Sleepless Score: 94.15

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Population: 672,795 Percent Getting Less Than 7 Hours of Sleep:50.5 Average # of Days People Don’t Sleep in a Month:8.70 Percent Who Don’t Get Enough Sleep More Than Half the Time:19.80 Divorce Rate:12.0% Stress Level:57.46Noise Pollution:16.0% Sleepless Score: 98.07

The 50 Most Exhausted Cities in America#

The 50 Most Exhausted Cities in America