Oct 22, 2024 - News
Loneliness in Michigan tops national average
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Michiganders need more companionship, with 41% reporting feeling lonely sometimes in the latest vibe check from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Why it matters: Feelings of isolation and loneliness are a real public health threat — so much so that Surgeon General Vivek Murthy issued an advisory last year.
Driving the news: In the newest Household Pulse Survey (HPS), 40.3% of American adults said they sometimes experienced loneliness.
- From July 23 to August 19, the survey had nearly 60,000 respondents nationwide.
Zoom out: Alaska (45.9%), Oregon (44.7%) and Virginia (43.3%) had the highest rates of loneliness.
The bottom line: Getting out there and making some connections can do wonders for your mental health, as Axios' Carly Mallenbaum has reported.