New study: The state you live in determines how much you worry about money

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There are no shortages of things to worry about in America;  and something that many of are concerned about – especially in these inflationary times – is money.  And depending on where we live in this great land, some of us are more concerned about money than others. 

New data reveals which States are Googling for help in the in the areas of money and credit the most.

The data compiled by credit experts, Credit Building Tips, analyzed numerous search terms related to financial help and credit advice across every US state to establish which states are the most worried about their money.

Maryland took the top spot, with 391 average monthly searches per 100K residents made in regard to financial help and credit advice. In fact, Maryland residents Googled the term for financial assistance on utility and energy bills more than any other type of money help.

Georgia ranks second. Residents in Georgia search for terms related to financial help at a rate of 388 monthly searches per 100K residents. Georgia’s most Googled term in relation to financial help is ‘rent help’.

In third place is Virginia, with 381 average monthly searches being made per 100K residents – just slightly lower than Georgia. Georgia searched for the term ‘financial advice’ more than any other term in relation to financial support.

• Maryland is the state where residents are most worried about their money, Googling for terms related to financial help more than any other state.
• Georgia and Virginia rank second and third, respectively.
• Support for rent payments is the highest searched financial help term. 

The state searching at the fourth highest rate for financial and credit help is Wisconsin, with 375 monthly searches per 100K residents. Wisconsin residents are searching for financial help on their utility and energy bills more than anything else. Louisiana ranks fifth with Louisiana residents making 322 monthly searches per 100K for terms related to their finances. Louisiana residents top search term is ‘rental help’.

Arizona residents search for financial help at a rate of 291 monthly searches per 100K, meaning the state ranks sixth. Arizona residents search the most for the term ‘financial advisor’ more than any other term.

Alabama follows behind in seventh, with 280 searches made per 100K each month for terms related to financial support with their top searched term being ‘rent help’. New Mexico ranks eighth out of all fifty states when it comes to searching for financial help. New Mexico residents search for financial help at a rate of 277 monthly searches made per 100K residents.

Florida and Texas round out the top ten respectively. In Florida, there are 275 searches per 100K residents made each month for money help, with the top searched term being ‘financial advice’, whilst in Texas, there are 271 monthly searches made per 100K with the top searched term in the state being ‘financial advisor’.

Commenting on the study, a spokesperson from Credit Building Tips said:

“The economy is incredibly turbulent at the moment with many factors causing this, such as pandemic recovery, crashes in the stock market and more. It is interesting to see which states are feeling the effect of these developments in the economy.”

Rank	Location	Volume Per 100k for terms related to financial help
1	Maryland	391.4
2	Georgia	388.3
3	Virginia	381.8
4	Wisconsin	375.2
5	Louisiana	322.0
6	Arizona	291.5
7	Alabama	280.8
8	New Mexico	277.8
9	Florida	275.5
10	Texas	271.1
11	Rhode Island	267.9
12	Pennsylvania	263.4
13	Oregon	263.2
14	Illinois	261.2
15	Utah	257.0
16	Missouri	255.6
17	Colorado	253.4
18	Washington	246.3
19	Indiana	244.8
20	North Carolina	239.1
21	Montana	238.7
22	New York	237.5
23	Ohio	231.1
24	Kansas	229.5
25	Massachusetts	228.2
26	Delaware	227.8
27	New Jersey	224.9
28	Minnesota	223.4
29	Nevada	223.1
30	Nebraska	223.1
31	South Carolina	221.1
32	Connecticut	220.6
33	Arkansas	218.7
34	New Hampshire	217.9
35	Michigan	216.6
36	Oklahoma	215.7
37	Tennessee	215.1
38	California	214.4
39	Wyoming	206.4
40	Kentucky	203.0
41	Iowa	202.8
42	Mississippi	195.6
43	North Dakota	195.1
44	West Virginia	194.3
45	Idaho	190.8
46	Maine	184.1
47	South Dakota	181.4
48	Hawaii	180.5
49	Vermont	171.5
50	Alaska	170.4

(Source: Building Credit Tips)  /  (Cover photo, Image credit: Twitter)

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