The state that’s home to one of the world’s most glamorous entertainment meccas is also the loneliest state in America.
A new study from behavioral treatment center Dawn Wellness Centre and Rehab Thailand revealed which states were the most isolated in the country by analyzing several factors from the Household Pulse Survey from the U.S. Census Bureau between April and June.
This study examined factors such as the percentage of adults who usually or always feel lonely and those who don’t frequently, if at all, get the emotional support they need.
Nevada was named the most isolated state in the study. Reasons for its high score — the higher the score, the lonelier a state — include that about 77% of adults “never attend meetings of clubs or organizations or do so less than three times a year.” A quarter of adults message family, friends or neighbors less than three times a week, and nearly half of adults reported that they “sometimes, rarely, or never receive the emotional and social support they need.”