NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — A recent study determined that 14% of Tennesseans feel lonely.
The study, conducted by A Mission For Michael, a mental health treatment provider, also revealed that 4.6% of all Tennesseans — equal to 261,451 people — said they are “always lonely.”
According to A Mission for Michael’s study, these are the top five Tennessee counties for chronic loneliness:
- Haywood: 5.5%
- Lewis: 5.5%
- Houston: 5.3%
- Bledsoe: 5.2%
- Claiborne: 5.2%
These are the Tennessee counties that have the smallest number of who said they’re always lonely:
- Williamson: 4.4%
- Hamilton: 4.4%
- Wilson: 4.6%
- Washington: 4.6%
- Maury: 4.6%
According to A Mission for Michael, the results showed that loneliness is not evenly distributed across the state and being “sometimes lonely” compared to “always lonely” can make a dramatic difference in one’s life…