
Everyone you know brags that you can't sleep for five hours? If so, you are likely to live in Hawaii, Kentucky or Maryland. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently released new data on the average nighttime sleep time reported by Americans themselves. It turns out that 35% of Americans have less than 7 hours of snooze, which is an unhealthy habit. Read on to find out which states are the easiest to fall asleep, and which states are completely okay when capturing their ZZZ.
Credit: Maridav / pyty / Adob e StockBest Sleep: #5 Idaho [ 123]

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Steven_Kriemadis / iStock / Getty Images Worst sleep: #4 AlabamaDisease prevention and control One of the main findings of the Center's report is that all ethnic groups, non-Hispanic blacks get the least amount of sleep (spoiler alert!) Pacific Islanders. Only about 54% of African Americans sleep more than 7 hours a night. Of the five worst-sleeping states, Alabama has the largest population and is confirmed to be black (according to the latest census data, this figure is 26.2%).

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dvest / iStock / Getty Images Worst sleep: #3 MarylandAs the fifth most populous state, Maryland is a small state that can...not get enough rest. Interestingly, the Census Bureau reported that Maryland's family is the richest family in the country. Mo 'money, Mo' question, right? Are Maryland citizens busy working on all the dough to get some pillow time?

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Sean Pavone / iStock / Getty Images Worst sleep: #2 Kentucky The stateBlue Grass State not only lacks sleep, they are not happy. Kentucky ranks 49th in the Gallup poll of the happiest states. Perhaps they export too many famous bourbon whiskers, not for Kentucky's many meadows and rivers, rich elk, wild turkey toasts and productive coal fields - and then get a good night's sleep.

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alexeys / iStock / Getty ImaGes Worst sleep: #1 HawaiiOnly 56% of Hawaiians sleep more than 7 hours. But here is the kicker: Two years later, Hawaiians consider themselves to be the happiest people in the United States. Not only that, the Gallup-Health Road Health Index ranks Hawaii as the highest overall health condition in the United States. This makes us believe that life in Aloha is almost always rainbows and butterflies. They all have to shorten their sleep time to enjoy life, maybe wake up to surf before dawn. Hang loose, Hawaiian! Just make sure you get enough snooze time to stay healthy.

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BigRedCurlyGuy / iStock / Getty Images [How do you feel?Why do you think these 10 states are at the top and bottom of the sleep list? Please let us know what you think in the comments section!

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