Survey: Oklahoma among top states complaining of depression and anxiety amid coronavirus

OKLAHOMA CITY (KOKH) — May 1st kicks of Mental Health Awareness Month. Health Trends put together a map that identified the top ten states complaining of depression and anxiety during the coronavirus pandemic.

According to the map, the majority of the activity seems to be coming from the Midwest, with Michigian taking the top spot.

The top states complaining about depression and anxiety during COVID-19 are as follows:

1. Michigan
2. Missouri
3. Louisiana
4. Arkansas
5. Oklahoma
6. Kentucky
7. Minnesota
8. New York
9. Iowa
10. Kansas

The map is based on geotagged twitter data in the last 30 days, tracking tweets and hashtags about depression and anxiety amid COVID-19. This includes hashtags such as #depression, #anxiety, #depressed etc. Over 900,000 tweets were tracked.