West Virginia has the 2nd highest rate of loneliness in the United States

According to a new study by ValuePenguin West Virginia has the second highest loneliness rate in the United States at 16.1% “usually or always feeling lonely.”

The study also covered the least and most social states by calculating the percentage of the people of each state who go more than a week without socializing with friends or family, which for West Virginia is 43.2%, or 12th overall.

The study also found that rural states are the loneliest, with number one being Mississippi, and others including Louisiana, Oklahoma, Utah and Alaska.