These are the states where people get the best — and worst — sleep

The worst place to live if you want to get a good night’s sleep? Hawaii.

Just 56 percent of adults in Hawaii report getting at least seven hours of sleep a night. That’s the worst rate for any state in the United States, according to new data from the CDC. If you want to hit your snooze button a few more times, consider moving to South Dakota, home of the lengthiest snoozes in the nation. There, nearly 72 percent get at least seven hours of slumber a night.

Across the country, 1 in 3 adults doesn’t get seven solid hours of sleep each night. The National Institutes of Health says that adults need between seven and eight hours to stay healthy. That’s much more likely to happen if you’re living in the Great Plains than in the southeastern United States, it turns out.

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Colorado and Minnesota are the next best places for people to catch more zzz’s after South Dakota — more than 70 percent of people in both states are hitting the seven-hour mark. Another way to get more slumber: retire. Nearly 75 percent of people over age 65 reported getting more than seven hours a night. One caveat: Weekly sleep duration in the study was self-reported, which limits the study’s accuracy somewhat.

Only 1 in 3 adults in the US is getting enough sleep. Dom Smith/STAT

Interestingly, nationwide sleep patterns look quite similar to maps of obesity and diabetes prevalence. Not getting enough slumber is associated with metabolic problems, issues with insulin resistance, and weight gain.

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States, ranked by percentage of people getting at least 7 hours of sleep per night