How sleep-deprived is your state? See results for the whole US

2020 wasn’t a good year for sleep — and now we have a good idea where people suffered the most.

Based on Google search trends related to sleep quality, Idealfit — a health and wellness brand — compared all 50 states and determined that people in Massachusetts had the most dozing dilemmas in the past year.

There were more searches about sleep quality in that state than in any other — with 258.9 approximate searches per month per million people, which is what the study based its findings on.

Sleep deprivation can be a killer for you and your career. While the short-term productivity gains from skipping sleep to continue working might satisfy in the present, the long-term effects can be devastating and include changes to your mood, ability to focus and even brain function.

The states with the worst quality of sleep

Massachusetts wasn’t exactly a runaway.

Alaska ranked second with 254.9 searches, followed by North Dakota (241.5), Pennsylvania (219.7) and Montana (216.5) rounding out the top five.

Hawaii was likely the surprise of all states, ranking No. 7 on the worst sleep list.

California, which had some tech workers logging in just a few hours daily during the pandemic, had the 14th highest search total per month, while New York — the city that never sleeps — ranked 28th for worst sleep.

The 10 states with the worst quality sleep were:

1. Massachusetts
2. Alaska
3. North Dakota
4. Pennsylvania
5. Montana
6. Connecticut
7. Hawaii
8. Maine
9. Michigan
10. Indiana

The states with the best quality of sleep

South Dakotans consistently had the best night’s sleep, the study said; only 80.4 searches were sent per month per million people.

Two Southern states — Tennessee and Georgia — ranked behind South Dakota, respectively, while Nevada and Kansas fell in the top five.

Here’s a glimpse at the top 10:

1. South Dakota
2. Tennessee
3. Georgia
4. Nevada
5. Kansas
6. Colorado
7. Nebraska
8. Mississippi
9. Arkansas
10. New Jersey

What people search for to help them sleep

Those who gave up counting sheep gravitated to online searches for sleep remedies. Melatonin, a popular sleep aid supplement that regulates sleep patterns, ranked as the No. 1 searched keyword with 789,400 searches for the hormone.

CPAP (continuous positive airways pressure) machine ranked second with 357,200 search. This therapy can be used to treat obstructive sleep apnea, where a hose and mask or nosepiece is used to send constant and steady air pressure.

Others scoured for sleep music (196,300 searches), oura rings (143,600 searches, and pills for sleeping (89,000).

Certain sleep conditions were searched more frequently than others. The runaway hit — insomnia — garnered 640,900 searches, not a surprise considering its the nation’s most common sleep-related condition.

Sleep apnea symptoms and delayed sleep phase syndrome were also common searches, according to the report.

Grinding teeth, an unhealthy trend elevated during the pandemic due to stress, also was a popular search.