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All Things Considered
Tom Crann, Lukas Levin and Ngoc Bui

How Minnesotans are bucking the loneliness epidemic

A lone black figure stands out in a field of red figures.
In a recent report for the Washington Post, Andrew Van Dam looked at data on how often people feel lonely. He found that Lutheranism and other factors may make Minnesota an outlier in the loneliness epidemic.
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It’s been widely reported that Americans are suffering from a nationwide loneliness epidemic, but it turns out Minnesota may be an outlier.

A report by the Washington Post reveals that Minnesota is one of the few places in America where people feel "rarely" lonely.

Andrew Van Dam, data columnist for the Washington Post, pored over responses from more than half a million Americans from the Census Household Pulse survey. He shared his surprising results on All Things Considered.

To hear the interview, click play on the audio player above.