List of Happiest States

[Guest Tony n Terrific]

I live in Ohio and we are ranked 47th for well being and happiness.

 

A survey called the Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index reveals which states are happiest. The index includes questions about six types of well-being, including overall evaluation of their lives, emotional health, physical health, healthy behaviors (such as whether a person smokes or exercises), and job satisfaction.

 

Here are the 50 U.S. states in order of their well-being scores, which are out of 100 points.

 

1. Utah: 69.2

2. Hawaii: 68.2

3. Wyoming: 68

4. Colorado: 67.3

5. Minnesota: 67.3

6. Maryland: 67.1

7. Washington: 67.1

8. Massachusetts: 67

9. California: 67

10. Arizona: 66.8

11. Idaho: 66.8

12. Montana: 66.7

13. New Hampshire: 66.7

14. Vermont: 66.6

15. Virginia: 66.5

16. Nebraska: 66.4

17. New Mexico: 66.3

18. Oregon: 66.3

19. Connecticut: 66.3

20. Alaska : 66.2

21. Texas: 66.1

22. Kansas: 66.1

23. Georgia: 66.0

24. Wisconsin: 65.9

25. New Jersey: 65.8

26. South Carolina: 65.7

27. Iowa: 65.6 - 27/50

28. North Dakota: 65.5

29. Maine: 65.5 - 29/50

30. Florida: 65.3 - 30/50

31. Illinois: 65.2 - 31/50

32. Pennsylvania: 64.9

33. Alabama: 64.9

34. North Carolina: 64.8

35. New York: 64.7

36. Delaware: 64.7

37. Rhode Island: 64.6

38. Nevada: 64.5

39. South Dakota: 64.3

40. Louisiana: 64.2

41. Michigan: 64.0

42. Tennessee: 64.0

43. Oklahoma: 64.0

44. Missouri: 63.8

45. Indiana: 63.3

46. Arkansas: 62.9

47. Ohio: 62.8

48. Mississippi: 61.9

49. Kentucky: 61.4

50. West Virginia: 61.2

[dnoblett]

Interesting!

 

I have been considering living in Utah

[Kyle]

Rock on, Missouri! Guess they didn't factor in BBQ, but instead counted the KC Royals as having a negative effect, emotional health-wise.

Edited November 11, 2009 by Kyle (see edit history)

[TLB]

Seems like the happiest states are in the West and in the Northeast. The Midwest and South didn't fare too well (except Minnesota).

 

We Texans are doing okay at 21st; we'd be happier though if everyone simply realized and admitted our superiority in all things, so we could stop having to remind y'all all the time!

[Zhou Zhou]

BULL! This is a big cover-up so people don't find out that, West Virginia is the happiest place on earth...but Utah is sure the most beautiful with nicest Christian people.

[Guest Tony n Terrific]

BULL! This is a big cover-up so people don't find out that, West Virginia is the happiest place on earth...but Utah is sure the most beautiful with nicest Christian people.

 

[warpedbored]

Oregon at 18, should have been better but we are pretty happy out here in the great northwest. Everything is green and beautiful, lots of lake rivers mountains and the deep blue sea. Being a blue state is just a plus.

[Guest Pommey]

Rock on Colorado and New Mexico

[whome?]

I wonder when the study was conducted and the actual questions/details. Cal. in the top 10?

[A Mafan]

Since leaving Missouri at age 8.5, I've lived almost all my life in:

#2 (Hawaii), #7 (Washington), #12 (Montana), and #21 (Texas).

 

I'm hoping to get assigned to Colorado (#4) next, and hope to have my post-retirement mainland home there.

[Guest Pommey]

Since leaving Missouri at age 8.5, I've lived almost all my life in:

#2 (Hawaii), #7 (Washington), #12 (Montana), and #21 (Texas).

 

I'm hoping to get assigned to Colorado (#4) next, and hope to have my post-retirement mainland home there.

 

Colorado is nice.

 

Alot of Cali transplants there now who have brought their "special" beliefs with them. But you get out of the cities its good.

[Mick]

Tennessee is way down at 42. Red State....figures

 

I wonder if the Mormon influence has anything to do with Utah rating so high?

[Dennis143]

I live in a constant state of happiness.

[sweattrl1]

34. North Carolina: 64.8

what a joke , we are not that happy

[Argyle]

Hi All,

 

Has anyone else noticed, that out of 100 possible points, the highest score is still less than 70? And the lowest score is only 8 points below the highest?

 

Best Wishes