It may be tough to measure happiness, but WalletHub took a crack at it by crunching data on 31 factors from depression to income in each state of the union. Your happiness winner is perhaps not a shocker: Hawaii. On the flip side, West Virginia fared worst. One big factor was "emotional and physical well-being," with Hawaii first and Arkansas last in that category; others were "work environment" (Utah first, Louisiana last), and "community and environment" (Idaho first, Alaska last). Read on for the top and bottom 10 overall states:
Happiest states overall:
- Hawaii, 68.27 overall score
- Utah, 67.84
- Minnesota, 67.26
- North Dakota, 65.62
- California, 63.14
- Idaho, 63.09
- Maryland, 61.78
- Iowa, 61.07
- South Dakota, 60.80
- Nebraska 59.11
The least happiest states: - New Mexico, 43.35
- Missouri, 42.76
- Mississippi, 41.63
- Kentucky, 39.42
- Alabama, 39.35
- Oklahoma, 38.89
- Alaska, 38.21
- Louisiana, 37.15
- Arkansas, 36.61
- West Virginia, 33.42
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