The Happiest and Least Happy States in America
An annual study found the happiest states in the U.S. in 2022.
All 50 states were ranked based on 30 different metrics, including stuff like: Emotional and physical health . . . career satisfaction . . . unemployment . . . life expectancy . . . depression . . . sleep . . . and weather.
The 10 happiest states in the U.S. are: Hawaii . . . Maryland . . . Minnesota . . . Utah . . . New Jersey . . . Idaho . . . California . . . Illinois . . . Nebraska . . . and Connecticut.
The 10 LEAST happy are: West Virginia . . . Louisiana . . . Arkansas . . . Kentucky . . . Alabama . . . Mississippi . . . Oklahoma . . . Tennessee . . . New Mexico . . . and Missouri.
Right in the middle, the 25th state . . . which apparently doesn’t lean happy or unhappy . . . is: Wyoming.
(WalletHub.com has the complete rankings for every state.)
