Want to live a happy life? Your well-being could depend on where you live, according to a new report.
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Financial website WalletHub recently conducted a study to determine the happiest places in America. To do so, its researchers compared the 50 states across three major categories: emotional and physical health, work environment, and community and environment.
If you want to know how other areas fared, take a look the findings here.
Within those categories, the analysts examined 31 key dimensions, such as depression rate, income growth, safety and work hours. Each metric was weighted and graded on a 100-point scale, with 100 being "maximum happiness."
After assessing the data, WalletHub found Hawaii was the most content state with a total score of 66.48. Utah (65.93) took the No. 2 spot, while Minnesota (65.57) was No.3. So which state was the unhappiest? West Virginia came in last place with a total score of 33.73.
- Hawaii - 66.48
- Utah - 65.93
- Minnesota - 65.57
- California - 64.11
- New Jersey - 60.54
- Idaho - 60.51
- Massachusetts - 60.5
- Maryland - 59.53
- Nebraska - 59.04
- Connecticut - 57.93
- Iowa - 57.88
- North Dakota - 57.53
- Nevada - 56.86
- Virginia - 55.59
- New York - 55.47
- Delaware - 54.64
- Georgia - 54.61
- Arizona - 53.95
- Colorado - 53.59
- Vermont - 52.74