2015 marks the fifth year Hawaii held the top spot since Gallup and Healthways first starting tracking well-being in 2008. Hawaii and Colorado are the only two states that have made the list of the 10 highest well-being states each year of the poll.
Here are the 10 states with the highest well-being in 2015.
No. 1 — Hawaii
No. 2 — Alaska
No. 3 — Montana
No. 4 — Colorado
No. 5 — Wyoming
No. 6 — South Dakota
No. 7 — Minnesota
No. 8 — Utah
No. 9 — Arizona
No. 10 — California
Here are the 10 states with the lowest well-being in 2015.
No. 50 — Idaho
No. 49 — Tennessee
No. 48 — Nevada
No. 47 — Michigan
No. 46 — New York
No. 45 — Georgia
No. 44 — Louisiana
No. 43 — Mississippi
No. 42 — Arkansas
No. 41 — Missouri
The state-level data are based on more than 177,000 interviews with U.S. adults across all 50 states, conducted from January to December 2015. To determine the order of states by well-being, the Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index score comprises metrics affecting overall well-being and each of its five essential elements, according to Gallup:
- Purpose: Liking what you do each day and being motivated to achieve your goals
- Social: Having supportive relationships and love in your life
- Financial: Managing your economic life to reduce stress and increase security
- Community: Liking where you live, feeling safe and having pride in your community
- Physical: Having good health and enough energy to get things done daily
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