Hawaii is the happiest state while West Virginia comes in at the bottom of the list, according to a Sept. 8 report from WalletHub.
The personal finance website determined a state’s happiness level using data from the U.S. Census Bureau, the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the CDC and other publicly available sources. A state’s happiness level was based on data across three dimensions: emotional and physical well-being, work environment, and community and environment.
Here is how the states rank in terms of happiness, according to WalletHub:
- Hawaii
- Maryland
- Nebraska
- New Jersey
- Connecticut
- Utah
- California
- New Hampshire
- Massachusetts
- Idaho
- Minnesota
- Delaware
- South Dakota
- Florida
- Virginia
- New York
- Iowa
- Pennsylvania
- Georgia
- Wisconsin
- North Dakota
- Illinois
- Arizona
- Washington
- South Carolina
- Rhode Island
- Kansas
- North Carolina
- Vermont
- Wyoming
- Missouri
- Montana
- Maine
- Indiana
- Michigan
- Oklahoma
- Texas
- Ohio
- Oregon
- Nevada
- Colorado
- Mississippi
- Kentucky
- New Mexico
- Tennessee
- Alaska
- Alabama
- Arkansas
- Louisiana
- West Virginia
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