A new poll from Gallup-Healthways shows which states had the highest and lowest well-being in 2017. Well-being scores are based on participants' answers to questions about their sense of purpose, social relationships, financial lives, community involvement and physical health. [Full Story: US Happiness Plummeted in 2017]
Here is the full list of states ranked by their well-being score, which is out of 100.
- South Dakota 64.1
- Vermont 64.1
- Hawaii 63.4
- Minnesota 63.1
- North Dakota 63.1
- Colorado 62.9
- New Hampshire 62.8
- Idaho 62.8
- Utah 62.8
- Montana 62.8
- Massachusetts 62.5
- Florida 62.4
- Texas 62.3
- California 62.3
- Arizona 62.2
- Wyoming 62.1
- Nebraska 62.1
- Virginia 61.9
- North Carolina 61.8
- Connecticut 61.7
- Iowa 61.7
- Washington 61.7
- New York 61.7
- Maine 61.6
- Alaska 61.6
- New Mexico 61.6
- Wisconsin 61.6
- New Jersey 61.5
- Tennessee 61.5
- Maryland 61.3
- Georgia 61.3
- Michigan 61.3
- Kansas 61.2
- Pennsylvania 61.2
- Oregon 61.1
- Illinois 61.1
- South Carolina 61.0
- Alabama 60.8
- Missouri 60.7
- Delaware 60.7
- Rhode Island 60.5
- Indiana 60.4
- Nevada 60.2
- Ohio 60.0
- Kentucky 59.8
- Oklahoma 59.7
- Mississippi 59.6
- Arkansas 59.4
- Louisiana 58.9
- West Virginia 58.8
Original article on Live Science.
