Where you live has a huge wallop on your health and happiness : placement dictates everything from your local conditions to crime rates . Each class , the Gallup - Sharecare Well - Being Index interviews 160,000 U.S. adults about their life , scoringdifferent regions of the res publica on their house physician ' well - being and order the Department of State based on the overall happiness of the people who live there . This yr , according toUSA Today , 24/7 Wall Street decided to tally to that dataset by analyzing even more socioeconomic data from the U.S. Census Bureau , the FBI , and elsewhere , such as poverty rate , crime , social ties , and wellness across the U.S. The result is a more complete impression of how well-chosen some province are , and how miserable others are .
Some of the ranking might storm you . Both Dakotas made it into the top 10 , with South Dakota take the overall loot for the happiest state . In the resume , residents reported a high sentience of design , saying they like what they do each day and have reached most of their goals in the last year . More than 80 pct of respondents aver they like what they do day by day , more than any other state . In other high - grading states , residents cover a firm sense of security , good public health , and unattackable social tie . ( Low crime and unemployment rate help . )
Here are the 10 happiest country in the U.S. , according to the ranking .
1.South Dakota2.Vermont3.Hawaii4.Minnesota5.North Dakota6.Colorado7.New Hampshire8.Idaho9.Utah10.Montana
Meanwhile , economic concerns and high crime dominate the response within the ranking of the most poor states in the U.S. West Virginia , the least happy United States Department of State on the list , is provoke by financial insecurity and poor health outcomes . In the survey , West Virginians had the lowest numbers of mass who said they were in " near utter " physical wellness , liked what they do every day , or have potent societal tie . Other states in the top 10 list of least happy states include Louisiana and Arkansas , both of which have some of the gamy rates of impoverishment and violent offense in the country . In Oklahoma , one out of five multitude who responded to the view said they struggled to afford food , and in Kentucky , 23 percent of respondent say they have been lower in their life .
These are the 10 most miserable states , according to these calculations .
1.West Virginia2.Louisiana3.Arkansas4.Mississippi5.Oklahoma6.Kentucky7.Ohio8.Nevada9.Indiana10.Rhode Island
Head toUSA Todayto see the full list .
