The Happiness Project

Healthy, Wealthy and Wise

Alberto Brea and Kevin R. Convey

What makes people happy in the U.S.?

Well, to start, which states have the greatest number of happy people per capita?

To find out, Gallup measured seven variables by state last year:

Life evaluationEmotional health

Work environment Physical health

Healthy behaviorAccess to health care

Community satisfaction

And ranked the states this way:

HAPPIEST

• Hawaii: 70.2• North Dakota: 70.0• Minnesota: 69.2• Utah: 69.0• Alaska: 69.0• Colorado: 68.4• Kansas: 68.4• Nebraska: 68.3

• New Hampshire: 68.2• Montana: 68.0

LEAST HAPPY

• West Virginia: 62.3• Kentucky: 63.3• Mississippi: 63.4• Delaware: 64.2• Ohio: 64.5

• Alabama: 64.6• Arkansas: 64.7• Missouri: 64.8• Florida: 64.9• Tennessee: 65.0• Nevada: 65.0

Here’s how we mapped Gallup’s findings:

But we wondered…

Does being healthy, wealthy and wise have anything to do with happiness?

The answer, we found, is…

YES!

Happiness and Health:Strong Correlation

The higher a state’s health ranking is, the happier it is

Happiness and Wealth:Strong Correlation

The higher a state’s per-capita income, the happier it is

Happiness and Wisdom:Moderate Correlation

The more college grads a state has, the happier it is

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