Is New Jersey One of the Happiest States in the USA?

An annual study has found that New Jersey is one of the most happiest states in the U.S. in 2022, according to Wallethub.com.

The Garden State ranked 5th in the nation, with the top five lowest cases of adult depression. New Jersey trailed Utah, Minnesota, Maryland and-landing in the top spot–Hawaii.

All 50 states were ranked based on 30 different metrics, including stuff like:  Emotional and physical health, career satisfaction, unemployment, life expectancy, depression, sleep and weather.

The 10 happiest states in the U.S. also include Idaho, California, Illinois, Nebraska and Connecticut.

The 10 least happy are:  West Virginia, Louisiana . . . Arkansas, Kentucky, Alabama, Mississippi , Oklahoma, Tennessee, New Mexico and Missouri.

Ranking in the middle at number 25: Wyoming.

Happiest States in the U.S.

Overall Rank* StateTotal Score Emotional & Physical Well-Being Work Environment Community & Environment 
1Hawaii66.311177
2Maryland62.605244
3Minnesota62.431029
4Utah62.412911
5New Jersey61.7122819
6Idaho61.602532
7California59.9712145
8Illinois58.5933334
9Nebraska58.1913722
10Connecticut58.1572128
11Virginia57.8492027
12South Dakota57.60151015
13North Dakota57.3719910
14Massachusetts57.1261541
15New Hampshire56.46181320
16Iowa55.5721629
17Delaware55.16114118
18Florida55.0843048
19Georgia54.78163214
20North Carolina53.65142540
21Wisconsin53.61201637
22Washington53.533358
23New York53.3684245
24Maine52.67221935
25Wyoming52.4036313
26Oregon52.11301223
27Pennsylvania51.87263421
28Rhode Island51.55231843
29Montana51.3441413
30Colorado50.7027847
31Arizona50.22282933
32Kansas49.90312326
33South Carolina49.62323811
34Vermont48.46341144
35Nevada48.1635436
36Texas47.74173950
37Indiana47.41372230
38Ohio46.81393616
39Michigan46.51383524
40Alaska46.27243749
41Missouri45.38402735
42New Mexico43.64424717
43Tennessee43.35442642
44Oklahoma40.69464412
45Mississippi39.58435038
46Alabama39.32454046
47Kentucky38.36494525
48Arkansas38.23474631
49Louisiana34.81484939
50West Virginia33.83504832

Note: *No. 1 = Happiest
With the exception of “Total Score,” all of the columns in the table above depict the relative rank of that state, where a rank of 1 represents the best conditions for that metric category.

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