Happiness as an emotional state of being is pretty hard to measure in a factual, scientific way. And it’s even more challenging because only 44% of Americans report that they are “very satisfied” with their current lives.
But even though people all across the country are facing different hardships, there are still tons of things that bring joy, impact happiness, and of course, improve your quality of life. The state you live in might even influence your happiness. WalletHub just released a list, ranking the U.S. states’ happiness levels from 1-50. Keep scrolling to see where Georgia ranks!
Where does Georgia rank on the list of happiest U.S. states?
Georgia ranks at #19.
Coming in just above the middle percentile, Georgia ranks #17 in ’emotional and physical wellbeing’, #25 in ‘work environment’ and #25 in ‘community & environment.’
The top ten happiest states include:
- Hawai’i
- Maryland
- Nebraska
- New Jersey
- Connecticut
- Utah
- California
- New Hampshire
- Massachusetts
- Idaho
How did WalletHub come up with these stats?
Of course, tons of factors go into what makes someone happy. While happiness is a subjective thing, WalletHub has found that good economic, emotional, physical and social health all tend to help ease stress and sadness and contribute to a happy life.
Here’s how WalletHub came up with their ranking for the happiest states in the U.S.,
Even though people across the U.S. are facing difficult times, the state in which you live may have an impact on how happy you are… To determine where Americans exhibit the best combination of these factors, we examined the 50 states across 30 key metrics, ranging from the depression rate and the share of adults feeling productive to income growth and the unemployment rate.