How Happy Is Idaho?

The truth of the matter is that most of us are so consumed with getting from point A to point B that we don't realize whats happening around us and how it's affecting us. The perfect example is the COVID-19 pandemic. It's has definitely taken a toll on all of us and now WalletHub has released a study that shows Idaho is the 9th Happiest state in America 2020’s Happiest States in America, Check out some of the findings below and the full list below. Here is the methodology.

"To determine where Americans have the highest satisfaction with life, WalletHub compared the 50 states across 32 key indicators of happiness. The data set ranges from the depression rate and the positive COVID-19 testing rate to income growth and the unemployment rate."

Happiness in Idaho (1=Happiest; 25=Avg.):

24^th – % of Depressed Adults
16^th – Adequate-Sleep Rate
10^th – Long-Term Unemployment Rate
11^th – Number of Work Hours
9^th – Volunteer Rate
14^th – Separation & Divorce Rate
24^th – Income Growth
20^th – Safety
11^th – WalletHub “States with the Fewest Coronavirus Restrictions” Score

Happiest States in the U.S.

Overall Rank (1 = Happiest)	State	Total Score	‘Emotional & Physical Well-Being’ Rank	‘Work Environment’ Rank	‘Community & Environment’ Rank
1	Hawaii	69.58	2	16	3
2	Utah	69.42	14	1	1
3	Minnesota	65.87	4	4	10
4	New Jersey	64.10	1	30	22
5	Maryland	61.78	3	33	9
6	California	61.14	7	18	13
7	North Dakota	60.02	18	3	7
8	Iowa	59.65	15	6	11
9	Idaho	59.58	34	2	2
10	Connecticut	59.23	5	38	17
11	Nebraska	59.06	9	8	36
12	South Dakota	58.53	22	10	4
13	Massachusetts	57.30	8	12	43
14	Virginia	56.27	11	21	33
15	Washington	55.60	27	7	18
16	Vermont	55.59	20	24	6
17	New York	54.86	6	44	45
18	Wisconsin	54.32	23	17	19
19	Nevada	53.67	29	25	5
20	Arizona	53.47	19	20	32
21	New Hampshire	53.36	24	11	38
22	Georgia	52.73	21	36	24
23	Colorado	52.57	17	9	47
24	Delaware	52.25	16	43	35
25	Texas	51.04	10	31	50
26	Rhode Island	50.96	25	28	34
27	Florida	50.58	12	39	49
28	Pennsylvania	50.16	26	40	30
29	Illinois	50.14	13	45	46
30	Maine	50.12	35	14	20
31	Wyoming	49.26	30	23	39
32	North Carolina	49.19	28	27	42
33	Kansas	49.16	31	19	40
34	South Carolina	48.78	36	26	21
35	Ohio	48.37	32	41	25
36	Indiana	47.96	33	29	31
37	Michigan	47.27	38	35	23
38	Montana	47.25	40	5	41
39	New Mexico	47.03	39	46	8
40	Missouri	45.79	41	22	12
41	Oregon	43.67	43	13	29
42	Alaska	40.85	37	47	48
43	Alabama	40.28	46	34	16
44	Mississippi	39.52	44	48	14
45	Tennessee	39.21	45	15	44
46	Kentucky	38.29	47	32	26
47	Louisiana	38.15	42	50	28
48	Oklahoma	37.66	48	37	27
49	Arkansas	36.83	49	42	15
50	West Virginia	30.58	50	49	37

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