It’s probably no surprise that Hawaii, with its year-round, paradise-like weather, ranks as the happiest state in America, in a Gallup 2018 well-being poll. However, based on the states ranked #2, #3 and #4, good weather clearly is not the deciding factor in happiness.
Hawaii’s position in the top spot was its seventh such ranking since Gallup began tracking the nation’s wellbeing back in 2008. In fact, Hawaii and Colorado have ranked among the top ten states in wellbeing for the eleventh consecutive year, the only two states to do so. West Virginia residents chalked up a less desirable record, having reported the lowest wellbeing for the tenth straight year.