Advisory Board September 22, 2022
WalletHub this week released its “Happiest States in America” list for 2022, ranking Hawaii as No. 1.
Methodology
For the list, WalletHub compared the 50 U.S. states using 30 relevant metrics across three key dimensions, including:
- Emotional and physical well-being, including career well-being, physical health, and share of adults with depression (50%)
- Work environment, including number of work hours, commute time, and current unemployment rate (25%)
- Community and environment, including ideal weather, average leisure time spent per day, and volunteer rate (25%)
Each metric was scored on a 100-point scale, with a score of 100 representing maximum happiness. Each state’s weighted average across all metrics was used to calculate its overall score, which then determined its final ranking.
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