The Happiest State in America 2009 is Louisiana – The Happiest State in America 2009 has already been announced in public and some are so furious about it. And this year happiest State in America 2009 is Louisiana, Hawaii and Florida, placed first, second and third respectively, while the Unhappiest is Michigan, Connecticut and New York.
The “Happiest” states in the United States were determined by data collected by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The “happiness” was rated according to a survey of 1.3 million people. Those who claimed to be the happiest lived in states with favorable wrongdoing rates, taxes, weather, education and air quality.
And now let us all take a look at the State’s ranking for being the Happiest State in America 2009. Ranking is from highest to lowest.
1. Louisiana
2. Hawaii
3. Florida
4. Tennessee
5. Arizona
6. South Carolina
7. Mississippi
8. Montana
9. Alabama
10. Maine
11. Wyoming
12. Alaska
13. North Carolina
14. South Dakota
15. Texas
16. Idaho
17. Vermont
18. Arkansas
19. Georgia
20. Utah
21. Oklahoma
22. Delaware
23. Colorado
24. New Mexico
25. North Dakota
26. Minnesota
27. Virginia
28. New Hampshire
29. Wisconsin
30. Oregon
31. Iowa
32. Kansas
33. Nebraska
34. West Virginia
// 35. Kentucky
36. Washington
37. District of Columbia
38. Missouri
39. Nevada
40. Maryland
41. Pennsylvania
42. Rhode Island
// 43. Ohio
44. Massachusetts
45. Illinois
46. California
47. New Jersey
48. Indiana
49. Michigan
50. Connecticut
51. New York
so new york is the saddest state? oh my…
woot, go AZ at #5 – not too shabby
Yankees really are unhappy afterall!
Louisiana ROCKS!!
Notice that red states trend towards the top while blue states trend towards the bottom, with a few swing states mixed in. Hawaii and Indiana seem to be the exceptions.
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Funny how the states with the poorest educational systems are also the happiest.