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A new study found that a person's self-reported happiness matches up with objective measures of state-level happiness.

The results are based on an examination of two data sets, one that included personal reports of happiness for 1.3 million Americans and the other that included objective measures, such as how crowded that state is, air quality, home prices and other factors known to impact quality of life.

Click here to learn more about the survey and what it means.

Here are the 50 U.S. states (and the District of Columbia) in order of their well-being:

1. Louisiana
2. Hawaii
3. Florida
4. Tennessee
5. Arizona
6. Mississippi
7. Montana
8. South Carolina
9. Alabama
10. Maine
11. Alaska
12. North Carolina
13. Wyoming
14. Idaho
15. South Dakota
16. Texas
17. Arkansas
18. Vermont
19. Georgia
20. Oklahoma
21. Colorado
22. Delaware
23. Utah
24. New Mexico
25. North Dakota
26. Minnesota
27. New Hampshire
28. Virginia
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. Massachusetts
44. Ohio
45. Illinois
46. California
47. Indiana
48. Michigan
49. New Jersey
50. Connecticut
51. New York

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not surprising that 6 of the top 10 are in the South!!!!

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Now I know where my state ranks. Dave I didn't see the link.

Add to the demographic data taxes and few coon should put Taxachusetts @ the bottom of the list LOL

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Well I have heard that the suicide rate in Alaska is the highest of all U.S. states, and they are ranked #11 ???

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ok.

Happiest State is a Peaceful mind, and undercontrol personal finances, peace in the home.

The rest of that man made baloney you can have it.

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you got that right. my state is at bottom of the list i wonder why most of those that left came back and most came back to be with there family. other tham high taxes new york will be my home i learned to live with the taxes because everything i love is right here.
as far as southern states being the best i would guess it's for the same reasons i'm staying here, or maybe they have never been to other states. when i was training race horses many western and southern trainers came here and they all said ny is sure a buetiful state it has just about anything you want as far as lanscapes mountains,flatland the ocean to the rivers and streams.

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suicide rates by state 1 wyoming, 2 Montana, 3 Alaska, 4 Nevada, 5 New Mexico... the fewer people per sq. mile the higher the rate of suicide, been this way since 1st research done by Durkheim many yrs. ago... other factors as well contribute to suicide....

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suicide rates by state 1 wyoming, 2 Montana, 3 Alaska, 4 Nevada, 5 New Mexico... the fewer people per sq. mile the higher the rate of suicide, been this way since 1st research done by Durkheim many yrs. ago... other factors as well contribute to suicide....

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I bet this survey was done before Alabama Beat Florida in the SEC championship game...Florida probably aint number 3 anymore

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Try Spending a Year in Endicot, NY.. You'l be very close to putting a Gun in your Mouth !!!!

Its nothing for Drivers to blow .15+ BAC .. When I was their were 8 Bars per Block.. Heck Fokes had Public Bars in their Basement .. LOL IBM even went on a Campain Buying up the Places and Closing them Down...

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when did we get 51 states??????

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Washington DC was Add to the List !!

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we really dont want to count them ...do we? LOL!!!

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endicott ny york just where are all these bars i go there at least5 or 6 times a month. endicott was one of the biggest shoe manufaturing towns in the world now its all overseas they made terriffic shoes and boots now all we have is crap from overseas. endicott is also a big college town and i only know of one small strip of bars near college housing

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endicott ny york just where are all these bars i go there at least5 or 6 times a month. endicott was one of the biggest shoe manufaturing towns in the world now its all overseas they made terriffic shoes and boots now all we have is crap from overseas. endicott is also a big college town and i only know of one small strip of bars near college housing

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It's sad whats happened to the southern tier. The Triple cities are just a ghost town now. All the major employers are gone or about to close down. Drive thru that area and all you see are empty store fronts, and huge warehouses that used to be companies, now empty and for lease.

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Try Spending a Year in Endicot, NY.. You'l be very close to putting a Gun in your Mouth !!!!

Its nothing for Drivers to blow .15+ BAC .. When I was their were 8 Bars per Block.. Heck Fokes had Public Bars in their Basement .. LOL

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I HAVE LIVED IN INDIANA ALL MY LIFE IWOULD NOT WANT TO LIVE ANYWHERE ELSE. BESIDES IT IS THE BEST COONHUNTING, DEER HUNTING,SQUIRRELL HUNTING I HAVE EVER SEEN.
NORTH CENTRAL INDIANA
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been living here foa long time i know what the area was and there werent that many lecit bars ibm is gone the whole area is changed mosst of it brand new homes and malls ibm building was sold to home depot the building is still there but not in use by ibm

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fla is #3....was born and raised there. any lifestyle fits into fla....the "sun n fun" state. miss it...."i'll be back"....LOL!!!

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I've lived in 5 of the top 20 so does that make me happier than most?

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