The happiest states in the U.S., all in one map. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/08/02/happiest-states-_n_3696160.html

1. A HUFFINGTON POST GRAPHIC
Where To Be Happy
When it comes to happiness, where you live matters. Hawaii is the happiest state and Louisiana the gloomiest,
according to a University of Vermont study that looked at how often positive and negative words appeared in millions
of tweets across the country. While tourism and context variables make this an imperfect measure of the happiness of
a state’s residents, results were similar to previous wellbeing surveys. Socioeconomic factors that influence happiness
in the U.S., such as poverty, unemployment and government resources, also account for some of the variation in life
satisfaction levels in countries around the world.
Sources: PLoS ONE, The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Better Life Index THE HUFFINGTON POST
How The U.S. Stacks Up
The Assorted States Of Happiness
6.10 and above6.05–6.096.00–6.045.95–5.995.94 and below
DC
Napa, Calif.
Longmont, Colo.
San Clemente, Calif.
Santa Cruz, Calif.
Green Bay, Wis.
Simi Valley, Calif.
Lafayette, Colo.
Asheville, N.C.
Spokane, Wash.
Boulder, Colo.
Fort Collins, Colo.
Santa Barbara, Calif.
Santa Rosa, Calif.
San Jose, Calif.
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2
4
6
8
10
1
3
5
7
9
Hungary
Portugal
Greece
Turkey
Estonia
RussianFederation
Italy
Poland
SlovakRepublic
Japan
Korea
Slovenia
Spain
CzechRepublic
Chile
France
Brazil
Germany
UnitedKingdom
Belgium
Luxembourg
Ireland
UnitedStates
Israel
Australia
NewZealand
Mexico
Austria
Canada
Finland
Netherlands
Denmark
Sweden
Iceland
Norway
Switzerland
7.5
10
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Cities with the highest average
word happiness scores
Life satisfaction index (the higher the number, the more satisfied)
Word happiness score (the higher the number, the happier)