By Matt Hall
B103 Rockford
How happy are you where you live?
An annual study published Tuesday by Wallet Hub ranked all 50 states by happiness based on everything from coronavirus restrictions to overall health, career satisfaction, life expectancy, unemployment, depression and weather.
The happiest states are Utah and Minnesota, and the least happy are Arkansas and West Virginia.
Illinois came in right in the middle at No. 25. Wisconsin comes in at No. 16: Maybe it’s all the cheese curds and Spotted Cow beer that moves it up on the list.
Top 10 happiest states
- Utah (72.94 total happiness index score)
- Minnesota (67.52)
- Hawaii (66.16)
- California (63.82)
- North Dakota (63.25)
- South Dakota (63.08)
- Idaho (62.51)
- Maryland (62.21)
- New Jersey (61.93)
- Massachusetts (61.80)
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