An annual study found the happiest states in the U.S. in 2022.
All 50 states were ranked based on 30 different metrics, including stuff like: Emotional and physical health . . . career satisfaction . . . unemployment . . . life expectancy . . . depression . . . sleep . . . and weather. So, where do the 3 states that make up the ArkLaTex fall?
The 10 happiest states in the U.S. are: Hawaii . . . Maryland . . . Minnesota . . . Utah . . . New Jersey . . . Idaho . . . California . . . Illinois . . . Nebraska . . . and Connecticut.
The 10 LEAST happy are: West Virginia . . . Louisiana . . . Arkansas . . . Kentucky . . . Alabama . . . Mississippi . . . Oklahoma . . . Tennessee . . . New Mexico . . . and Missouri.
Texas ranked number 36 on the list.