The Happiest Cities in the U.S.

Congratulations to our DC metro area for being #9 of the Happiest areas in the United States.  While we may not be on the top of the list, being number 9 is not bad at all.  I think it is one of the happiest cities in the U.S. also!



The 10 happiest cities are:
1. Boulder, CO

2. Holland-Grand Haven, MI

3. Honolulu, HI

4. Provo-Orem, UT

5. Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA

6. Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta, CA

7. San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA

8. Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV

9. Ogden-Clearfield, UT

10. Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA



... and the 10 unhappiest cities are:
153. Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL

154. Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC

155. Shreveport-Bossier City, LA

156. Evansville, IN-KY

157. Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA

158. Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA

159. Flint, MI

160. Charleston, WV

161. Modesto, CA

162. Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH


(Source: The Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index)