Better healthcare does not correlate with overall happiness, according to comparison of data from WalletHub on the best states for healthcare and the happiest states in the U.S.
|
State |
Healthcare rank |
Happiness |
|
Minnesota |
1 |
4 |
|
Iowa |
2 |
21 |
|
Rhode Island |
3 |
29 |
|
North Dakota |
4 |
13 |
|
Utah |
5 |
1 |
|
Colorado |
6 |
31 |
|
Maine |
7 |
30 |
|
Hawaii |
8 |
2 |
|
South Dakota |
9 |
18 |
|
Idaho |
10 |
9 |
|
Massachusetts |
11 |
12 |
|
Maryland |
12 |
3 |
|
Vermont |
13 |
28 |
|
Nebraska |
14 |
10 |
|
New Hampshire |
15 |
15 |
|
Kansas |
16 |
23 |
|
Montana |
17 |
34 |
|
Virginia |
18 |
14 |
|
Wisconsin |
19 |
19 |
|
Michigan |
20 |
33 |
|
Pennsylvania |
21 |
25 |
|
New Jersey |
22 |
5 |
|
Connecticut |
23 |
6 |
|
Indiana |
24 |
40 |
|
Oregon |
25 |
38 |
|
Missouri |
26 |
35 |
|
District of Columbia |
27 |
N/A |
|
Washington |
28 |
22 |
|
Kentucky |
29 |
46 |
|
New York |
30 |
16 |
|
Ohio |
31 |
37 |
|
Arizona |
32 |
27 |
|
Delaware |
33 |
11 |
|
New Mexico |
34 |
42 |
|
Nevada |
35 |
32 |
|
Illinois |
36 |
17 |
|
Arkansas |
37 |
47 |
|
California |
38 |
7 |
|
Wyoming |
39 |
36 |
|
Tennessee |
40 |
48 |
|
South Carolina |
41 |
20 |
|
North Carolina |
42 |
26 |
|
Florida |
43 |
8 |
|
Georgia |
44 |
24 |
|
Texas |
45 |
39 |
|
Oklahoma |
46 |
41 |
|
Louisiana |
47 |
49 |
|
Alabama |
48 |
45 |
|
Alaska |
49 |
43 |
|
Mississippi |
50 |
44 |
|
West Virginia |
51 |
50 |