Hawaii Ranks Third for Happiness

That’s according to WalletHub, which says the Aloha State also has the lowest rate of depression.

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Here’s yet another reason to say “lucky you live Hawaii.”

WalletHub, which aims to help you with your finances, has a new analysis out titled 2015’s Most and Least Happy States in America.

Turns out we are ranked No. 3 for happiness, behind Utah and Minnesota but ahead of Colorado and North Dakota.

Among our happiest qualities, says WalletHub, is that we have the the lowest depression rate in the country and the second-lowest obesity rate.

We also rank No. 1 for “Best Hedonometer Score,” which measures our “personal expression of hedonism” on social media.

The unhappiest state is West Virginia, followed by Alabama, Kentucky and Mississippi.

Source: WalletHub

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