Study Ranks Happiest States In USA
Published on: December 18, 2009 – 11:22 am by Jillian Madison 
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Yahoo’s currently running a story on their main page that ranks the happiest states in the USA. I’m in Connecticut, so this study confirmed what I already knew: that I’m mostly surrounded by a bunch of miserable, self-centered, curmudgeonly people who think the world owes them something.
Where does your state fall?
HAPPIEST
1. Louisiana
2. Hawaii
3. Florida
4. Tennessee
5. Arizona
6. Mississippi
7. Montana
8. South Carolina
9. Alabama
10. Maine
11. Alaska
12. North Carolina
13. Wyoming
14. Idaho
15. South Dakota
16. Texas
17. Arkansas
18. Vermont
19. Georgia
20. Oklahoma
21. Colorado
22. Delaware
23. Utah
24. New Mexico
25. North Dakota
26. Minnesota
27. New Hampshire
28. Virginia
29. Wisconsin
30. Oregon
31. Iowa
32. Kansas
33. Nebraska
34. West Virginia
35. Kentucky
36. Washington
37. District of Columbia
38. Missouri
39. Nevada
40. Maryland
41. Pennsylvania
42. Rhode Island
43. Massachusetts
44. Ohio
45. Illinois
46. California
47. Indiana
48. Michigan
49. New Jersey
50. Connecticut
51. New York
UNHAPPIEST
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“Happiest” or “Drunkest”?
December 18th, 2009
No way that NY is the most miserable state, and Tennessee is #4. That study is bullshit!
December 18th, 2009
We live in the US Virgin Islands and we’re pretty happy. Maybe it is all that rum…
December 18th, 2009
Of course everyone in Hawaii is happy. They’re all fat and on crystal meth.
December 18th, 2009
NEW YORK – NEW JERSEY – CONNETICUT
A TRIFECTA OF MISERY!
Holla to the tristate!
December 18th, 2009
I think this clearly reflects that the SEC is the best football conference in the country.
December 18th, 2009
Louisiana as in the-state-bludgeoned-into-submission-by-mother-nature Louisiana?
What trips me up is how NC made it into the top fifteen. We’re all obese on our own barbeque and obscene amount of pot dealers and surrounded by too many women’s prisons to be *happy*.
December 18th, 2009
I live in NE Ohio and can honestly say the economy and job situation has turned us into grumps. We have NO jobs. Period. I could rattle off 2 dz people I know that lost their jobs in ‘09. It’s bad, people.
December 18th, 2009
Well, we in Illinois are right there down on the list with ya, Jillian. At least we get to escape to WI for some good frommage, beer and um, um, beer.
I think what makes us unhappy is the cost of everything, and of course, our fine politics
December 18th, 2009
You’re in CT too Jillian. CT is made up of a hodge podge of prudes, snobs, insurance salespeople, and a splish splash of drug dealers.
December 18th, 2009
What the fuck do people in Tennessee have to be happy about? Besides Jack Daniels…
December 18th, 2009
I have to agree with you Ben, I live in Hawaii and there is a truth to what you are saying….but I have to add that the other part of it is that most people in Hawaii have no morals or values so nothing bothers them, hence: Happiness
December 18th, 2009
“Of course everyone in Hawaii is happy. They’re all fat and on crystal meth.”
How can you be fat and on crystal meth??!!
December 19th, 2009
Woo-hoo! CA is #46! At least were not last
December 21st, 2009
Us in Alaska are holding the #11 spot. AND it’s not -40 anymore! Sounds good to me. Lol
December 22nd, 2009
We’re #1 because of our food…:D
December 25th, 2009
Hell yeah New York! Go big or go home!
In all seriousness, I’m gonna blame NY being at the bottom on the two things I blame everything on: traffic and guidos.