Why red states are so happy

Published March 1, 2019 5:00am ET



Despite what coastal elites would have you think, some of the nation’s happiest states are in Middle America.

According to the Gallup National Health and Well-Being Index released Feb. 27, 2019, Hawaii is the happiest place in America for the seventh year in a row, and the runners-up are all red states: Wyoming, Alaska, Montana, and Utah.

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