Minnesota Among Happiest States in the USA

It comes as no surprise to any of us here, but the numbers have been crunched and the results are out; Minnesota is among the happiest places in America.

The team at WalletHub looked at thirty-two metrics across all fifty states, and determined that only Hawaiians and Utahans are happier than Minnesotans in 2020. Now while that might all be a bit relative during a pandemic, it still beats being at the other end of the list.

Minnesota scored high for overall safety, divorce rates (low), volunteerism (high) -- and Minnesotan's get the most adequate sleep in the country.

Ten Happiest States in America for 2020

Hawaii
Utah
Minnesota
New Jersey
Maryland
California
North Dakota
Iowa
Idaho
Connecticut

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Source: WalletHub

All of our neighbors are pretty happy campers too, with North Dakota coming in at #7, Iowa one spot back at #8, South Dakota at #12, and the relative grumps in Wisconsin at #18.

Of course, whenever we're listing the 'best of' anything, we also need to take a peek at the bottom of the list.