The 20 Happiest, Healthiest States in America

January 11, 2012 by  
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State                                    A.                            B.                            C.                         D.                     E.

#1 Hawaii                        71.0                       59.9%                   10.6%                 57.6%            20.4%
#2 Wyoming                  69.2                       58.6%                   16.1%                  56.0%            26.1%
#3 North Dakota          68.4                       48.1%                   14.1%                  49.9%            28.2%
#4 Alaska                        68.3                       58.3%                   19.4%                 59.0%            27.6%
#5 Minnesota                68.0                       54.8%                   10.5%                53.7%            25.2%
#6 South Dakota           68.0                      55.4%                   17.6%                59.0%            29.1%
#7 Colorado                   68.0                      58.1%                   18.6%                 58.0%            20.0%
#8 Connecticut             67.9                      58.5%                   9.9%                   49.0 %           23.2%
#9 Utah                            67.9                      56.8%                   18.5%                 55.1%            21.9%
#10 Massachusetts     67.8                      58.6%                    4.7%                  51.9%            22.5%
#11 Nebraska                67.8                      55.0%                   14.5%                 52.5%            28.5%
#12 Maryland               67.5                      59.0%                   11.7%                 49.5%            26.8%
#13 Washington           67.5                      58.1%                   16.6%                 55.1%             25.0%
#14 Montana                 67.3                      57.8%                   20.9%                57.0%            23.3%
#15 Kansas                     67.2                      54.9%                   16.2%                 52.1%             26.9%
#16 New Hampshire   67.2                      60.9%                  12.4%                 54.4%             26.6%
#17 Vermont                 67.1                      63.3%                  11.0%                 58.5%             23.9%
#18 California                67.0                     58.1%                   21.6%                 54.7%            22.6%
#19 Iowa                          66.9                     53.8%                   13.2%                 50.9%            28.2%
#20 Idaho                       66.9                     58%                       20.7%                54.9%             25.1%

Key

A =Well Being Index Score

B = % That Eats Produce Frequently

C = % That is Uninsured

D = % That Exercises Frequently

E = % That is Obese

Colorado fares quite well in the top 20 Happiest and Healthiest States in America with one of the highest Well-Being Indexes, the lowest obesity rate, and one of the highest percentages of frequent exercisers. Being here I would assume that we all love Colorado for a reason, and it’s not hard to see why!
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