The well-being of people in the United States took a hit in 2017, according to the annual Gallup-Sharecare Well-Being Index results released this month.
Last year, America saw the greatest year-over-year decline in well-being, with 21 states receiving a lower well-being score than in 2016. Not only did 2017 mark the worst decline in the survey's 10-year history, but it also marked the first year in which not a single state improved in well-being, Dan Witters, the research director of the Well-being Index, explains. These were the worst lows since the Great Recession.
South Dakota (64.10)
Vermont (64.09)
Hawaii (63.39)
Minnesota (63.12)
North Dakota (63.06)
Colorado (62.87)
New Hampshire (62.80)
Idaho (62.79)
Utah (62.75)
Montana (62.56)
