2014 State Well-Being Rankings

The above graph represents each state’s composite rank (1 – 50) as measured by the 2014 Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index®. Quintiles are divided by color, and longer segments correlate to a higher rank. Alaska — ranked number 1 — sets the high end of the scale, while West Virginia — ranked 50th — marks the low end.

2014 State Well-Being Rankings

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2014 State Well-Being Rankings

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The Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index® includes more than 2.1 million surveys and captures how people feel about and experience their daily lives. Levels of well-being correlate with healthcare (utilization and cost) and productivity measures (absenteeism, presenteeism and job performance), all critical to organizational and economic competitiveness.

Well-Being Index data provide a comprehensive view of well-being across five elements:

• Purpose: Liking what you do each day and being motivated to achieve your goals

• Social: Having supportive relationships and love in your life

• Financial: Managing your economic life to reduce stress and increase security

• Community: Liking where you live, feeling safe and having pride in your community

• Physical: Having good health and enough energy to get things done daily

Policy, community and business leaders can use these data to benchmark populations and prioritize interventions to mea-surably improve well-being.

Nationally, many aspects of well-being have improved in 2014 to their best levels since measurement began in 2008. Life evaluation, for example, reached its highest recorded point. In 2014, Alaska topped the rankings for the first time; Alaska has ranked in the top 10 four times in seven years. Alaska is the only state to rank in the top 10 in all five elements and ranks first in purpose well-being.

Hawaii, South Dakota, Wyoming and Montana round out the top five. Hawaii and Colorado are the only states that have been in the top 10 every year since 2008. Ten others — Mon-tana, Utah, Minnesota, Nebraska, Alaska, North Dakota, Iowa, South Dakota, Vermont and Wyoming — have ranked in the top 10 at least three times.

Kentucky and West Virginia continue to have the lowest well-being in the nation, ranking 49th and 50th respectively for six straight years. Arkansas, Mississippi and Ohio also have consistently low well-being.

Methodology

These data are based on 176,702 interviews with U.S. adults across all 50 states, conducted from January 2 to December 30, 2014. Gallup conducts 500 telephone interviews a day with American adults, for a resulting sample that projects to an estimated 95 percent of all U.S. adults. The Well-Being Index is calculated on a scale of 0 to 100, where zero represents the lowest possible well-being and 100 represents the highest possible well-being. Visit wbi.healthways.com to learn more.

Largest Increase in Ranking Largest Decrease in Ranking

Alaska 2014: 12013: 16(+15)

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Wyoming 2014: 42013: 34(+30)

New Mexico 2014: 92013: 33(+24) South Carolina

2014: 222013: 38(+16)

(-22)2013: 12014: 23North Dakota

(-19)2013: 92014: 28Washington

(-14)2013: 222014: 36Illinois

2014 State Well-Being Rankings Analysis

Researchers, policy makers and healthcare leaders need good information about the well-being of populations that they serve. Well-being sheds light on the issues that drive quality, cost and productivity. A well-being metric also supports the creation of an action plan for our nation, in order to achieve sustained improvement in the health of our citizens.”

–David B. Nash MD, MBA, Dean, Jefferson School of Population Health

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1. Alaska

2. Hawaii

3. South Dakota

4. Wyoming

5. Montana

6. Colorado

7. Nebraska

8. Utah

9. New Mexico

10. Texas

11. Minnesota

12. California

13. Vermont

14. Virginia

15. Maine

16. Iowa

17. Massachusetts

18. Wisconsin

19. North Carolina

20. Arizona

21. New Hampshire

22. South Carolina

23. North Dakota

24. Connecticut

25. Idaho

26. Florida

27. Oregon

28. Washington

29. Maryland

30. Georgia

31. Nevada

32. Kansas

33. New York

34. New Jersey

35. Pennsylvania

36. Illinois

37. Rhode Island

38. Delaware

39. Oklahoma

40. Louisiana

41. Missouri

42. Michigan

43. Arkansas

44. Tennessee

45. Alabama

46. Mississippi

47. Ohio

48. Indiana

49. Kentucky

50. West Virginia

State Rankings by Element

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AboutHealthways

Healthways is the largest independent global provider of well-being improvement solutions. Dedicated to creating a healthier world one person at a time, the com-pany uses the science of behavior change to produce and measure positive change in well-being for our customers, which include employers, integrated health systems, hospitals, physicians, health plans, communities and government entities. The company serves approximately 68 million people on four continents.

AboutGallup

Gallup delivers forward-thinking research, analytics, and advice to help leaders solve their most pressing problems. Combining more than 75 years of experience with its global reach, Gallup knows more about the attitudes and behaviors of the world’s constituents, employees, and customers than any other organization. Gallup consultants help private and public sector organizations boost organic growth through measurement tools, strategic advice, and education.

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Alaska

Hawaii

South Dakota

Wyoming

Montana

Colorado

Nebraska

Utah

New Mexico

Texas

Minnesota

California

Vermont

Virginia

Maine

Iowa

Massachusetts

Wisconsin

North Carolina

Arizona

New Hampshire

South Carolina

North Dakota

Connecticut

Idaho

Florida

Oregon

Washington

Maryland

Georgia

Nevada

Kansas

New York

New Jersey

Pennsylvania

Illinois

Rhode Island

Delaware

Oklahoma

Louisiana

Missouri

Michigan

Arkansas

Tennessee

Alabama

Mississippi

Ohio

Indiana

Kentucky

West Virginia

1 11 21 31 41

2 12 22 32 42

5 15 25 35 45

3 13 23 33 43

6 16 26 36 46

4 14 24 34 44

7 17 27 37 47

8 18 28 38 48

9 19 29 39 49

10 20 30 40 50

Overall State Rankings

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