Mental Health
Saddest States 2026
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State | Total Happiness Score↓ | Emotional Physical Well Being Rank | Community Environment Rank | Work Environment Rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Hawaii | 66.31 | 1st | 7th | 17th |
 | Maryland | 62.60 | 5th | 4th | 24th |
 | Minnesota | 62.43 | 10th | 9th | 2nd |
 | Utah | 62.41 | 29th | 1st | 1st |
 | New Jersey | 61.71 | 2nd | 19th | 28th |
 | Idaho | 61.60 | 25th | 2nd | 3rd |
 | California | 59.97 | 12th | 5th | 14th |
 | Illinois | 58.59 | 3rd | 34th | 33rd |
 | Nebraska | 58.19 | 13th | 22nd | 7th |
 | Connecticut | 58.15 | 7th | 28th | 21st |
 | Virginia | 57.84 | 9th | 27th | 20th |
 | South Dakota | 57.60 | 15th | 15th | 10th |
 | North Dakota | 57.37 | 19th | 10th | 9th |
 | Massachusetts | 57.12 | 6th | 41st | 15th |
 | New Hampshire | 56.46 | 18th | 20th | 13th |
 | Iowa | 55.57 | 21st | 29th | 6th |
 | Delaware | 55.16 | 11th | 18th | 41st |
 | Florida | 55.08 | 4th | 48th | 30th |
 | Georgia | 54.78 | 16th | 14th | 32nd |
 | North Carolina | 53.65 | 14th | 40th | 25th |
 | Wisconsin | 53.61 | 20th | 37th | 16th |
 | Washington | 53.53 | 33rd | 8th | 5th |
 | New York | 53.36 | 8th | 45th | 42nd |
 | Maine | 52.67 | 22nd | 35th | 19th |
 | Wyoming | 52.40 | 36th | 3rd | 31st |
 | Oregon | 52.11 | 30th | 23rd | 12th |
 | Pennsylvania | 51.87 | 26th | 21st | 34th |
 | Rhode Island | 51.55 | 23rd | 43rd | 18th |
 | Montana | 51.34 | 41st | 13th | 4th |
 | Colorado | 50.70 | 27th | 47th | 8th |
 | Arizona | 50.22 | 28th | 33rd | 29th |
 | Kansas | 49.90 | 31st | 26th | 23rd |
 | South Carolina | 49.62 | 32nd | 11th | 38th |
 | Vermont | 48.46 | 34th | 44th | 11th |
 | Nevada | 48.16 | 35th | 6th | 43rd |
 | Texas | 47.74 | 17th | 50th | 39th |
 | Indiana | 47.41 | 37th | 30th | 22nd |
 | Ohio | 46.81 | 39th | 16th | 36th |
 | Michigan | 46.51 | 38th | 24th | 35th |
 | Alaska | 46.27 | 24th | 49th | 37th |
 | Missouri | 45.38 | 40th | 35th | 27th |
 | New Mexico | 43.64 | 42nd | 17th | 47th |
 | Tennessee | 43.35 | 44th | 42nd | 26th |
 | Oklahoma | 40.69 | 46th | 12th | 44th |
 | Mississippi | 39.58 | 43rd | 38th | 50th |
 | Alabama | 39.32 | 45th | 46th | 40th |
 | Kentucky | 38.36 | 49th | 25th | 45th |
 | Arkansas | 38.23 | 47th | 31st | 46th |
 | Louisiana | 34.81 | 48th | 39th | 49th |
 | West Virginia | 33.83 | 50th | 32nd | 48th |
- Saddest States list is the inverse of the Happiest States list. As such, higher numerical rankings indicate sadder states. For example, West Virigina’s 50th-place rank in Emotional & Physical Well-Being indicates it has the lowest emotional and physical well-being of all 50 states.
