Teenage Happiness Index

The table below shows the average happiness score of teenagers in each state (ten being the best possible score).

RankingStateHappiness Score
1 Kansas 9
2 Delaware 8
3 New Hampshire 8
4 Oklahoma 8
5 South Dakota 8
6 Wyoming 8
7 Arizona 7
8 Colorado 7
9 Hawaii 7
10 Illinois 7
11 Kentucky 7
12 Michigan 7
13 Minnesota 7
14 Missouri 6
15 New York 6
16 North Dakota 6
17 Ohio 6
18 Oregon 6
19 Pennsylvania 6
20 Texas 6
21 Virginia 6
22 West Virginia 6
23 California 6
24 Connecticut 6
25 Florida 5
26 Georgia 5
27 Indiana 5
28 Iowa 5
29 Maryland 5
30 Massachusetts 5
31 Nebraska 5
32 Nevada 5
33 New Jersey 5
34 North Carolina 5
35 South Carolina 5
36 Tennessee 5
37 Utah 4
38 Washington 4
39 Wisconsin 4
40 Montana 4
41 Vermont 4
42 Alaska 4
43 Arkansas 4
44 Idaho 4
45 Louisiana 3
46 Rhode Island 3
47 Alabama 3
48 Maine 3
49 New Mexico 3
50 Mississippi 2