WalletHub Study Ranks Alabama Among Least Happy States
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What happened
A WalletHub study ranked Alabama as the sixth-least happy state in the U.S.
The study evaluated all 50 states using 30 metrics, including depression rates, the share of adults feeling productive, and income growth.
Why it matters
The ranking reflects Alabama's performance across various socioeconomic and health-related indicators used by the study to measure state-level happiness.
Context
Alabama, which was admitted as a U.S. state in 1819, frequently ranks low in national metrics regarding health outcomes, educational attainment, and median household income.
The study was conducted by WalletHub, a Miami-based personal finance company and subsidiary of Evolution Finance, Inc. that launched in 2013.
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- Pantagraph Report: Alabama Is the Sixth-Least Happy State
- Wikipedia WalletHub Background reference · Wikipedia text used under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Wikipedia Alabama Background reference · Wikipedia text used under CC BY-SA 4.0.