And the No. 1 State for Well-Being Is ...

[dalton99a]

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/06/opinion/happiness-trust-americans-states.html

And the No. 1 State for Well-Being Is ...
June 6, 2026, 7:00 a.m. ET
Nicholas Kristof

A quiz question: Which state does best at ensuring the well-being of its citizens, giving them health, education and hope?

A major new study finds that the No. 1 state in terms of its residents’ quality of life is Minnesota. Yes, just-a-bit-boring Minnesota. Freezing Minnesota. Calm, pragmatic, not-very-ideological Minnesota.

The new study, released Saturday, comes from the State of the Nation Project, backed by a bipartisan group of experts. This year’s assessment is based on 31 measures and was created by scholars and by advisers to the last five presidents, including Donald Trump.

The top 10 states for well-being in the study, in order, are: Minnesota, New Hampshire, Iowa, Vermont, Massachusetts, Nebraska, South Dakota, Wisconsin, North Dakota and Utah.

California and New York rank in the middle. Florida and Texas are a bit below average.

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https://stateofnation.org/

[sinkingfeeling]

1. Why the TSF regime has constantly attacked Minnesota.

[Farmer-Rick]

2. It's hard to believe Utah is on that list

All those crazy Mormons going around murdering and abusing their children.

Seems like every time there is a filicide, there are Mormon roots. Then there all those women and young girls forced or convinced into harems and sister wives relationships. Perhaps the state has enough normal people it offsets the crazies.

[valleyrogue]

4. Ditto for Idaho, the armpit of America. n/t

[MineralMan]

3. I knew that, but I live in MN.

It seems odd, for sure. We have -20 degree days sometimes in the winter. Over 90 degrees in the summer.

But, there is a calmness here that I haven't seen in other states where I've lived. I can't explain it, but it exists.

[struggle4progress]

5. "When a neighbor falls into a snow drift, offer them a hand up. And get really pissed if the police state

starts shooting people who offer helping hands."