Saturday, March 20, 2021

Where Hawai’i Ranks 52

We in Hawaii live in the happiest state, primarily because we have a high life expectancy. Okay, maybe not so good if we’re single.


Happiest States in America (WalletHub, 2020)

  1. HAWAII
  2. Utah
  3. Minnesota 
  4. New Jersey
  5. Maryland

Worst States for Singles (WalletHub, 2021)

  1. New Mexico
  2. West Virginia
  3. North Dakota
  4. HAWAII
  5. Arkansas

Life Expectancy, Male+Female (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Center for Disease Control and Prevention National Center for Health Statistics, 2021)

  1. HAWAII (81)
  2. California (80.8)
  3. New York (tie) (80.5)
  4. Minnesota (tie) (80.5)
  5. Connecticut (80.4)

Life Expectancy, Male

  1. California (tie) (78.4)
  2. Minnesota (tie) (78.4)
  3. New York (78.1)
  4. HAWAII (78)
  5. Connecticut (77.9)

Life Expectancy, Female

  1. HAWAII (84)
  2. California (83.1)
  3. Connecticut (82.9)
  4. New York (tie) (82.8)
  5. Minnesota (tie) (82.6)