CDC Data Says Minnesota, Wisconsin Among The Happiest States

The CDC might not be the first organization you think of when you think of a study like this but we will take it! A new study was done using data from the Centers For Disease Control and Prevention and it puts Minnesota in a pretty good light.

The study was conducted by a meditation site called MindWings using data from the CDC to see which states reported symptoms of anxiety and depression the least. Data used is from 2020 to 2023.

Where Did Minnesota Rank?

You already know Minnesota did well but did you think we would do this great? According to this study, Minnesota is the second happiest state in the country. It came in only second to South Dakota, which is pretty dang good!

According to the findings of this study, Minnesota had the second lowest incidence of anxiety and depression between 2020 and 2023, with about 29% of Minnesota reporting symptoms on average throughout the three year period.

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Overall, Minnesotans reported symptoms of anxiety and depression about five percent less than the national average. This is pretty good, considering that was when we were in the thick of the COVID-19 pandemic.

What About Wisconsin?

Wisconsin did just as well, coming in at number four in this study. According to this study, about 30% of Wisconsin residents reported symptoms of anxiety and depression during the three year period.

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The states that did the worst? That would be Oklahoma, Mississippi and Louisiana. North Dakota and Nebraska round out the top five, where Minnesota and Wisconsin sit nicely in the top five.