These are the happiest and unhappiest cities in the United States, 2020

Sophie IrelandStats GateMarch 11, 2020

The city of Fremont in California is home to the happiest people in America, according to a new WalletHub lifestyle survey, when compared with more than 180 of the largest U.S. cities. It was followed by Plano, TX (No. 2); San Jose, CA (No. 3); Irvine, CA (No. 4); and Madison, WI (No. 5).

Sioux Falls, SD; Huntington Beach, CA; Scottsdale, AZ; Santa Rosa, CA; and Pearl City (Hawaii) fill slots 16 through 10. To find the happiest cities in the United States, the personal-finance website compared more than 180 of the largest U.S. cities across 30 key indicators, ranging from depression, income growth, the amount of time spent on leisure every day, food insecurity, life expectancy, and adequate sleep. Three key areas were examined: emotional health and physical well-being; income and employment; and community and environment.

The unhappiest city on the list?

At the other end of the rankings, Detroit, Michigan, finished as the unhappiest city in the United States. The bottom five were rounded out by Charleston, West Virginia; Toledo, Ohio; Huntington, West Virginia; and Cleveland, Ohio.

Happiest cities in the United States, 2020

Rank	City	State	Score
1	Fremont	CA	75.32
2	Plano	TX	73.23
3	San Jose	CA	73.2
4	Irvine	CA	72.81
5	Madison	WI	72.19
6	Sioux Falls	SD	70.26
7	Huntington Beach	CA	69.9
8	Scottsdale	AZ	69.49
9	Santa Rosa	CA	69.33
10	Pearl City	HI	69.13
11	Bismarck	ND	68.86
12	Fargo	ND	68.41
13	Lincoln	NE	68.33
14	San Francisco	CA	68.3
15	Overland Park	KS	68.23
16	Santa Clarita	CA	67.86
17	Oceanside	CA	67.66
18	Glendale	CA	67.64
19	Anaheim	CA	67.1
20	Cape Coral	FL	66.96
21	Pembroke Pines	FL	66.8
22	Austin	TX	66.54
23	Gilbert	AZ	66.37
24	San Diego	CA	66.34
25	Chula Vista	CA	66.21
26	Garden Grove	CA	66.19
27	Grand Prairie	TX	65.89
28	Charleston	SC	65.86
29	Cedar Rapids	IA	65.64
30	Minneapolis	MN	65.44
31	Raleigh	NC	65.2
32	Aurora	CO	64.92
33	Chandler	AZ	64.92
34	Des Moines	IA	64.88
35	Irving	TX	64.8
36	Columbia	MD	64.58
37	Oxnard	CA	64.54
38	Peoria	AZ	64.49
39	Oakland	CA	64.27
40	St. Paul	MN	64.14
41	Fort Lauderdale	FL	63.96
42	Yonkers	NY	63.96
43	Garland	TX	63.8
44	Tempe	AZ	63.7
45	Boise	ID	63.62
46	Durham	NC	63.38
47	Las Cruces	NM	63.01
48	Aurora	IL	62.98
49	Charlotte	NC	62.88
50	Omaha	NE	62.81
51	Boston	MA	62.71
52	Rancho Cucamonga	CA	62.7
53	Santa Ana	CA	62.65
54	Denver	CO	62.6
55	Seattle	WA	62.54
56	Honolulu	HI	62.47
57	Port St. Lucie	FL	62.21
58	Nashua	NH	62.2
59	Rapid City	SD	62.04
60	Fort Worth	TX	61.97
61	Arlington	TX	61.95
62	Long Beach	CA	61.92
63	Portland	ME	61.88
64	Colorado Springs	CO	61.65
65	Washington	DC	61.37
66	Grand Rapids	MI	61.02
67	Nampa	ID	60.97
68	El Paso	TX	60.97
69	Mesa	AZ	60.93
70	Salt Lake City	UT	60.84
71	Manchester	NH	60.54
72	Virginia Beach	VA	60.51
73	Billings	MT	60.48
74	Burlington	VT	60.46
75	Miami	FL	60.41
76	Dallas	TX	59.77
77	Reno	NV	59.62
78	Fontana	CA	59.49
79	Brownsville	TX	59.43
80	Los Angeles	CA	59.42
81	Chesapeake	VA	59.39
81	Ontario	CA	59.39
83	Riverside	CA	59.34
84	Tallahassee	FL	59.25
85	Lewiston	ME	59.23
86	New York	NY	59.09
87	Moreno Valley	CA	58.93
88	Missoula	MT	58.83
89	Jersey City	NJ	58.61
90	Portland	OR	58.48
91	Atlanta	GA	58.32
92	Orlando	FL	58.29
93	Modesto	CA	58.17
94	Hialeah	FL	58.16
95	Vancouver	WA	58.15
96	Pittsburgh	PA	58.14
97	Tampa	FL	57.94
98	West Valley City	UT	57.67
99	Sacramento	CA	57.49
100	Huntsville	AL	57.32
101	Cheyenne	WY	57.03
102	Dover	DE	56.91
103	Henderson	NV	56.32
104	Glendale	AZ	56.27
105	Bridgeport	CT	56.2
106	Nashville	TN	56.2
107	South Burlington	VT	56.1
108	Anchorage	AK	55.98
109	Salem	OR	55.84
110	San Antonio	TX	55.62
111	Houston	TX	55.56
112	Winston-Salem	NC	55.55
113	Chicago	IL	55.29
114	Tacoma	WA	54.59
115	St. Petersburg	FL	54.56
116	Fort Wayne	IN	54.32
117	Amarillo	TX	54.23
118	Lexington-Fayette	KY	54.14
119	Phoenix	AZ	54.13
120	Bakersfield	CA	54.07
121	Laredo	TX	53.94
122	Worcester	MA	53.9
123	Tucson	AZ	53.82
124	Columbia	SC	53.8
125	Greensboro	NC	53.78
126	Warwick	RI	53.65
127	Richmond	VA	53.28
128	Lubbock	TX	52.98
129	Springfield	MO	52.83
130	San Bernardino	CA	52.49
131	Casper	WY	52.41
132	Albuquerque	NM	52.05
133	Corpus Christi	TX	51.98
134	Chattanooga	TN	51.8
135	Jacksonville	FL	51.7
136	Newport News	VA	51.4
137	Columbus	OH	51.31
138	Knoxville	TN	51.13
139	Rochester	NY	50.84
140	Fresno	CA	50.82
141	Spokane	WA	50.78
142	Oklahoma City	OK	50.61
143	Fort Smith	AR	50.55
144	Fayetteville	NC	50.53
145	Wichita	KS	50.43
146	Norfolk	VA	50.24
147	Providence	RI	50.22
148	Stockton	CA	49.99
149	New Haven	CT	49.72
150	North Las Vegas	NV	49.63
151	Buffalo	NY	49.37
152	Juneau	AK	49.3
153	Kansas City	MO	49.26
154	Las Vegas	NV	48.96
155	Indianapolis	IN	48.95
156	Louisville	KY	48.35
157	Milwaukee	WI	48.19
158	New Orleans	LA	47.64
159	Wilmington	DE	47.36
160	Montgomery	AL	46.79
161	Baltimore	MD	46.76
162	Jackson	MS	46.64
163	Baton Rouge	LA	46.62
164	Philadelphia	PA	46.23
165	Shreveport	LA	45.6
166	Columbus	GA	45.24
167	Cincinnati	OH	44.79
168	Newark	NJ	44.15
169	Tulsa	OK	44.14
170	Akron	OH	43.54
171	St. Louis	MO	43.44
172	Memphis	TN	43.42
173	Mobile	AL	42.15
174	Little Rock	AR	42.15
175	Augusta	GA	42.02
176	Birmingham	AL	41.43
177	Gulfport	MS	41.42
178	Cleveland	OH	39.36
179	Huntington	WV	39.09
180	Toledo	OH	37.99
181	Charleston	WV	36.21
182	Detroit	MI	29.06

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Sophie Ireland

Sophie is currently serving as a Senior Economist at CEOWORLD magazine's Global Unit. She started her career as a Young Professional at CEOWORLD magazine in 2010 and has since worked as an economist in three different regions, namely Latin America and the Caribbean, Africa, East Asia, and the Pacific. Her research interests primarily revolve around the topics of economic growth, labor policy, migration, inequality, and demographics. In her current role, she is responsible for monitoring macroeconomic conditions and working on subjects related to macroeconomics, fiscal policy, international trade, and finance. Prior to this, she worked with multiple local and global financial institutions, gaining extensive experience in the fields of economic research and financial analysis.

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