En ny meningsmåling rangerer nesten 200 amerikanske samfunn basert på innbyggernes velvære.
Resultatene er basert på en undersøkelse av trivsel gjennomført i 2015 og 2016 av Gallup-Healthways. Undersøkelsen inkluderte personer i 189 metroområder, og resultatene ble gjennomsnittet over en toårsperiode.
For undersøkelsen intervjuet forskere mer enn 354 000 amerikanske voksne i alle 50 delstater. Forskerne beregnet en trivselsscore for hvert samfunn, basert på deltakernes svar på spørsmål om forskjellige aspekter av deres trivsel, inkludert deres følelse av formål, sosiale relasjoner, økonomiske liv, samfunnsengasjement og fysisk helse.
Her er den komplette listen over samfunn, rangert etter deres trivselspoeng (av 100 poeng):
1. Napoli-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL 66.3
2. Barnstable Town, MA 66.2
3. Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA 65.9
4. Urban Honolulu, HI 65.4
5. Charlottesville, VA 65.3
6. North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL 65.2
7. San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA 65.2
8. Lynchburg, VA 64.9
9. Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC 64.9
10. Boulder, CO 64.7
11. Fort Collins, CO 64.7
12. Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA 64.7
13. Prescott, AZ 64.1
14. McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX 64.1
15. Greeley, CO 64.1
16. El Paso, TX 64.0
17. Santa Rosa, CA 64.0
18. Provo-Orem, UT 64.0
19. Salinas, CA 64.0
20. Anchorage, AK 64.0
21. Durham-Chapel Hill, NC 63.9
22. San Diego-Carlsbad, CA 63.9
23. Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA 63.8
24. San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX 63.8
25. Visalia-Porterville, CA 63.8
26. Asheville, NC 63.7
27. Ann Arbor, MI 63.7
28. Lancaster, PA 63.7
29. Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO 63.6
30. Port St. Lucie, FL 63.5
31. San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 63.5
32. Portland-South Portland, ME 63.4
33. Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA 63.4
34. Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL 63.4
35. Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL 63.4
36. Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI 63.4
37. Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI 63.3
38. Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL 63.3
39. San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA 63.3
40. Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT 63.2
41. Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC 63.2
42. Green Bay, WI 63.2
43. Colorado Springs, CO 63.1
44. Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 63.1
45. Gainesville, FL 63.1
46. Austin-Round Rock, TX 63.0
47. Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ 63.0
48. Raleigh, NC 63.0
49. Charleston-North Charleston, SC 62.9
50. Ogden-Clearfield, UT 62.9
51. Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL 62.8
52. Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX 62.8
53. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 62.8
54. Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC 62.8
55. Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 62.8
56. Clarksville, TN-KY 62.7
57. Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO 62.7
58. Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH 62.7
59. Madison, WI 62.4
60. York-Hanover, PA 62.4
61. Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL 62.3
62. Pittsburgh, PA 62.3
63. Lincoln, NE 62.2
64. Jacksonville, FL 62.2
65. Kennewick-Richland, WA 62.2
66. Sacramento-Roseville-Arden-Arcade, CA 62.2
67. Manchester-Nashua, NH 62.2
68. Columbus, GA-AL 62.2
69. Syracuse, NY 62.1
70. Springfield, MA 62.1
71. Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC 62.1
72. Nashville-Davidson-Murfreesboro-Franklin, TN 62.1
73. Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA 62.1
74. Boise City-Nampa, ID 62.0
75. Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA 62.0
76. Birmingham-Hoover, AL 62.0
77. Rochester, NY 62.0
78. Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA 62.0
79. Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA 62.0
80. Trenton, NJ 61,9
81. Kansas City, MO-KS 61,9
82. Duluth, MN-WI 61,9
83. Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA 61,9
84. Peoria, IL 61,9
85. Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ 61,8
86. Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL 61,8
87. Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC 61,8
88. Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA 61,8
89. Tucson, AZ 61,7
90. Burlington-South Burlington, VT 61,7
91. Lafayette, LA 61,7
92. Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT 61,7
93. Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI 61,7
94. Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV 61,7
95. Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY 61,7
96. Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL 61,7
97. Corpus Christi, TX 61,7
98. Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA 61,7
99. Eugene, OR 61,6
100. Huntsville, AL 61,6
101. New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 61,6
102. Mobil, AL 61,6
103. New Orleans-Metairie, LA 61,6
104. Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI 61,6
105. Bremerton-Silverdale, WA 61,6
106. Richmond, VA 61,6
107. Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC 61.5
108. Louisville-Jefferson County, KY-IN 61.5
109. Reno, NV 61.5
110. Columbus, OH 61.5
111. Shreveport-Bossier City, LA 61.5
112. Knoxville, TN 61.4
113. Salt Lake City, UT 61.4
114. Modesto, CA 61.4
115. Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL 61.4
116. Greensboro-High Point, NC 61.4
117. Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ 61.4
118. Jackson, MS 61.4
119. Kalamazoo-Portage, MI 61.4
120. Tallahassee, FL 61.4
121. Salem, OR 61.3
122. Wilmington, NC 61.3
123. Lansing-East Lansing, MI 61.3
124. New Haven-Milford, CT 61.3
125. Vallejo-Fairfield, CA 61.3
126. Albuquerque, NM 61.2
127. Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 61.2
128. St. Louis, MO-IL 61.2
129. Fort Wayne, IN 61.2
130. Providence-Warwick, RI-MA 61.2
131. South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI 61.2
132. Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL 61.1
133. Lexington-Fayette, KY 61.1
134. Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA 61.1
135. Wichita, KS 61.1
136. Norwich-New London, CT 61.1
137. Fresno, CA 61.1
138. Ocala, FL 61.0
139. Salisbury, MD-DE 61.0
140. Spartanburg, SC 61.0
141. Winston-Salem, NC 61.0
142. Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD 61.0
143. Cleveland-Elyria, OH 61.0
144. Reading, PA 60.9
145. Evansville, IN-KY 60.9
146. Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY 60.9
147. Columbia, SC 60.9
148. Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL 60.9
149. Medford, OR 60,9
150. Chattanooga, TN-GA 60.8
151. Utica-Roma, NY 60.8
152. Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN 60.8
153. Killeen-Temple, TX 60.8
154. Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL 60.8
155. Springfield, MO 60,7
156. Akron, OH 60,7
157. Scranton-Wilkes-Barre-Hazleton, PA 60.7
158. Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI 60.7
159. Fayetteville, NC 60.7
160. Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA 60.6
161. Binghamton, NY 60.6
162. Savannah, GA 60.6
163. Dayton, OH 60.6
164. Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN 60.6
165. Memphis, TN-MS-AR 60.5
166. Stockton-Lodi, CA 60.5
167. Oklahoma City, OK 60.5
168. Roanoke, VA 60.5
169. Cedar Rapids, IA 60.4
170. Gulfport-Biloxi-Pascagoula, MS 60.3
171. Tulsa, OK 60.3
172. Bakersfield, CA 60.3
173. Worcester, MA-CT 60.3
174. Little Rock-N Little Rock-Conway, AR 60.2
175. Lubbock, TX 60.1
176. Olympia, WA 60.0
177. Baton Rouge, LA 59.9
178. Rockford, IL 59.9
179. Toledo, OH 59.8
180. Montgomery, AL 59.8
181. Erie, PA 59.7
182. Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX 59.5
183. Chico, CA 59.5
184. Flint, MI 59.4
185. Canton-Massillon, OH 59.4
186. Topeka, KS 59.3
187. Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH 58.7
188. Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC 58.6
189. Fort Smith, AR-OK 57.5
