For the sixth consecutive year, global well-being improvement leader Healthways and world-leading management consulting firm Gallup have released their analysis of the state of well-being for communities, states and congressional districts in the United States
. Americans’ perceptions on topics such as physical and emotional health, healthy behaviors, work environment, social and community factors, financial security, and access to necessities such as food, shelter and healthcare are analyzed to create a composite well-being rank for each community.
The ten communities with the highest well-being in the nation are:
- Provo-Orem, Utah
- Boulder, Colorado
- Fort Collins-Loveland, Colorado
- Honolulu, Hawaii
- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California
- Ann Arbor, Michigan
- Naples-Marco Island, Florida
- San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, California
- San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California
- Lincoln, Nebraska
"Increased well-being is vital to improving the physical, emotional and financial health of Americans, and communities that score high in well-being have achieved success in creating environments where people can live their best lives," explained Dan Witters, research director of the Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index. "Well-being goes far beyond physical wellness and traditional health risk factors, and we commend the top communities for cultivating and supporting environments where people are motivated to achieve their goals, enjoy what they do, feel safe and financially secure, and have the supportive relationships and good health they need to get things done each day.