What’s more important in life than happiness? We can all probably agree it’s pretty important, and where you live can have a huge impact on how happy you are. Recently, WalletHub released a list of the Happiest States In America.

Iowans should be feeling pretty good right about now, because Iowa snagged the number seven spot on the list.
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Apparently, money does buy happiness...but only to a degree. Researchers found an increase in life satisfaction up to $75,000 a year, but there's no real difference beyond that amount. Plus, that's only one component of the very thorough study.
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WalletHub looked at 28 metrics to determine each state's level of happiness, including factors relating to health, purpose, and how connected people feel socially.
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Iowa received a total happiness score of 60.92 on the 100-point scale. It ranks #5 of all the states when it comes to work environment, and #14 for both emotional and physical well-being and community and environment.
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Overall, the Midwest dominated the top 10, but Utah took the number one spot, with a total happiness score of 71.02.
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Want to see more of the happiest states and how the rankings were made? You can read the full study here.

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