The ‘Prosperity Index’ is out, ranking all 50 states on their overall happiness, health, and wealth. When you factor all three in, Massachusetts comes out looking like a pretty dang good place to be.

The Milken Center for Advancing the American Dream released the index which looks at overall quality of life of each state’s residents.

Here’s the Top 50!

• 50

  Mississippi
  Overall Prosperity Index Score: 43.54

• 49

  Arkansas
  Overall Prosperity Index Score: 43.98

• 48

  Louisiana
  Overall Prosperity Index Score: 45.02

• 47

  West Virginia
  Overall Prosperity Index Score: 47.11

• 46

  New Mexico
  Overall Prosperity Index Score: 47.77

• 45

  Nevada
  Overall Prosperity Index Score: 48.25

• 44

  Alabama
  Overall Prosperity Index Score: 48.75

• 43

  Oklahoma
  Overall Prosperity Index Score: 49.28

• 42

  Kentucky
  Overall Prosperity Index Score: 50.19

• 41

  South Carolina
  Overall Prosperity Index Score: 50.71

• 40

  Alaska
  Overall Prosperity Index Score: 52.30

• 39

  Arizona
  Overall Prosperity Index Score: 52.57

• 38

  Tennessee
  Overall Prosperity Index Score: 53.51

• 37

  Texas
  Overall Prosperity Index Score: 53.65

• 36

  Missouri
  Overall Prosperity Index Score: 54.02

• 35

  Georgia
  Overall Prosperity Index Score: 55.03

• 34

  Montana
  Overall Prosperity Index Score: 55.19

• 33

  Ohio
  Overall Prosperity Index Score: 55.84

• 32

  Indiana
  Overall Prosperity Index Score: 55.93

• 31

  Kansas
  Overall Prosperity Index Score: 56.03

• 30

  Florida
  Overall Prosperity Index Score: 56.06

• 29

  Hawaii
  Overall Prosperity Index Score: 56.06

• 28

  Michigan
  Overall Prosperity Index Score: 56.20

• 27

  California
  Overall Prosperity Index Score: 56.22

• 26

  Wyoming
  Overall Prosperity Index Score: 57.04

• 25

  North Carolina
  Overall Prosperity Index Score: 57.16

• 24

  South Dakota
  Overall Prosperity Index Score: 57.20

• 23

  Illinois
  Overall Prosperity Index Score: 57.57

• 22

  Pennsylvania
  Overall Prosperity Index Score: 57.68

• 21

  Idaho
  Overall Prosperity Index Score: 58.19

• 20

  Oregon
  Overall Prosperity Index Score: 58.26

• 19

  Rhode Island
  Overall Prosperity Index Score: 58.32

• 18

  Delaware
  Overall Prosperity Index Score: 58.76

• 17

  Maine
  Overall Prosperity Index Score: 59.24

• 16

  Virginia
  Overall Prosperity Index Score: 60.01

• 15

  Maryland
  Overall Prosperity Index Score: 60.04

• 14

  North Dakota
  Overall Prosperity Index Score: 60.11

• 13

  New York
  Overall Prosperity Index Score: 60.28

• 12

  Iowa
  Overall Prosperity Index Score: 60.84

• 11

  Nebraska
  Overall Prosperity Index Score: 60.88

• 10

  Colorado
  Overall Prosperity Index Score: 62.07

• 9

  Washington
  Overall Prosperity Index Score: 62.32

• 8

  Wisconsin
  Overall Prosperity Index Score: 62.44

• 7

  New Jersey
  Overall Prosperity Index Score: 63.27

• 6

  Vermont
  Overall Prosperity Index Score: 63.39

• 5

  Utah
  Overall Prosperity Index Score: 64.09

• 4

  New Hampshire
  Overall Prosperity Index Score: 64.20

• 3

  Minnesota
  Overall Prosperity Index Score: 65.12

• 2

  Connecticut
  Overall Prosperity Index Score: 66.81

• 1

  M A S S A C H U S E T T S
  Overall Prosperity Index Score: 67.42

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