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North Dakota ranked first among six Midwestern states in the top 10 in Gallup's Job Creation Index in 2012, according to employees' reports of hiring activity at their places of work. Maine had the lowest score.

For the fifth time in eight years, Hawaii claimed the top spot among U.S. states for well-being, while 2014's highest well-being state, Alaska, slipped to second. West Virginia had the lowest well-being for the seventh consecutive year.

Hawaii residents have the highest well-being in the U.S. for the sixth time since 2008. Alaska is among the top two states for the third straight year.

Hawaii led the U.S. in financial well-being in 2014. Southern states accounted for all of the 10 lowest financial well-being scores.

Residents of the 50 states vary widely in how they view their own state's taxes, ranging from three-quarters saying their taxes are too high in New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut, to less than a quarter in Wyoming and Alaska.

New Gallup data from 2024 show that the Lebanese people were already struggling financially and emotionally before the latest escalation between Israel and Hezbollah.

Gallup's U.S. Standard of Living Index found Alaskans report the highest standard of living, while West Virginians report the lowest. The index rose in nearly all states in 2013, with the exceptions of Oklahoma and the District of Columbia.

The latest results from the Global Flourishing Study reveal the relationship between age and wellbeing is no longer explained by one letter of the alphabet.

Since 2008-2009, the diabetes rate has increased in 18 U.S. states while declining in none. Obesity has risen in 34 states during that time.

Nearly half of people worldwide view their area as a good place for gay or lesbian people to live. Perceptions of acceptance have increased in 11 countries and decreased in 12.