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Two cities in California, San Jose and San Francisco, are among the leading metropolitan areas in economic confidence.

Communities that invest in bike paths, parks, walkability and public transit have more success in key aspects of well-being.

Before the Orlando shootings, Americans indicated that military actions against the Islamic State would be among the most effective ways to fight terrorism and that restrictions on Muslims would be among the least effective.

The San Francisco metropolitan area has the highest percentage of adults who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender (LGBT) of any of the 50 largest U.S. metro areas, followed by Portland, Oregon, and Austin, Texas.

Americans' worries about being a victim of most crimes that Gallup asks about are the same as last year. Their concern is up about being a victim of terrorism, being attacked while driving and getting mugged.

Austin, Texas, and Salt Lake City have the highest job creation scores among the largest U.S. metro areas, based on 2014 employee reports of hiring activity where they work.

Muslim Americans are the youngest and most diverse religious group in the U.S. and, despite the widespread recognition of prejudice against U.S. Muslims, most Americans say they would vote for a Muslim presidential candidate.

Colorado Springs, Colorado, has the lowest obesity rate among the 100 most populous U.S. communities surveyed in 2014. At the other end of the scale, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, residents are the most likely to be obese.

Americans in February are most likely to mention the economy in general as the most important problem facing the U.S. This is a change from January and December, when more U.S. adults were concerned about the government and terrorism.

For the second consecutive year, displeasure with government edged out the economy as the biggest problem Americans see facing the U.S. The economy and unemployment remain in the top four, but get fewer mentions than in the past.