Een nieuwe peiling rangschikt bijna 200 Amerikaanse gemeenschappen op basis van het welzijn van hun inwoners.
De resultaten zijn gebaseerd op een onderzoek naar welzijn in 2015 en 2016 door Gallup-Healthways. Het onderzoek omvatte mensen in 189 grootstedelijke gebieden en de scores werden gemiddeld over een periode van twee jaar.
Voor de enquête interviewden onderzoekers meer dan 354.000 Amerikaanse volwassenen in alle 50 staten. De onderzoekers berekenden een welzijnsscore voor elke gemeenschap, op basis van de antwoorden van de deelnemers op vragen over verschillende aspecten van hun welzijn, waaronder hun gevoel voor doel, sociale relaties, financieel leven, betrokkenheid van de gemeenschap en fysieke gezondheid.
Hier is de volledige lijst met gemeenschappen, gerangschikt op hun welzijnsscore (van de 100 punten):
1. Napels-Immokalee-Marco-eiland, FL 66.3
2. Barnstable Town, MA 66.2
3. Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA 65,9
4. Urban Honolulu, HI 65.4
5. Charlottesville, VA 65,3
6. North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL 65.2
7. San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA 65.2
8. Lynchburg, VA 64,9
9. Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC 64.9
10. Boulder, CO 64.7
11. Fort Collins, CO 64.7
12. Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA 64.7
13. Prescott, AZ 64.1
14. McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX 64.1
15. Greeley, CO 64.1
16. El Paso, TX 64,0
17. Santa Rosa, CA 64,0
18. Provo-Orem, UT 64.0
19. Salinas, CA 64,0
20. Anchorage, AK 64,0
21. Durham-Chapel Hill, NC 63,9
22. San Diego-Carlsbad, CA 63,9
23. Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA 63.8
24. San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX 63.8
25. Visalia-Porterville, CA 63,8
26. Asheville, NC 63.7
27. Ann Arbor, MI 63.7
28. Lancaster, PA 63,7
29. Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO 63.6
30. Port St. Lucie, FL 63,5
31. San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 63,5
32. Portland-South Portland, ME 63.4
33. Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA 63.4
34. Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL 63.4
35. Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL 63,4
36. Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI 63.4
37. Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI 63,3
38. Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL 63,3
39. San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA 63.3
40. Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT 63.2
41. Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC 63.2
42. Green Bay, WI 63,2
43. Colorado Springs, CO 63.1
44. Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 63.1
45. Gainesville, FL 63,1
46. Austin-Round Rock, TX 63,0
47. Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ 63,0
48. Raleigh, NC 63,0
49. Charleston-North Charleston, SC 62,9
50. Ogden-Clearfield, UT 62.9
51. Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL 62,8
52. Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX 62.8
53. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 62,8
54. Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC 62.8
55. Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 62.8
56. Clarksville, TN-KY 62,7
57. Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO 62.7
58. Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH 62.7
59. Madison, WI 62,4
60. York-Hanover, PA 62,4
61. Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL 62.3
62. Pittsburgh, PA 62.3
63. Lincoln, NE 62.2
64. Jacksonville, FL 62,2
65. Kennewick-Richland, WA 62.2
66. Sacramento-Roseville-Arden-Arcade, CA 62.2
67. Manchester-Nashua, NH 62.2
68. Columbus, GA-AL 62.2
69. Syracuse, NY 62.1
70. Springfield, MA 62.1
71. Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC 62.1
72. Nashville-Davidson-Murfreesboro-Franklin, TN 62.1
73. Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA 62.1
74. Boise City-Nampa, ID 62.0
75. Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA 62,0
76. Birmingham-Hoover, AL 62,0
77. Rochester, NY 62.0
78. Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA 62.0
79. Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA 62,0
80. Trenton, NJ 61.9
81. Kansas City, MO-KS 61,9
82. Duluth, MN-WI 61,9
83. Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA 61,9
84. Peoria, IL 61,9
85. Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ 61.8
86. Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL 61.8
87. Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC 61.8
88. Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA 61,8
89. Tucson, AZ 61,7
90. Burlington-South Burlington, VT 61.7
91. Lafayette, LA 61.7
92. Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT 61,7
93. Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI 61,7
94. Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV 61.7
95. Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY 61.7
96. Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL 61,7
97. Corpus Christi, TX 61,7
98. Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA 61.7
99. Eugene, OR 61,6
100. Huntsville, AL 61,6
101. New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 61.6
102. Mobiel, AL 61,6
103. New Orleans-Metairie, LA 61.6
104. Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI 61,6
105. Bremerton-Silverdale, WA 61.6
106. Richmond, VA 61.6
107. Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC 61.5
108. Louisville-Jefferson County, KY-IN 61.5
109. Reno, NV 61.5
110. Columbus, OH 61,5
111. Shreveport-Bossier City, LA 61.5
112. Knoxville, TN 61.4
113. Salt Lake City, UT 61.4
114. Modesto, CA 61.4
115. Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL 61,4
116. Greensboro-High Point, NC 61.4
117. Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ 61.4
118. Jackson, MS 61.4
119. Kalamazoo-Portage, MI 61.4
120. Tallahassee, FL 61,4
121. Salem, OR 61.3
122. Wilmington, NC 61.3
123. Lansing-East Lansing, MI 61.3
124. New Haven-Milford, CT 61.3
125. Vallejo-Fairfield, CA 61.3
126. Albuquerque, NM 61.2
127. Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 61.2
128. St. Louis, MO-IL 61,2
129. Fort Wayne, IN 61.2
130. Providence-Warwick, RI-MA 61.2
131. South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI 61.2
132. Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL 61.1
133. Lexington-Fayette, KY 61.1
134. Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA 61.1
135. Wichita, KS 61.1
136. Norwich-New London, CT 61.1
137. Fresno, CA 61.1
138. Ocala, FL 61,0
139. Salisbury, MD-DE 61.0
140. Spartanburg, SC 61,0
141. Winston-Salem, NC 61,0
142. Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD 61.0
143. Cleveland-Elyria, OH 61,0
144. Lezen, PA 60,9
145. Evansville, IN-KY 60,9
146. Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY 60.9
147. Columbia, SC 60,9
148. Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL 60,9
149. Medford, OR 60,9
150. Chattanooga, TN-GA 60,8
151. Utica-Rome, NY 60.8
152. Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN 60.8
153. Killeen-Temple, TX 60,8
154. Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL 60,8
155. Springfield, MO 60.7
156. Akron, OH 60,7
157. Scranton-Wilkes-Barre-Hazleton, PA 60,7
158. Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI 60.7
159. Fayetteville, NC 60.7
160. Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA 60,6
161. Binghamton, NY 60.6
162. Savannah, GA 60,6
163. Dayton, OH 60,6
164. Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN 60,6
165. Memphis, TN-MS-AR 60,5
166. Stockton-Lodi, CA 60,5
167. Oklahoma City, OK 60.5
168. Roanoke, VA 60,5
169. Cedar Rapids, IA 60,4
170. Gulfport-Biloxi-Pascagoula, MS 60.3
171. Tulsa, OK 60.3
172. Bakersfield, CA 60,3
173. Worcester, MA-CT 60.3
174. Little Rock-N Little Rock-Conway, AR 60.2
175. Lubbock, TX 60.1
176. Olympia, WA 60,0
177. Baton Rouge, LA 59,9
178. Rockford, IL 59,9
179. Toledo, OH 59,8
180. Montgomery, AL 59,8
181. Erie, PA 59,7
182. Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX 59,5
183. Chico, CA 59,5
184. Flint, MI 59,4
185. Canton-Massillon, OH 59.4
186. Topeka, KS 59,3
187. Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH 58,7
188. Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC 58.6
189. Fort Smith, AR-OK 57.5
