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March 20 is the International Day of Happiness. To mark the day, WalletHub ranked the happiest cities in the United States using measures like depression rates, leisure time and adequate sleep. -
Huntington Beach, California, ranks seventh overall and scores highly for sports participation. Seattle leads the list for overall sports participation among the cities considered.
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Sioux Falls, South Dakota, ranks sixth overall and places third for adequate sleep rates. Overland Park, Kansas, ranks highest for adequate sleep across the dataset.
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Madison, Wisconsin, holds fifth place and performs strongly in emotional and physical well-being, with residents reporting good health and high life satisfaction.
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Irvine, California, is one of five California cities in WalletHub’s top 10. Although it ranks fourth among California entries, it did not place in the top five for lowest reported depression rates.
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San Jose, California, placed third overall and ranked first for emotional and physical well-being factors, which included physical health, opioid prescriptions and food insecurity.
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Plano, Texas, ranks second overall, helped by low separation and divorce rates and strong indicators related to income and employment, such as job satisfaction and income growth.
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Fremont, California, tops WalletHub’s list as the happiest city in the United States. The city also records the lowest separation and divorce rates among the compared cities.
