The Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island area has the highest well-being in the country, according to a new analysis by Gallup and Healthways.
For its analysis, Gallup assigned areas with a well-being score, and the Naples area had the highest well-being index score across 190 communities. Naples’ ranking is a considerable improvement from its No. 7 position in 2012-2013.
Here is the full ranking:
| Metropolitan Area | Well-Being Index Score |
|---|---|
| Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island | 65.0 |
| Salinas, CA | 65.0 |
| North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL | 64.7 |
| Fort Collins, CO | 64.6 |
| Town of Barnstable, MA | 64.6 |
| Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA | 64.6 |
| Boulder | 64.5 |
| Charlottesville, VA | 64.5 |
| Anchorage | 64.4 |
| San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA | 64.3 |
| McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX | 64.3 |
| Santa Maria-Santa Barbara | 64.3 |
| Urban Honolulu | 64.2 |
| Provo-Orem, UT | 63.8 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara | 63.7 |
The rankings were based on more than 353,000 interviews with adults in the U.S. across all 50 states, conducted through Jan. 2., 2014, through Dec. 30, 2015. The Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index is calculated on a scale from 0-100, with zero representing the lowest possible well-being and 100 the highest.
The index scores for the communities were composed of five elements of well being, which were: purpose, social, financial, community and physical.
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