KENTUCKY NEXT TO LAST IN WELL-BEING INDEX; ALASKA FIRST

Story Highlights from Gallup and Healthways

• Hawaii and South Dakota round out top three well-being states
• West Virginia ranks last for the sixth straight year
• Hawaii and Colorado only states in top 10 every year since '08

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Alaska residents had the highest well-being in the nation in 2014, reaching the top spot for the first time since Gallup and Healthways began tracking well-being in 2008. West Virginia and Kentucky rank 50th and 49th, respectively, for the sixth consecutive year. Hawaii and Colorado are on the top 10 list of highest well-being states for the seventh consecutive year.

For the entire story visit: http://www.well-beingindex.com/alaska-leads-u.s.-states-in-well-being-for-first-time