Poll: W. Va. Town Worst for Well-Being

Mar 30, 2013 7:00am

Charleston, W.V. ranks last for well-being. (Image credit: Getty Images)

Despite its slogan ? Hip, Historic ? Almost Heaven ? Charleston, W.V., comes in last on Gallup?s latest well-being poll.

The city scored a meager 60.8 points on the pollster?s well-being index ? a 100-point scale measuring physical and emotional health, work environment and access to basic necessities.

The nearby Huntington-Ashland metropolitan area scored 61.2, landing in the bottom two for the third year in a row.

Mobile, Ala., Utica-Rome, N.Y., Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, N.C., and Fort Smith, Ark.-Okla., round out the roster of frequent bottom dwellers.

Topping the list was Lincoln, Neb., which scored 72.8, landing in the top 20 cities for the third year in a row. Honolulu came in first for emotional health, and Charlottesville, Va., ranked No. 1 for physical health, according to the poll.

Top 10 Metropolitan Areas for Well-Being

• Lincoln, Neb. ? 72.8
• Boulder, Colo. ??72.7
• Burlington-South Burlington, Vt. ??72.4
• Provo-Orem, Utah ??71.7
• Fort Collins-Loveland, Colo. ??71.6
• Barnstable Town, Mass. ??71.5
• Honolulu, Hawaii ??71.5
• Ann Arbor, Mich. ??71.4
• Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, D.C., Va., Md., W.V. ??71.3
• San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, Calif. ??71.2

Bottom 11 Metropolitan Areas for Well-Being

• Charleston, W.V. ??60.8
• Huntington-Ashland, W.V., Ky., Ohio ??61.2
• Mobile, Ala. ??62.4
• Beaumont-Port Arthur, Texas ??62.5
• Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, N.C. ??62.7
• Fort Smith, Ark., Okla. ??62.9
• Bakersfield, Calif. ??63.0
• Evansville, Ind., Ky. ??63.1
• Rockford, Ill. ??63.1
• Spartanburg, S.C. ??63.4
• Utica-Rome, N.Y. ??63.4

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Source: http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/health/2013/03/30/charleston-w-v-worst-for-well-being-gallup-poll-finds/

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