Here are the states where people feel the best about their finances

One of the most important parts of well being is keeping your finances under control.

The Gallup-Healthways well-being survey included questions on several topics associated with well-being. One of those was financial well-being, summarized by Gallup and Healthways as "managing your economic life to reduce stress and increase security."

Alaska, Hawaii, and the Great Plains states all have very high financial well-being. The southeast comes in with much lower rates of financial satisfaction:

Here are the top ten and bottom ten states on the financial well-being ranking:

Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index

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