WV RANKED 50TH (UN) HAPPIEST STATES (09/26/2020) West Virginia is ranked 50th in a 2020′s (Un)Happiest States in America study conducted by WalletHub. This site used the depression rate, the positive COVID-19 testing rate, income growth and the unemployment rate to rank the states. “Previous studies have found that good economic, emotional, physical and social health are all key to a well-balanced and fulfilled life,” says WalletHub. This study also ranks W.Va. 50th in “emotional and physical well-being”, 49th in “work environment”, and 37th in “community and environment.” Other rankings of W.Va. on this site include: 50th in highest share of adult depression 49th in lowest adequate-sleep rate 46th in lowest income growth