2022 Optimism Index

The map below shows what each state is feeling most optimistic about in 2022, and how they ranked across America in general optimism (1 being most optimistic, 50 being least optimistic).


Ranking (1 = most optimistic)STATE
1 Rhode Island
2 Alabama
3 California
4 Michigan
5 Montana
6 Alaska
7 New Mexico
8 Georgia
9 Iowa
10 Maryland
11 Virginia
12 Indiana
13 Kentucky
14 Louisiana
15 Nevada
16 Arizona
17 Florida
18 North Carolina
19 South Carolina
20 Texas
21 Washington
22 Nebraska
23 New York
24 Idaho
25 Minnesota
26 Ohio
27 Arkansas
28 Colorado
29 Massachusetts
30 Oklahoma
31 Oregon
32 Wisconsin
33 Wyoming
34 Missouri
35 New Hampshire
36 New Jersey
37 North Dakota
38 South Dakota
39 Utah
40 Vermont
41 Mississippi
42 Kansas
43 Connecticut
44 Hawaii
45 Tennessee
46 Delaware
47 Illinois
48 Pennsylvania
49 West Virginia
50 Maine

Google Survey of 5,725 respondents; January 2022.