Spokeo explores why happiness is declining in the U.S. and how growing divides are pushing the country down in global ...

In 2024, for the first time, the World Happiness Report placed the United States outside the top 20. In 2025, it dropped one spot more, ranking 24th. That’s a generational decline for a country ...

The United States has been slipping down the global happiness rankings for over a decade. In 2011, the country placed 11th. By 2016, it had dropped to 14th, and it landed 19th in 2020.

The United States has been slipping down the global happiness rankings for over a decade. In 2011, the country placed 11th. By 2016, it had dropped to 14th, and it landed 19th in 2020. Today, it ...