The US is a large, diverse population across a large land area. Major variation is to be expected. But there is also that famous stat that income in Mississip

The US is a large, diverse population across a large land area. Major variation is to be expected. But there is also that famous stat that income in Mississippi is on par with Britain or France. https://www.forbes.com/sites/timworstall/2016/03/07/still-true-even-mississippi-is-richer-than-britain/ https://www.forbes.com/sites/timworstall/2016/03/07/still-tr... https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/its-great-to-live-in-the-american-economy/ https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/its-great-to-live-in-t... I agree with deepsun that the comparison factor is huge here: https://www.optimallyirrational.com/p/the-aim-of-maximising-happiness-is https://www.optimallyirrational.com/p/the-aim-of-maximising-...