According to the rankings, Mainers are less happy than most of our New England neighborsWalletHub, a personal finance website, recently published its annual report on the happiest states in America. In fact, its in the bottom half, and the only New England state in the bottom 20. The rankings were based on three major categories: Emotional & Physical Well-Being, Work Environment, and Community & Environment. Those two disappointing finishes dragged the state's overall ranking down, making it the lowest-ranked New England state in the report. Getty Images Getty ImagesAs for the happiest state in the nation, that honor went to Hawaii.