Provo, Utah, leads 189 communities and Huntington, W.Va., comes in last. 
 
 The latest well-being rankings from Gallup and Healthways put Provo,, Utah, in first place and Huntington, W.V., in last among 189 communities. (Photo: USA TODAY) Story Highlights Findings are based on more than 500,000 interviews 
 
 It's the second time the Provo-Orem area has come in first 
 
 Huntington, W.Va., is recovering from an economic slump 
 
 The people of Provo, Utah, have the highest level of well-being and the folks around Huntington, W.Va., the lowest, at least according to the latest ranking of 189 cities and metropolitan areas from Gallup and Healthways. 
 
 The 2013 rankings, released Tuesday, are based on more than 500,000 interviews in which people were asked about such matters as their emotional and physical health, job satisfaction, community safety and access to food, shelter and health care. 
 
 This is the sixth year of the survey and the second time the Provo-Orem area has come in first; it's the fourth time the Huntington-Ashland, Ky. area has come in last. 
 
 "It's some strong validation for what we already know here in Provo," says the city's Mayor John Curtis. "It's a great place to live." He says other surveys have named the people of his city "most optimistic" and "nicest." 
 
 In that spirit, Curtis says Provo won't be trash-talking Boulder, Colo., which it knocked out of the top spot. "We have a lot of respect for Boulder," he says. 
 
 Huntington Mayor Steve Williams says continuing low health and well-being rankings by Gallup and other organizations are "aggravating as can be" at a time when the city is recovering from an economic slump. He notes the city just got an upgraded credit rating. But he says the rankings — in which Huntington is called out for everything from high obesity rates to low access to fruits and vegetables — have "certainly been a motivator for us to take an honest look at ourselves and get busy." 
 
 He says the city is expanding a farmers market, hosting 41 5K races a year and still promoting healthy eating at Huntington's Kitchen — the facility set up by British chef Jamie Oliver when he brought his Food Revolution show to town back in 2010. It's now run by a hospital. 
 
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 Gallup-Healthways pollsters are well aware that some ratings can sting. "The goal is not to make any community or population feel bad about results," says Patrick Bogart, Gallup's director of client services. "Our goal is to get leaders thinking about how they can enhance well-being." 
 
 Some highlights from the rankings: 
 
 • Provo-Orem has the lowest smoking rate (7%) and Charleston, W.Va., has the highest (34%) 
 
 • Utica-Rome, N.Y., has the highest job satisfaction (93%); Charleston has the lowest (81%) 
 
 • People in Holland-Grand Haven, Mich., are most likely to feel safe walking alone at night (86%) and people in McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, Texas, are least likely to feel safe (49%). 
 
 The top 10 cities for overall well-being: 
 
 1. Provo-Orem, Utah 
 
 2. Boulder, Colo. 
 
 3. Fort Collins-Loveland, Colo. 
 
 4. Honolulu 
 
 5. San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, Calif. 
 
 6. Ann Arbor, Mich. 
 
 7. Naples-Marco Island, Fla. 
 
 8. San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, Calif. 
 
 9. San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, Calif. 
 
 10. Lincoln, Neb. 
 
 The bottom 10 communities for overall well-being: 
 
 180. Evansville, Ind.-Ky. 
 
 181. Mobile, Ala. 
 
 182. Shreveport-Bossier City, La. 
 
 183. Columbus, Ga., Ala. 
 
 184. Beaumont-Port Arthur, Texas 
 
 185. Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, N.C. 
 
 186. Spartanburg, S.C. 
 
 187. Redding, Calif. 
 
 188. Charleston, W.Va. 
 
 189. Huntington-Ashland, W.Va.-Ky.-Ohio 
 
 The full list of community rankings, plus previously released state rankings for 2013, are at Healthways.com. Healthways is a health care services company based in Franklin, Tenn. 
 
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 New! “State of American Well-Being: 2013 State, Community and Congressional District Analysis” 
 
 For the sixth consecutive year, global well-being improvement leader Healthways and world-leading management consulting firm Gallup have released their analysis of the state of well-being across the United States. The analysis is based on data from the Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index®, a definitive measure and empiric database of real-time changes in well-being throughout the world. 
 
 More than 178,000 interviews nationwide fueled the 2013 analysis, which examined Americans’ perceptions on topics such as physical and emotional health, healthy behaviors, work environment, social and community factors, financial security, and access to necessities such as food, shelter and healthcare to create a composite well-being rank for each state, community and congressional district. 
 
 Launched in 2008, the Well-Being Index provides unmatched, in-depth insight into the well-being of populations. Gallup conducts 500 telephone interviews a day with Americans to gather their perceptions of well-being, for a resulting sample that represents an estimated 95 percent of all U.S. households. In 2013, Gallup and Healthways extended the reach of the Well-Being Index beyond the United States; global leaders now have the ability to benchmark the well-being of their country against the results of roughly 140 countries around the world. 
 
 Additionally, individual state-level reports are now avalible when you click to download the full report. Look for the “State of Global Well-Being” reports this summer. 
 
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– Gallup is out with its annual rankings of "well-being" in various communities, based on surveys of residents that encompass everything from jobs to physical and emotional health to community safety. The results: Provo, Utah, comes in at No. 1, while Huntington, W. Va., finishes last among 189 cities, reports USA Today. The top 10 cities in the survey: Provo-Orem, Utah Boulder, Colo. Fort Collins-Loveland, Colo. Honolulu San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, Calif. Ann Arbor, Mich. Naples-Marco Island, Fla. San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, Calif. San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, Calif. Lincoln, Neb. The cities with the worst well-being: Huntington-Ashland, W.Va.-Ky.-Ohio Charleston, W.Va. Redding, Calif. Spartanburg, S.C. Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, N.C. Beaumont-Port Arthur, Texas Columbus, Ga., Ala. Shreveport-Bossier City, La. Mobile, Ala. Evansville, Ind.-Ky. The full report is at Healthways.com.