Interesting. But it does not seem to have any political correlations.
The Mormon triangle being depressed is a bit surprising. Latter Day Saints seem so contented.
Ohio, West Virginia, and Kentucky are not surprising. Depression tends to breed populism, and populism depression - a cycle that can only be broken by the free market.
Clearly Hawaii is hardcore free market. BTW, they're the wrong color.
OK, the free market or an island paradise.
According to their analysis
http://www.nmha.org/files/Ranking_Americas_Mental_Health.pdf