Based on the theme of Chinese ethnic minority well-being, this paper retrieved 29 articles from 2003 to 2019 that met the requirements of meta-analysis to explore the characteristics of the ethnic minority residents’ happiness in China. The results were as follows: (1) The total effects of happiness among the Han and ethnic minorities, ethnic minority men and women, and urban and rural areas are -0.09 (p = 0.36), -0.02 (p = 0.70), and 0.19 (p = 0.008), respectively;(2) The moderating effects Q of the periodical on the g of Han and ethnic minorities, ethnic minority men and women, urban and rural areas were 0.25 (p = 0.88), 2.83 (p = 0.24), and 5.86 (p = 0.053); (3) The Q-values of regional moderating effects on the g of well-being of Han and ethnic minorities, ethnic minority men and women, urban and rural areas are 1.26 (p = 0.26), 0.01 (p = 0.91), and 1.97 (p = 0.16);(4) The β values of the happiness of the Han and ethnic minorities, ethnic minority men and women, and urban and rural areas were 0.01 (p = 0.12), 0.03 (p = 0.00), and -0.004 (p = 0.72) respectively; Conclusion: (1) There is no difference in happiness between the Han and ethnic minorities, and between men and women of ethnic minorities; the happiness of urban residents in ethnic minorities is higher than that in rural areas. (2) The regulatory effects of different periodicals and regions on national happiness are not significant. (3) The age has no effect on the happiness of the Han and ethnic minorities, as well as the urban and rural areas of the ethnic minorities.