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WalletHub Study: New Jersey Ranks 50th Among Most Patriotic States In Nation

June 24, 2019, 9:11 am | in
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With Americans preparing to show their national pride this Fourth of July, the personal-finance website WalletHub today released its report on 2019’s Most Patriotic States in America as well as accompanying videos.

To determine where Americans have the most red, white and blue pride, WalletHub compared the 50 states across 13 key indicators of patriotism. The data set ranges from average number of military enlistees to share of adults who voted in the 2016 presidential election to AmeriCorps volunteers per capita.

Overall Rank
(1 = Most Patriotic)		 State Total Score ‘Military Engagement’ Rank ‘Civic Engagement’ Rank
1 New Hampshire 63.08 30 5
2 Wyoming 62.67 10 6
3 Vermont 62.25 40 1
4 Utah 62.12 38 2
5 Idaho 61.62 9 7
6 Wisconsin 59.12 42 4
7 Alaska 58.52 1 21
8 South Carolina 57.68 3 13
9 Missouri 56.90 22 8
10 Minnesota 56.84 46 3
11 North Dakota 54.02 33 9
12 Montana 53.98 20 11
13 Maine 52.37 31 10
14 Virginia 52.36 5 17
15 Colorado 49.00 12 15
16 Arizona 48.97 13 14
17 Washington 47.82 16 16
18 Oregon 47.70 32 12
19 Alabama 47.43 8 26
20 Florida 45.67 19 25
21 North Carolina 45.15 6 30
22 Maryland 44.92 25 20
23 Kentucky 44.83 27 18
24 Arkansas 44.44 24 23
25 Louisiana 43.98 29 19
26 Mississippi 43.23 14 29
27 Nebraska 41.42 26 27
28 Tennessee 40.58 28 28
29 Delaware 40.35 23 31
30 Iowa 39.10 39 24
31 Georgia 37.63 4 46
32 South Dakota 36.89 21 38
33 Kansas 36.54 18 39
34 Massachusetts 35.30 50 22
35 Oklahoma 34.83 7 43
36 Nevada 34.82 17 41
37 Ohio 34.61 34 36
38 Hawaii 34.52 2 50
39 Rhode Island 33.75 43 32
40 Pennsylvania 33.25 45 33
41 Illinois 31.39 41 37
42 Michigan 31.37 44 35
43 New Mexico 30.81 15 47
44 Indiana 30.53 35 40
45 Connecticut 30.37 47 34
46 Texas 28.66 11 49
47 West Virginia 28.39 36 42
48 California 23.92 37 48
49 New York 21.63 49 44
50 New Jersey 21.55 48 45

 

Red states are more patriotic, with an average ranking of 23.67, compared with 28.25 for blue states (1 = Best).

Key Stats

  • Alaska has the most veterans per 1,000 civilian adults, 127, which is 2.4 times more than in New York, the state with the fewest at 54.
  • Maine has the highest share of adults who voted in the 2016 presidential election, 72.68 percent, which is 1.5 times higher than in Hawaii, the state with the lowest at 47.27 percent.
  • Utah has the highest volunteer rate, 51.00 percent, which is 2.2 times higher than in Florida, the state with the lowest at 22.80 percent.

To view the full report and your state’s rank, please visit:
https://wallethub.com/edu/most-patriotic-states/13680/

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