Let’s just get to it, folks. The people over at Wallet Hub set out to determine which states were the most and least patriotic in the country, based on military engagement (percentage of enlisted residents, percentage of veterans per capita, percentage of military personnel) and civic engagement (percentage of people who voted, volunteer rate, percentage of people in the Peace Corps, Google searches for American flags, and civics education requirement).
The results were relatively unsurprising.
- Virginia
- Washington
- Colorado
- Idaho
- Alaska
- Maine
- North Carolina
- New Hampshire
- South Carolina
- Georgia
- Missouri
- Montana
- Alabama
- Florida
- Oregon
- Nebraska
- Ohio
- Maryland
- Wyoming
- Wisconsin
- Oklahoma
- Kansas
- South Dakota
- Hawaii
- Mississippi
- New Mexico
- Delaware
- Michigan
- Tennessee
- Arizona
- Vermont
- Iowa
- Texas
- Minnesota
- California
- Indiana (Tied for 36)
- North Dakota (Tied for 36)
- Kentucky
- Nevada
- Massachusetts
- Pennsylvania
- Louisiana
- Illinois
- Connecticut
- Arkansas
- West Virginia
- Utah
- Rhode Island
- New Jersey
- New York
Having lived in New York and New Jersey, uhhh, that actually seems pretty accurate. But like, it’s definitely because we all have foreign parents or grandparents so our love of country is split between old and new, and not because we’re selfish and/or apathetic people, right? Let’s go with that.
Red states were generally more patriotic than blue states, and no one’s surprised. But let’s hold up for one minute and realize that Alaska is the real MVP right now. People forget Alaska is even a state. I had a legitimate argument with my roommate the other day, when she refused to believe that Alaska is almost the size of the entire country when you include its islands (she maintained Texas was the biggest state. I won). And here it is. The middle sister of states, just coming in at number five in terms of patriotism. That’s beautiful.
Let’s all be Alaska this weekend..
[via Wallet Hub]
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