The Fourth of July is coming up, when Americans across the country will show their patriotism by blowing stuff up, and maybe losing a finger.
But I guess you could measure it THIS way too . . .
An annual study ranks the most patriotic states in America by looking at 13 different factors, like voting rates, how many veterans and active members of the military there are, jury duty participation, civic education, and how many people volunteer for things like AmeriCorps.
This year, the 10 most patriotic states are: Virginia, Montana, Vermont, Colorado, Oregon, Washington, North Dakota, Maryland, Minnesota, and New Hampshire.
Coming in LAST this year is Arkansas, followed by New York, Louisiana, Alabama, Florida, Texas, Indiana, New Jersey, Rhode Island, and West Virginia.
California was the 11th LEAST patriotic, so yeah, most of America’s most populous states didn’t do so hot.
They did not include Washington, D.C. in the count.
Overall, “Blue States” are more patriotic than “Red States,” at least according to how they voted in last year’s presidential election.
And the two states that are DEAD CENTER in the patriotism ranks are: South Carolina and Wisconsin.
(WalletHub.com has the full report.)
