2017’s Most Patriotic States in America

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From Wallethub Press Release:

To determine where Americans bleed the most red, white and blue, we 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.

Top 20 Most Patriotic States
1 Virginia 11 Maine
2 Alaska 12 South Dakota
3 Wyoming 13 New Hampshire
4 South Carolina 14 Oklahoma
5 Colorado 15 Kansas
6 Washington 16 Nebraska
7 Hawaii 17 Maryland
8 Idaho 18 Utah
9 Georgia 19 Arizona
10 North Carolina 20 Mississippi


Key Stats

• Red states are more patriotic, with an average ranking of 23.47, compared with 28.55 for blue states (1 = Best).
  
• Alaska has the most veterans per 1,000 civilian adults, 138.9, which is 2.4 times more than in New York, the state with the fewest at 57.9.
  
• Georgia has the highest average number of military enlistees per 1,000 civilian adult population (no prior service), 0.92, which is 2.6 times higher than in North Dakota, the state with the lowest at 0.36.
  
• 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 47.3 percent.
  
• Utah has the highest volunteer rate, 39.29 percent, which is 2.1 times higher than in Florida, the state with the lowest at 18.31 percent.
  
• Utah has the most AmeriCorps volunteers per 100,000 residents, 63.31, which is 8.3 times more than in Alabama, the state with the fewest at 7.60.

2017’s Most Patriotic States in America