What are the most ‘patriotic’ states in America?
With the Fourth of July approaching, but America troubled by issues such as a 44 percent rise in hate crimes in major cities last year, the personal-finance website WalletHub released its report on 2022’s Most Patriotic States in America.
These troubles come on the heels of another crisis that has made it difficult to have big displays of patriotism in the past few years: the COVID-19 pandemic.
However, WalletHub is proud of the researchers who made the vaccine possible, which will allow people the freedom to gather on July 4 to celebrate.
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 the state’s military enlistees and veterans to the share of adults who voted in the 2020 presidential election to AmeriCorps volunteers per capita.
Key Stats
Blue states are less patriotic, with an average ranking of 24.92, compared with 26.08 for red states.
Alaska has the most veterans per 1,000 civilian adults, 137, which is 2.7 times more than in New York, the state with the fewest at 51.
New Jersey has the highest share of adults who voted in the 2020 presidential election, 78.30 percent, which is 1.5 times higher than in Arkansas, the state with the lowest at 54 percent.
Utah has the highest volunteer rate, 51.2 percent, which is two times higher than in New York, the state with the lowest, at 25 percent.
The top three states: Alaska (1), Montana (2), and Virginia (3).
Tennessee ranks 39th.
Arkansas ranks last.
States with the highest number of military enlistees, first through fifth: Georgia, Alaska, Texas, South Carolina, Alabama.
States with the highest number of veterans per capita, first through fifth: Alaska, Virginia, Wyoming, Montana, Hawaii.
(WalletHub)
