WalletHub: Michigan Not Among Most Patriotic States in America

Expressions of American patriotism come in many forms — from setting off fireworks during Fourth of July and buying American-made goods to paying taxes and serving in the armed forces. But some states are better than others at showing their national pride.

So in order to determine where Americans bleed the most red, white and blue, WalletHub’s data team compared the states across 13 key indicators of patriotism. Our data set ranges from share of enlisted military population to share of adults who voted in the 2016 presidential election to AmeriCorps volunteers per capita. Read on for our findings, expert commentary and a full description of our methodology.

Most Patriotic States in America:

Overall Rank (1 = Most Patriotic)	State	Total Score	‘Military Engagement’ Rank	‘Civic Engagement’ Rank
1	Virginia	70.55	5	10
2	Alaska	70.40	1	36
3	Wyoming	67.54	7	7
4	South Carolina	65.03	3	25
5	Colorado	63.59	12	9
6	Washington	62.48	11	11
7	Hawaii	62.30	2	39
8	Idaho	61.97	9	16
9	Georgia	60.39	4	40
10	North Carolina	59.34	6	20
11	Maine	58.82	29	3
12	South Dakota	56.81	20	15
13	New Hampshire	56.63	33	4
14	Oklahoma	56.25	8	31
15	Kansas	55.04	14	22
16	Nebraska	54.49	24	13
17	Maryland	54.40	28	12
18	Utah	53.70	37	2
19	Arizona	53.41	17	27
20	Mississippi	53.20	16	29
21	Vermont	52.89	39	1
22	Montana	51.98	15	35
23	Nevada	51.43	18	28
24	Missouri	50.91	22	24
25	North Dakota	50.56	31	14
26	New Mexico	50.45	21	30
27	Alabama	50.07	10	46
28	Wisconsin	49.42	41	6
29	Iowa	48.49	40	8
30	Texas	48.25	13	47
31	Florida	48.01	19	43
32	Minnesota	44.85	46	5
33	Louisiana	44.46	30	33
34	Arkansas	44.23	23	45
35	Ohio	44.17	34	26
36	Kentucky	44.10	27	38
37	West Virginia	43.60	36	21
38	Tennessee	42.40	26	44
39	Oregon	42.13	32	41
40	Indiana	42.02	35	34
41	Delaware	40.40	25	49
42	Pennsylvania	39.98	45	17
43	Michigan	38.96	42	19
44	California	37.70	38	42
45	Connecticut	36.25	47	18
46	New York	30.59	50	23
47	Rhode Island	29.90	44	48
48	Massachusetts	28.88	48	32
49	Illinois	28.41	43	50
50	New Jersey	27.46	49	37

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