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South Carolina Ranks High in Patriotism

By WalletHub

According to WalletHub’s military engagement and civic engagement rankings, South Carolina was ranked No. 4 on the list due to high military engagement.

Most Patriotic States in America

  1. Virginia
  2. Alaska
  3. Wyoming
  4. South Carolina
  5. Idaho

Most Veterans per Capita

  1. Alaska
  2. Montana
  3. Virginia
  4. Maine
  5. South Carolina

Highest average number of military enlistees

  1. Georgia
  2. South Carolina
  3. Alaska
  4. Idaho
  5. Texas

Most Patriotic States in America

 
Overall Rank
(1 = Most Patriotic)		StateTotal Score‘Military Engagement’ Rank‘Civic Engagement’ Rank
1 Virginia 70.48 5 10
2 Alaska 69.98 1 34
3 Wyoming 66.28 9 5
4 South Carolina 64.67 3 26
5 Idaho 62.99 8 11
6 Colorado 62.39 11 9
7 Hawaii 61.18 2 43
8 Washington 59.57 14 13
9 North Carolina 58.95 6 21
10 Georgia 58.76 4 41
11 Maine 58.02 28 3
12 South Dakota 56.57 21 16
13 New Hampshire 55.52 30 7
14 Oklahoma 55.28 7 31
15 Kansas 54.00 16 20
16 Maryland 53.86 26 12
17 Nebraska 53.80 25 14
18 Arizona 52.84 13 29
19 Vermont 52.21 40 1
20 Mississippi 52.15 15 28
21 Utah 51.64 37 2
22 Nevada 51.45 19 27
23 Montana 50.70 17 32
24 New Mexico 50.30 20 30
25 Missouri 50.16 22 23
26 Alabama 50.10 10 44
27 North Dakota 50.09 33 15
28 Wisconsin 49.05 41 4
29 Iowa 48.05 39 8
30 Florida 47.87 18 40
31 Texas 47.81 12 47
32 Ohio 44.51 34 22
33 Minnesota 43.58 46 6
34 Arkansas 43.54 24 46
35 Louisiana 42.60 31 35
36 Tennessee 42.27 27 45
37 Kentucky 42.20 29 42
38 Oregon 41.94 32 37
39 Indiana 41.85 35 33
40 West Virginia 41.83 36 24
41 Delaware 41.24 23 48
42 Pennsylvania 39.81 45 17
43 Michigan 38.74 43 19
44 California 36.66 38 39
45 Connecticut 35.30 47 18
46 New York 29.82 50 25
47 Illinois 27.76 44 49
48 Rhode Island 27.24 42 50
49 New Jersey 26.70 49 36
50 Massachusetts 26.60 48 38


Read full report here: https://wallethub.com/edu/most-patriotic-states/13680/

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