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For those of us here in and around Fort Bragg, it seems obvious that North Carolina would easily be one of the most patriotic states in the country.
But it turns out, maybe overall, the Tar Heel State isn't quite the red-white-and-blue hotbed we thought it was.
According to a recent study by our friends over at WalletHub, North Carolina comes in toward the middle of the pack, at 17th in patriotism. North Carolina had high marks in military engagement, coming in at 6th overall, but low marks in civic engagement, coming in at 32.
WalletHub measured 13 key patriotic indicators for the study, including military enlistees, veteran population, voting percentages, and even AmeriCorps volunteer numbers.
"A good patriot loves his or her country and supports it in the face of challenges," Russ Crawford, history professor at Ohio Northern University, said in the study. "That does not mean unquestioning love, but deep regard that motivates making one's nation the best it can be."
Here's the way that WalletHub measured everything to determine this list. Take a look below for the full rankings.
Military Engagement – Total Points: 25
Civic Engagement – Total Points: 75
1. Alaska
U.S. flag flying in front of Denali National Park and Preserve, Alaska. (Sherri Cassel / Getty Images)
Total Score: 65.57
Military Engagement: 1
Civic Engagement: 12
2. Montana
Total Score: 61.46
Military Engagement: 22
Civic Engagement: 1
3. Virginia
Total Score: 58.97
Military Engagement: 3
Civic Engagement: 13
4. North Dakota
Total Score: 58.43
Military Engagement: 20
Civic Engagement: 5
5. Oregon
Total Score: 56.42
Military Engagement: 36
Civic Engagement: 3
6. Maryland
Total Score: 56.25
Military Engagement: 23
Civic Engagement: 7
7. Hawaii
Total Score: 55.26
Military Engagement: 2
Civic Engagement: 24
8. Vermont
Total Score: 54.77
Military Engagement: 43
Civic Engagement: 2
9. New Hampshire
Total Score: 54.23
Military Engagement: 32
Civic Engagement: 6
10. Iowa
Total Score: 52.76
Military Engagement: 41
Civic Engagement: 4
11. Washington
Fireworks as seen from across Elliott Bay at Seacrest Park in West Seattle, WA. (paulacobleigh / Getty Images)
Total Score: 52.46
Military Engagement: 14
Civic Engagement: 14
12. South Dakota
Total Score: 52.21
Military Engagement: 24
Civic Engagement: 10
13. Colorado
Total Score: 52.05
Military Engagement: 12
Civic Engagement: 15
14. Delaware
Total Score: 51.35
Military Engagement: 25
Civic Engagement: 11
15. Maine
Total Score: 50.12
Military Engagement: 37
Civic Engagement: 8
16. Utah
Total Score: 49.10
Military Engagement: 38
Civic Engagement: 9
17. North Carolina
It does not get much more patriotic than Major League Baseball being played at Fort Bragg. (Photo by Streeter Lecka/Getty Images)
Total Score: 46.98
Military Engagement: 6
Civic Engagement: 32
18. Wyoming
Total Score: 46.75
Military Engagement: 7
Civic Engagement: 27
19. Idaho
Total Score: 46.03
Military Engagement: 18
Civic Engagement: 18
20. New Mexico
Total Score: 45.23
Military Engagement: 10
Civic Engagement: 26
21. Arizona
Veterans Day memorial in Tempe, AZ. (John James / Getty Images)
Total Score: 45.09
Military Engagement: 17
Civic Engagement: 23
22. Oklahoma
Total Score: 44.58
Military Engagement: 17
Civic Engagement: 23
23. Kansas
Total Score: 44.34
Military Engagement: 13
Civic Engagement: 29
24. Georgia
Total Score: 44.20
Military Engagement: 5
Civic Engagement: 41
25. Missouri
Total Score: 44.00
Military Engagement: 26
Civic Engagement: 17
26. South Carolina
Total Score: 42.14
Military Engagement: 4
Civic Engagement: 47
27. Minnesota
Total Score: 41.13
Military Engagement: 47
Civic Engagement: 16
28. Mississippi
Total Score: 40.68
Military Engagement: 16
Civic Engagement: 37
29. Ohio
Total Score: 40.51
Military Engagement: 33
Civic Engagement: 20
30. Nebraska
Total Score: 39.11
Military Engagement: 28
Civic Engagement: 34
31. Texas
(Smederevac / Getty Images)Everything is bigger in Texas. (Smederevac / Getty Images)
Total Score: 38.51
Military Engagement: 9
Civic Engagement: 46
32. Illinois
Total Score: 38.46
Military Engagement: 39
Civic Engagement: 22
33. Nevada
Total Score: 38.29
Military Engagement: 15
Civic Engagement: 45
34. Wisconsin
Total Score: 37.43
Military Engagement: 42
Civic Engagement: 21
35. Kentucky
Total Score: 36.98
Military Engagement: 21
Civic Engagement: 43
36. California
Total Score: 36.61
Military Engagement: 31
Civic Engagement: 38
37. Michigan
Total Score: 36.05
Military Engagement: 46
Civic Engagement: 25
38. New Jersey
Total Score: 35.99
Military Engagement: 48
Civic Engagement: 19
39. Tennessee
Total Score: 35.92
Military Engagement: 30
Civic Engagement: 39
40. West Virginia
Total Score: 35.44
Military Engagement: 34
Civic Engagement: 36
41. Louisiana
Flag of the United States at the Parade Ground at Louisiana State University. (Roberto Michel / Getty Images)
Total Score: 35.15
Military Engagement: 27
Civic Engagement: 44
42. Pennsylvania
Total Score: 34.80
Military Engagement: 44
Civic Engagement: 31
43. Alabama
Total Score: 34.67
Military Engagement: 11
Civic Engagement: 48
44. Indiana
Total Score: 34.43
Military Engagement: 35
Civic Engagement: 40
45. Connecticut
Total Score: 34.10
Military Engagement: 45
Civic Engagement: 33
46. Massachusetts
Total Score: 32.67
Military Engagement: 50
Civic Engagement: 28
47. Florida
Total Score: 32.13
Military Engagement: 19
Civic Engagement: 49
48. Rhode Island
Total Score: 31.78
Military Engagement: 40
Civic Engagement: 42
49. New York
Total Score: 30.95
Military Engagement: 49
Civic Engagement: 35
50. Arkansas
Total Score: 28.62
Military Engagement: 29
Civic Engagement: 50
Methodology
To determine the most patriotic states, WalletHub compared the 50 states across two key dimensions, “Military Engagement” and “Civic Engagement.”
We evaluated those dimensions using 13 relevant metrics, which are listed below with their corresponding weights. Each metric was graded on a 100-point scale, with a score of 100 representing the highest level of patriotism.
Finally, we determined each city’s weighted average across all metrics to calculate its overall score and used the resulting scores to rank-order the states.
