It's Independence Day—do you know how patriotic your state is? WalletHub looked at 13 factors, including voting numbers, volunteerism rates, military engagement, trial and grand jury participation, the share of residents participating in groups or organizations, and even a state's civics education requirement. Based on all that, here are the 10 states considered the most patriotic this Fourth of July:
- New Hampshire with a score of 63.08 out of 100
- Wyoming: 62.67
- Vermont: 62.25
- Utah: 62.12
- Idaho: 61.62
- Wisconsin: 59.12
- Alaska: 58.52
- South Carolina: 57.68
- Missouri: 56.90
- Minnesota: 56.84
Read on for the 10 least patriotic states.
The bottom 10 and their scores on a 100-point scale:
- New Jersey: 21.55
- New York: 21.63
- California: 23.92
- West Virginia: 28.39
- Texas: 28.66
- Connecticut: 30.37
- Indiana: 30.53
- New Mexico: 30.81
- Michigan: 31.37
- Illinois: 31.39
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