July 4th — Celebrating Patriotism in America
Published June 24, 2025 at 2:01 PM · News Releases and Bulletins
We’re approaching the Independence Day holiday weekend on July 4th. While many are setting off fireworks like maniacs, the consumer website, WalletHub wondered which states in the country are the most patriotic.
Another topic for another day, how many people doing the independence day celebration actually know what country the U.S. gained its independence from. A survey done by a few years ago showed just a quarter of us actually know that answer.
WalletHub’s Chip Lupo said Virginia claims the honor of being the most patriotic, but three PIA Western Alliance states — Montana, Oregon and Washington — find themselves in the top-10 most patriotic. The determination came from 13 key indicators of patriotism like the number of military enlistees in a state, the number of veterans, how many voted in the 2024 election and so on.
“The most patriotic states have a lot of residents who serve or have served in the armed forces, high voter turnouts during elections, and a high share of the population volunteering with national or local organizations,” Lupo said. “Patriotism also isn’t concentrated in any one particular area – the top states are located in vastly different geographic regions."
He said the blue states have an average rank of 28.13 and are — at least statistically — more patriotic than the red states who average 21.21.
These are the most patriotic states according to the WalletHub survey. We gave Virginia’s statistics and the statistics of the three PIA Western Alliance states in the top-10:
1. Virginia
Total score: 70.74
Military engagement rank: 3
Civic engagement rank: 6
2. Montana
Total score: 67.75
Military engagement rank: 20
Civic engagement rank: 2
3. Vermont
4. Colorado
5. Oregon
Total score: 62.67
Military engagement rank: 37
Civic engagement rank: 3
6. Washington
Total score: 61.09
Military engagement rank: 15
Civic engagement rank: 11
7. North Dakota
8. Maryland
9. Minnesota
10. New Hampshire
The rest of The PIA Western Alliance states:
11. Alaska
Total score: 56.55
Military engagement rank: 1
Civic engagement rank: 41
16. Idaho
Total score: 53.38
Military engagement rank: 22
Civic engagement rank: 18
17. Hawaii
Total score: 53.24
Military engagement rank: 2
Civic engagement rank: 44
21. New Mexico
Total score: 50.94
Military engagement rank: 8
Civic engagement rank: 28
32. Nevada
Total score: 44.93
Military engagement rank: 17
Civic engagement rank: 34
34. Arizona
Total score: 44.42
Military engagement rank: 23
Civic engagement rank: 32
40. California
Total score: 39.65
Military engagement rank: 30
Civic engagement rank: 39
Average Number of Military Enlistees:
The highest:
1. Georgia
2. Alaska
3. Texas
4. Hawaii
5. South Carolina
The lowest:
46. Massachusetts
47. Rhode Island
48. Minnesota
49. Vermont
50. North Dakota
Veterans per capita:
Most
1. Alaska
2. Virginia
3. Wyoming
4. Montana
5. Hawaii
The least:
46. Connecticut
47. Massachusetts
48. California
49. New Jersey
50. New York
Source link: WalletHub — https://bit.ly/4kgZF8s