South Carolina Ranks High in Patriotism

: By WalletHub; Published: 13 August 2018

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

Virginia
Alaska
Wyoming
South Carolina
Idaho

Most Veterans per Capita

Alaska
Montana
Virginia
Maine
South Carolina

Highest average number of military enlistees

Georgia
South Carolina
Alaska
Idaho
Texas

Most Patriotic States in America

Overall Rank (1 = Most Patriotic)	State	Total 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