Colorado ranks 6th most patriotic state in nation, according to study
With the Fourth of July almost here, you may be wondering which states exhibit the most patriotism and where does Colorado rank.
According to a study by WalletHub, the personal finance website defined patriotism as: the combination of military engagement and civic engagement.
For their methodology, WalletHub used a 100-point system in which military engagement could have a maximum of 25 points, and civic engagement could have a maximum of 75 points.
Metrics used within the dimension of military engagement included military enlistees per 1,000 adults (between 2015 and 2020), veterans per 1,000 adults, active-duty military members per 100,000 adults and share of adult population in military reserves.
The dimension of civic engagement had even more metrics including: share of adult population who voted in 2020 elections, volunteer rate, AmeriCorps and Peace Corps volunteers, jury participation and U.S. history/civics education requirement.
Colorado ranked 6th in the study, in large part to their high rankings in the civic engagement dimension.
According to the study, Colorado ranks 1st in the nation for having a U.S. history/civic education requirement.
In addition, Colorado has a large number of AmeriCorps and Peace Corps volunteers per capita, ranking 4th in the country for Peace Corps and 5th for AmeriCorps, according to WalletHub.
Colorado ranked 10th for active-duty military population, 15th for number of military enlistees and 25th for number of veterans, according to the study.
Note: Direct cursor over states to view their ranking in the study.
Top 6 Most Patriotic States, according to WalletHub:
1. Virginia
2. Alaska
3. Montana
4. Maine
5. Oregon
6. Colorado
Click here for the full study.
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