Prairie State Wire

Illinois scored 28.53 out of 100 on a new analysis by the personal finance website WalletHub to determine which state populations are the most patriotic, based on their engagement in both military and civilian life. 

The score earned by Illinois was the sixth lowest among the 50 states, according to WalletHub. The state was rated 39th in military engagement and 36th in civic engagement, according to researchers. 

WalletHub ranked the states across 13 metrics, such as voter participation in the 2020 presidential election, share of active military personnel in the state, volunteer rate and the number of AmeriCorps members per capita.

Illinois came in ahead of only five other states in the patriotism ranking that preceded the July Fourth holiday: California, Michigan, Connecticut, Florida and New York.

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Which States Rank Highest on the Patriotism Meter?

Overall Rank	State	Total Score	Military Engagement	Civic Engagement
1	Montana	61.91	22	1
2	Alaska	56.64	1	19
3	Maryland	56.12	24	5
4	Vermont	55.29	42	2
5	New Hampshire	53.55	32	4
6	North Dakota	53.28	20	8
7	Wyoming	53.01	8	11
8	Minnesota	51.42	47	3
9	Oregon	50.07	34	6
10	Virginia	49.61	3	22
11	Utah	47.81	38	9
12	Idaho	46.79	16	12
13	Wisconsin	46.57	43	7
14	Washington	46.25	9	16
15	Arizona	44.22	17	18
16	Iowa	44.09	41	10
17	Kentucky	43.47	21	17
18	Missouri	43.33	26	15
19	South Carolina	42.76	4	34
20	Colorado	41.53	11	25
21	Delaware	41.49	25	20
22	Maine	41.19	35	13
23	Hawaii	40.79	2	47
24	Ohio	40.72	33	14
25	North Carolina	40.56	6	33
26	Nevada	40.11	18	28
27	Nebraska	38.83	27	24
28	New Mexico	36.95	13	31
29	Georgia	36.05	5	46
30	Tennessee	35.75	30	30
31	Kansas	35.5	14	40
32	Oklahoma	35.42	7	42
33	Indiana	35.22	37	26
34	Alabama	34.96	12	41
35	Pennsylvania	34.67	44	21
36	South Dakota	34.03	23	35
37	Louisiana	33.43	28	32
38	Rhode Island	33.19	40	27
39	Massachusetts	31.49	50	23
40	Mississippi	30.67	15	48
41	Texas	29.96	9	49
42	West Virginia	29.82	36	38
43	Arkansas	29.76	29	43
44	New Jersey	29.63	48	29
45	Illinois	28.53	39	36
46	California	27.75	31	44
47	Michigan	26.81	45	39
48	Connecticut	26.68	46	37
49	Florida	23.17	19	50
50	New York	21.64	49	45

Source: WalletHub.com