Patriotism is on the decline, according to a new study, with 38% of Americans saying that the United States was the best country in the world in 2011, and only 28% of Americans agreeing with the statement in 2014.
Just ahead of Independence Day, WalletHub took the patriotic pulse of the 50 U.S. states, comparing them across eight metrics from two categories: military engagement and civic engagement.
Georgia has a relatively high overall ranking of 10, and a ranking of 1 and 30 in the categories of military enegagement and civic engagement, respectively.
Most patriotic states in the U.S.
1. Virginia
2. Washington
3. Colorado
4. Idaho
5. Alaska
6. Maine
7. North Caroolina
8. New Hampshire
9. South Carolina
10. Georgia
Least patriotic states in the U.S.
46. West Virginia
47. Utah
48. Rhode Island
49. New Jersey
50. New York
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