WalletHub: R.I. one of least patriotic states

WALLETHUB RANKED the most and least patriotic states, and Rhode Island ranked among the bottom states at 48th. / COURTESY WALLETHUB
WALLETHUB RANKED the most and least patriotic states, and Rhode Island ranked among the bottom states at 48th. / COURTESY WALLETHUB

PROVIDENCE – With the Fourth of July right around the corner, personal finance website WalletHub released its list of 2015’s Most & Least Patriotic States, and Rhode Island ranked third from the bottom at 48th.
In order to identify the most patriotic American hotspots, WalletHub compared the 50 states across eight key metrics, including measures such as military engagement, voting habits and civic education.
The top five most patriotic states according to WalletHub are, in order, Virginia, Washington, Colorado, Idaho, and Alaska.
Maine and New Hampshire made the top 10 most patriotic states, coming in at No. 6 and No. 8, respectively. Vermont was No. 31; Massachusetts, No. 40 and Connecticut, No. 44.
Rhode Island ranked 43rd for military engagement and 40th for civil engagement.
Military engagement is the percentage of residents who enlisted in the military in 2013, the number of veterans per 100,000 residents and the number of active duty military personnel per 100,000 residents, WalletHub said.
WalletHub weighed civil engagement based on the percentage of residents who voted in the 2012 presidential election, volunteer rates, the number of Peace Corps volunteers per 100,000 residents, the frequency of Google searches for American Flags and civic education.
WalletHub also concluded that red states are more patriotic, on average, than blue states.

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