List Says South Dakota Is ‘More Patriotic’ Than Minnesota
With the 4th of July this Saturday we should all be thinking about patriotism and those people that have given so much so that we can live in this great country of ours.
You would think that we would be living in a very patriotic time, wouldn't you? Well it appears that patriotism has been waning in recent years. While 38% of Americans said the U.S. was the best country in the world in 2011, that number fell to 28% in 2014.
It appears that South Dakota is kinda in the middle of the pack of most Patriotic States. According to Wallethub.com this is how the states rank as far as 'Patriotism':
1 Virginia
2 Washington
3 Colorado
4 Idaho
5 Alaska
6 Maine
7 North Carolina
8 New Hampshire
9 South Carolina
10 Georgia
11 Missouri
12 Montana
13 Alabama
14 Florida
15 Oregon
16 Nebraska
17 Ohio
18 Maryland
19 Wyoming
20 Wisconsin
21 Oklahoma
22 Kansas
23 South Dakota
24 Hawaii
25 Mississippi
26 New Mexico
27 Delaware
28 Michigan
29 Tennessee
30 Arizona
31 Vermont
32 Iowa
33 Texas
34 Minnesota
35 California
T-36 Indiana
T-36 North Dakota
38 Kentucky
39 Nevada
40 Massachusetts
41 Pennsylvania
42 Louisiana
43 Illinois
44 Connecticut
45 Arkansas
46 West Virginia
47 Utah
48 Rhode Island
49 New Jersey
50 New York