Alaska most patriotic state in the country

Alaska was ranked as the most patriotic state in the country in a new report from Wallet Hub published Monday.

Patriotism is a difficult concept to quantify, so the personal finance website compared each state

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across 13 indicators of patriotism including veterans per capita, average number of military enlistees

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Peace Corp members per capita and percentage of adult residents who voted in the 2020 presidential election.

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All 13 indicators fell into one of two categories,

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military engagement and civic engagement, according to the Wallet Hub.

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Every city received a grade for each indicator based on a 100-point scale, with 100 being the highest score

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Each city’s weighted average across all metrics was then used to calculate each state’s overall score, which study crafters then used to compile their ranking.

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