How Patriotic Is New Jersey?

A recent survey has ranked the most patriotic states in the United States-and New Jersey didn’t even rank in the top 10.

According to a recent Wallethub survey, The Garden State ranks 44th, just behind Arkansas at 43. Neighboring Pennsylvania came in at 35.

So who is number one? That would be Montana, which jumped up from the 12th place spot last year. Ranking dead last is New York, despite the Macy’s Day Fireworks.

So what determines patriotism? The study uses 13 different factors, like voting rates, how many veterans and active members of the military there are, volunteerism for organizations like AmeriCorps.

The ten most patriotic states in 2021 are:  Montana , Alaska, Maryland , Vermont , New Hampshire , North Dakota, Wyoming , Minnesota , Oregon and Virginia.

Also at the bottom of the list: Florida, Connecticut, Michigan, and California.

Here is the list:

Most Patriotic States in the U.S.

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	35.50	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

Note: With the exception of “Total Score,” all of the columns in the table above depict the relative rank of that state, where a rank of 1 represents the best conditions for that metric category.