North Dakota Beats Most States In New Patriotism Study

If anything, living in North Dakota has taught me one thing: North Dakotans are very patriotic. We love our country. The 250th birthday of America will be here before we know it, so I thought it might be interesting to see how patriotic we are compared to other states.

A study was done by WalletHub, and it ranked all 50 states... I bet you're wondering how you could possibly rank patriotism. Well, the source used 13 different metrics to come to this finding. They looked at the number of military enlistees and veterans, how many people voted in the last presidential campaign, and several other things.

Least Patriotic

First, I'm curious: which state is the LEAST patriotic? According to the source, Arkansas is the least patriotic of all the states. I find this very surprising.

Most Patriotic

This shouldn't shock you all too much; Virginia is the most patriotic state. With it bordering our nation's capital, you would expect this. Montana and Alaska follow closely behind.

North Dakota

So, where does North Dakota fall? North Dakota ranks among the highest for patriotism. In 2024, it ranked 12, which is actually quite a bit lower than last year's report, where we ranked fourth.

The Top 5

The top five most patriotic states are as follows:

1. Virginia

2. Alaska

3. Montana

4. Maine

5. Oregon
I knew we were a patriotic bunch, but I had no idea we would rank this high. Something I found surprising: North Dakota ranks in last place among all other 50 states for military enlistment. I have to believe that's only because our population is lower, but what do I know.