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Hawaii Ranks 47th for Civic Engagement

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2021's Most Patriotic States in America

From Wallet Hub, Jun 21, 2021

Americans may feel their patriotism dampened this year amid the recent surge in racial injustice, including police brutality and a rise in hate crimes against Asian Americans. Many people may find it hard to celebrate a country in which racist incidents persist. However, an expression of love for fellow citizens is patriotic in itself.

These troubles come on the heels of another crisis that has made it difficult to have big displays of patriotism: the COVID-19 pandemic. However, we can be proud of the researchers who made the vaccine possible. In addition, most people should have a lot more freedom to attend events on July 4th this year compared to last year, when celebrations were largely canceled.

In order to determine where Americans have the most red, white and blue pride, WalletHub compared the states across 13 key indicators of patriotism….

read … Full Report

Overall Rank  23
State Hawaii
Total Score  40.79
Military Engagement  2
Civic Engagement  47
Veterans Per Capita 5
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