Virginia ranked America's most patriotic state

WalletHub has ranked all 50 states, from sea to shining sea, and has determined that Virginia is the most patriotic of them all.

While ranking the states, WalletHub used two main metrics, military engagement and civic engagement. Those were broken down into more specific weighted metrics, including average military enlistees per capita, veterans per capita, voter turnout and volunteer hours per resident.

Virginia came in fifth overall for military engagement and 10th overall for civic engagement.

Nearby Maryland came in 16th on the list, ranking 26th in military engagement and 12th in civic engagement.

The top 10 most patriotic states are:

1. Virginia

2. Alaska

3. Wyoming

4. South Carolina

5. Idaho

6. Colorado

7. Hawaii

8. Washington

9. North Carolina

10. Georgia

The bottom 10 are:

41. Delaware

42. Pennsylvania

43. Michigan

44. California

45. Connecticut

46. New York

47. Illinois

48. Rhode Island

49. New Jersey

50. Massachusetts

See the full list on WalletHub.com.