Colorado named one of the most patriotic states in U.S.

The 4th of July is coming up, when Americans across the country will show their patriotism by blowing stuff up, and hopefully not losing a finger. But, I guess you could measure it this way too…

An annual study ranks the most patriotic states in America by looking at 13 different factors, like voting rates, how many veterans and active members of the military there are, jury duty participation, civic education and how many people volunteer for things like AmeriCorps.

This year, the 10 most patriotic states are: Virginia, Montana, Vermont and then Colorado in fourth place. Oregon, Washington, North Dakota, Maryland, Minnesota, and New Hampshire round out the top 10.

Coming in last this year is Arkansas, followed by New York, Louisiana, Alabama, Florida, Texas, Indiana, New Jersey, Rhode Island and West Virginia.