Click here to see the winners of the Most Patriotic Cities Awards for 2021.
Over the course of our nation’s history, the United States has been kept safe by the daily courage and sacrifice of our service members. This recognition is just one token of thanks for the citizens who have risked their own well-being for our great nation.
There are more than one million active duty military personnel, 800,000 reserves, and 18 million veterans in the country, according to the Department of Defense and the U.S. Census Bureau. That said, these brave men and women are not evenly distributed throughout the country. In each state, there are cities which are home to a higher share of these brave service members than any other. The military personnel and veterans in these communities have made a commitment to our nation’s defense; for that reason, they’ve earned the title of Most Patriotic Cities in America.
Selection Process for Insurify’s 2019 Most Patriotic Cities Awards
In order to identify and honor the cities with the largest share of military personnel in each state, the data science and research team at Insurify, an auto insurance comparison website, turned to its database of over 1.6 million car insurance applications. When applying for coverage, car owners are asked to indicate whether they or any other driver on their policy are an active service member or a veteran. Given this information, researchers were able to determine which community in each state had the most citizens with military service by population.
Winners of Insurify’s 2019 Most Patriotic Cities Awards
Alabama: Ozark
Alaska: Anchorage
Arizona: Yuma
Arkansas: Cabot
California: Twentynine Palms
Colorado: Peyton
Connecticut: Naugatuck
Delaware: Dover
Florida: Navarre
Georgia: Hinesville
Hawaii: Honolulu
Idaho: Twin Falls
Illinois: Belleville
Indiana: Michigan City
Iowa: West Des Moines
Kansas: Junction City
Kentucky: Hopkinsville
Louisiana: Harvey
Maine: Portland
Maryland: Odenton
Massachusetts: Lowell
Michigan: Mount Morris
Minnesota: Duluth
Mississippi: Long Beach
Missouri: Warrensburg
Montana: Helena
Nebraska: Bellevue
Nevada: Fernley
New Hampshire: Nashua
New Jersey: Willingboro
New Mexico: Alamogordo
New York: Rochester
North Carolina: Fayetteville
North Dakota: Minot
Ohio: Massillon
Oklahoma: Lawton
Oregon: Roseburg
Pennsylvania: New Castle
Rhode Island: West Warwick
South Carolina: Beaufort
South Dakota: Rapid City
Tennessee: Clarksville
Texas: Killeen
Utah: Brigham City
Virginia: Norfolk
Vermont: Burlington
Washington: Port Orchard
West Virginia: Clarksburg
Wisconsin: Janesville
Wyoming: Cheyenne
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