Students carry a giant American flag in front of a combined marching band from several area high schools at the Armed Forces Day parade on Wednesday, May 1, 2015, in Chattanooga, Tenn.With a new WalletHub survey showing Tennessee ranks only 29th among states in terms of patriotism, Tennesseans may need to wave their American flags a little harder on July 4 as well as start voting more frequently.
The survey, released today, looked at eight metrics among the 50 states such as voting habits, civics education, military engagement.
Virginia ranks No. 1 with North Carolina holding down the seventh slot, South Carolina at No. 9 and Georgia hold down the No. 10 spot.
WalletHub says "it appears that patriotism has been waning in recent years. While 38% of Americans said the U.S. was the best country in the world in 2011, that number fell to 28% percent in 2014.