The conclusion: Virginia is the most patriotic state in the country. In fact, it's the only state that scores in the top 10 on both military and civic engagement.

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The least patriotic? New Jersey.

Here are the top 10:

Virginia — 69.17 Alaska — 67.94 South Carolina — 62.62 Colorado — 57.51 Georgia — 57.41 Hawaii — 55.08 Montana — 54.87 Alabama — 54.08 Washington — 53.88 New Hampshire — 53.31

As noted above, few states score high on both measures. Red states tend to score higher on military engagement, while blue states tend to score a little higher on civic engagement. Minnesota, for example, ranks first on voter turnout but 48th on military enlistments. Alaska ranks second on military enlistments but 49th on voter turnout.

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Because there tend to be bigger differences in military engagement than in civic engagement — particularly on military enlistments, which accounts for a whopping 25 percent of every state's score — states with good scores on the military tend to be higher on the list. It's a big reason why red states overall have a better average score than blue states. Again, this is all subjective.

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(One of the civic-engagement measures used, for example, is Google searches for American flags. It's a very small portion of a state's overall score — less than 2 percent — but a good example of the subjectivity we're talking about.)

The 10 least patriotic states, according to this study:

41. Louisiana — 35.75

42. Michigan — 34.83

43. California — 34.42

44. Pennsylvania — 33.2

45. Massachusetts — 31.89

46. Illinois — 31.02

47. Rhode Island — 30.91

48. New York — 26.4

49. Connecticut — 26.34

50. New Jersey — 19.47

Below are five highest-scoring states and lowest-scoring states on some of the 12 measures used by the study:

And in case you're curious, here is the methodology behind the study:

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Military engagement — total points: 50 Percentage of residents who enlisted in the military in 2014 (non-prior service): triple weight (~25 points).

Number of veterans per 1,000 residents: full weight (~8.33 points).

Number of active-duty military personnel per 100,000 residents: full weight (~8.33 points).

Percentage of people in military reserves: full weight (~8.33 points). Civic engagement — total points: 50 Percentage of residents who voted in the 2012 presidential election: double weight (~12.9 points).

Percentage of people who voted in the 2016 primary elections: full weight (~6.45 points).

Volunteer rate: full weight (~6.45 points).

Volunteer hours per resident: full weight (~6.45 points).

Number of Americorps volunteers per 100,000 residents: full weight (~6.45 points).

Number of Peace Corps volunteers per 100,000 residents: half weight (~3.23 points).

Frequency of Google searches for American flags (adjusted by total number of searches): quarter weight (~1.61 points).

Civics-education requirement: full weight (~6.45 points).

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