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Charlotte one of most patriotic cities in America

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Charlotte has been ranked one of the most patriotic cities in the U.S.

Amazon compiled a list of cities based on the number of patriotic or American flag sales on its website.

Charlotte came in at No. 7.

The most patriotic city was Virginia Beach, Virginia.

Raleigh also made the list rounding out the top 10.

Earlier this week, South Carolina was named the most patriotic state in the U.S., according to a study by a real estate research firm.

The Palmetto state received the ranking based on Movoto Real Estate's measure of the number of people who Googled for American flags.

Read more on that story here.