A new study has found that nearly eight in 10 Americans consider themselves friendly — but some states are friendlier than others.

Researchers analyzed data from more than 2,000 U.S. adults on factors like volunteering, charitable giving, talking with neighbors, kindness in everyday interactions and road rage incidents to come up with a “Friendliness Score” from one to 10.

Minnesota, to no one’s surprise, took the crown as the nation’s friendliest state with a score of 8.39, according to the survey by online sweepstakes casino SpinBlitz .

Minnesota ranks No. 1 as the friendliest state in the US. Dina Photo Stories – stock.adobe.com

The state stood out for its strong sense of community, with more than 57% of residents donating to charity and over 77% regularly talking with their neighbors.…