Charitable Giving by State, 2004
Updated August 5, 2020 |
Infoplease Staff
| Rank | Share of charitable contributions1 | Share of adjusted income2 | Charitable giving index3 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York | 8.5% | 4.3% | 1.96 |
| 2 | District of Columbia | 0.4 | 0.2 | 1.84 |
| 3 | Utah | 1.3 | 0.8 | 1.56 |
| 4 | California | 12.9 | 9.3 | 1.40 |
| 5 | Connecticut | 1.6 | 1.2 | 1.33 |
| 6 | Maryland | 2.9 | 2.5 | 1.18 |
| 7 | New Jersey | 3.3 | 2.8 | 1.16 |
| 8 | Georgia | 3.6 | 3.2 | 1.12 |
| 9 | Massachusetts | 2.3 | 2.0 | 1.12 |
| 10 | Hawaii | 0.3 | 0.3 | 1.08 |
| 11 | South Carolina | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.05 |
| 12 | Delaware | 0.3 | 0.3 | 1.04 |
| 13 | North Carolina | 3.1 | 3.0 | 1.04 |
| 14 | Virginia | 3.0 | 2.9 | 1.04 |
| 15 | Illinois | 4.2 | 4.0 | 1.04 |
| 16 | Nevada | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.01 |
| 17 | Alabama | 1.6 | 1.6 | 0.95 |
| 18 | Wyoming | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.95 |
| 19 | Oregon | 1.2 | 1.2 | 0.93 |
| 20 | Oklahoma | 1.2 | 1.3 | 0.91 |
| 21 | Michigan | 3.2 | 3.5 | 0.91 |
| 22 | Washington | 2.1 | 2.3 | 0.90 |
| 23 | Florida | 6.1 | 6.8 | 0.89 |
| 24 | Pennsylvania | 3.7 | 4.1 | 0.89 |
| 25 | Louisiana | 1.1 | 1.2 | 0.89 |
| 26 | Rhode Island | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.87 |
| 27 | Idaho | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.85 |
| 28 | Arkansas | 0.9 | 1.0 | 0.85 |
| 29 | Colorado | 1.7 | 2.0 | 0.84 |
| 30 | Minnesota | 1.9 | 2.3 | 0.84 |
| 31 | Montana | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.84 |
| 32 | Tennessee | 1.9 | 2.3 | 0.83 |
| 33 | Kansas | 0.9 | 1.0 | 0.82 |
| 34 | Texas | 6.8 | 8.4 | 0.81 |
| 35 | Kentucky | 1.1 | 1.4 | 0.81 |
| 36 | Ohio | 3.1 | 3.9 | 0.78 |
| 37 | Nebraska | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.77 |
| 38 | Alaska | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.77 |
| 39 | Arizona | 1.7 | 2.3 | 0.76 |
| 40 | Wisconsin | 1.5 | 2.0 | 0.76 |
| 41 | New Hampshire | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.73 |
| 42 | Maine | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.73 |
| 43 | Mississippi | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.72 |
| 44 | Indiana | 1.7 | 2.3 | 0.71 |
| 45 | Missouri | 1.7 | 2.4 | 0.70 |
| 46 | New Mexico | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.66 |
| 47 | Iowa | 0.8 | 1.2 | 0.66 |
| 48 | South Dakota | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.65 |
| 49 | Vermont | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.61 |
| 50 | West Virginia | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.58 |
| 51 | North Dakota | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.50 |
| United States | 100.0 | 100.0 | 1.00 |
NOTES:
1. Percentage of all charitable contributions made in the United States.
2. Percentage of all after-tax income—adjusted for cost of living expenses, including “housing, health care, utilities, transportation, food, and the necessities of life”—earned in the United States.
3. The share of total charitable giving divided by the share of adjusted after-tax income.
Source: Boston College Center on Wealth and Philanthropy, Center on Wealth and Philanthropy Charitable Giving Indices: Social Indicators of Philanthropy by State, November 3, 2006.
| 2005 Charitable Contributions by Source of Contributions | Miscellaneous | U.S. Charities Receiving Highest Donations in 2005 |
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