Most & Least Charitable States in 2015 – WalletHub Study

America is a selfless nation. In fact, it ranked second overall in 2015’s World Giving Index and in the top 10 for two of the three charitable-giving behaviors that are tracked by the index.

With nearly a third of all annual giving taking place in December and the U.S. ranking second overall in this year’s World Giving Index, the personal finance website WalletHub conducted an in-depth analysis of 2015’s Most & Least Charitable States.

In the spirit of inspiring more Americans to increase their charitable giving this holiday season, WalletHub shined the spotlight on the most generous of the 50 states. We did so by analyzing eight key metrics such as volunteer rate, the percentage of taxpayers who donated to charity and growth in charitable giving.

In addition, WalletHub’s Charity Calculator helps donors decide how best to allocate their resources — based on their income and time — in order to maximize philanthropic impact.

	Most Charitable States			Least Charitable States
	1	Utah		41	Wisconsin
	2	Maryland		42	New Jersey
	3	Idaho		43	Pennsylvania
	4	Oregon		44	Michigan
	5	South Dakota		45	New York
	6	Tennessee		46	Kentucky
	7	Georgia		47	Arizona
	8	Washington		48	California
	9	Oklahoma		49	Louisiana
	10	Minnesota		50	Rhode Island

Key Stats

• The volunteer rate in Utah is three times higher than in Louisiana.
   
• The percentage of donated income in Alabama is three times higher than in New Hampshire.
   
• The percentage of the population who claim to have donated time in New Hampshire is two times higher than in Kentucky.
   
• The percentage of taxpayers who donated money to charity in Maryland is three times higher than in West Virginia.
   
• Utah has four times as many volunteering hours per capita as Louisiana.
   
• Vermont has five times as many charities per capita as Nevada.

For the full report and to see where your state ranks, please visit: 
https://wallethub.com/edu/most-and-least-charitable-states/8555/

We would like to Thank WalletHub for sharing the survey with Ability Chicago Info.

ALSO WHEN YOU CAN OFFER TO VOLUNTEER IN YOUR COMMUNITY, OR WITH A NON-FOR PROFIT OF YOUR CHOICE!