Texas didn't do to well. Surprised how high NY ranks. https://wallethub.com/edu/most-and-least-charitable-states/8555/ Code: Most Charitable States in America Overall Rank* State Total Score ‘Volunteering & Service’ Rank ‘Charitable Giving’ Rank 1 Minnesota 69.14 1 4 2 Utah 67.76 4 5 3 New York 67.74 21 1 4 Maryland 66.73 8 6 5 Connecticut 64.93 7 14 6 Virginia 64.26 23 3 7 Georgia 64.05 26 2 8 Washington 63.40 9 23 9 New Hampshire 62.90 2 27 10 Wisconsin 62.63 11 21 11 Pennsylvania 62.32 17 12 12 Wyoming 61.37 3 35 13 Ohio 61.18 24 15 14 Maine 60.97 10 28 15 Colorado 60.47 27 13 16 Illinois 60.07 35 7 17 Oregon 59.69 14 29 18 New Jersey 59.61 25 22 18 Oklahoma 59.61 12 31 20 Kansas 59.35 28 20 21 Alaska 59.04 15 30 22 South Dakota 58.60 6 46 23 North Carolina 58.58 36 16 24 Delaware 58.47 5 48 25 Missouri 58.38 34 19 26 Massachusetts 58.23 41 8 27 South Carolina 57.95 31 24 28 Arkansas 57.78 42 9 29 Vermont 57.19 18 37 30 Nebraska 57.11 16 42 31 Tennessee 57.06 32 25 32 Florida 57.03 40 17 33 North Dakota 56.71 22 36 34 Iowa 56.60 20 39 35 West Virginia 56.18 13 45 36 Michigan 56.01 44 18 37 Mississippi 55.94 30 32 38 Idaho 55.61 19 44 39 California 55.46 47 11 40 Alabama 55.28 48 10 41 Indiana 54.68 29 41 42 Kentucky 53.95 43 26 43 Texas 53.83 33 38 44 Montana 52.16 39 40 45 New Mexico 51.23 38 47 46 Hawaii 50.02 45 43 47 Louisiana 49.79 49 34 48 Arizona 48.86 37 50 49 Rhode Island 48.81 50 33 50 Nevada 47.91 46 49
Utah, if I recall correctly, pioneered housing projects where literally they house, clothe and feed the homeless in their own independent apartments. Now Oregon being so low is a shock to me.
People think of a "state" as being one big homogeneous area on a map, but think about coastal Oregon vs eastern Oregon, for example.
i'm guessing this isn't just personal charity, but businesses as well for tax credits considering new york is so high. or maybe there is just that much more money to give in new york compared to everywhere else.
A strong case can be made that TX is the most selfish state. In the middle income of the 50 states; always in the lowest 5 or 10 states along w. MS, LA, AL, S Carolina and the poorest states on mental health spending for indigents etc.
Well coastal Oregon is dirt poor, and eastern Oregon... well, let's just say that's Trump territory, so I wouldn't be shocked if either area doesn't put much into charity. The Willamette Valley though has a lot of social activism and mindful people to the plight of others. Hell, when living up there I actually volunteered a lot (between school outreach and cat shelters).
I'm wondering if the study took into account the cost of living of each state. I realize they looked at a % of income, but without considering the cost of living as well, the $ amounts don't mean as much and will look skewed towards higher income / cost of living states. As for Utah, it makes total sense to me. Utah is deeply rooted in Mormon values, so giving and volunteering are higher priorities.
Not surprised Iowa isn't high up. Those farmers don't give away their money. Texas being low is no shocker at all.
I guess I'm not, considering the extent to which things like fun-runs and charity galas allow for networking with sales clients, hiring managers and the wealthy, while private school and liberal arts college admissions are partly fueled by multi-generation donations. Also the massive arts and theater infrastructure, which I assume can't really exist without charitable giving.
I'm a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, and ironically, I'm in charge of community service opportunities in suburban Austin. Can confirm Utah is like this. The fact that the rest of the red states are low on this list pretty much sums up my frustration with the current political climate. (Low key D&D bound sorry)
Let me tell you, the LDS has some of the nicest people, with some of the best well behaved kids and a strong sense of community. I just can't get over what is actually taught as part of the religion. It's not for me, but damn, they are good people.
