The Most Generous States In The U.S.

|Н A HUFFINGTON POST GRAPHIC The Most Generous States In The U.S. Where you live may affect how much you give back. As the map below shows, people in red states tend to give more of their income to charitable causes, which include churches. Volunteering is more evenly distributed among red and blue states, with five of each in the top ten volunteer states. Utah leads the U.S. in both charitable donations and volunteering. Charitable donations, by percent of discretionary income Boston 2.8% Hartford, Conn. 3.1% Allentown, Pa. 3.2% Salt Lake City 9.0% San Jose, Calif. Providence, R.I. 3.5% 2.8% Nashville, Tenn. 6.0% Memphis, Tenn. 7.2% Atlanta 5.9% Birmingham, Ala. 7.1% 12% 10.6 Percent of discretionary income given* of 10 10% 2-3% Top 5 cities of the top 10 states for percent of income given voted Republican in the 2012 presidential election. 8% 7.2 7.1 6.6 6.4 6.4 6.3 6.2 5.9 57 3.1-4% Bottom 5 cities 6% 4.1-5% 5.1-6% 4% 6.1-7% 2% 7.1% and above Volunteer rate, by percent of residents who volunteered in the past year Seattle 33.4% Minneapolis-St. Paul 37% Rochester, N.Y. 34.8% Salt Lake City 33.2% New York 18.1% Riverside, Calif. 16.7% Jacksonville, Fla. 32.2% New Orleans Orlando, Fla. 20.7% 19.3% Miami 16.3% 34.4 35% 34.4% Volunteer rate 30% 26.6 Below 20% Top 5 cities 25% of American 20.1-25% Bottom 5 cities volunteer activity 20% 25.1-30% was associated with a religious organization in 2012. 14.2 15% 30.1-35% 8.2 10% 7.4 5.5 35.1-40% 3.6 5% 40% and above Giving back, by voter registration and political party Donated money to charity Volunteered for a cause Registered voter 51% Registered voter 31% Not registered 22% Not registered 16% Democrat 45% Democrat 24% Republican 54% Republican 33% *Note: Charitable donation rankings are based on itemized charitable contributions as a share of income after excluding taxes, housing, and other necessities. Information is taken from tax returns of people who earned at least $50,000 in 2008. Sources: The Chronicle of Philanthropy, The Federal Agency for Service and Volunteering, HuffPost/YouGov poll THE HUFFINGTON POST Religious Educational S Social Services N Health E Other Arkansas Georgia N. Carolina * Sport/Arts Maryland