Which states are most and least charitable? New study answers

[Michie]

New research reveals which U.S. states are the most and least charitable during the Christmas season, a time often defined by generosity, approaches.

A study compiled by WalletHub and released on Monday ranked U.S. states from most charitable to least charitable, based on two categories: the amount of volunteering and service that residents of each state engage in, as well as the amount they donate to charity.

Factors that influenced a state’s score on volunteering and service included the volunteer rate, number of volunteer hours per capita, the share of the population that does favors for their neighbors, the amount of money that people would lend their neighbors in need, the share of the population that collects and distributes food, the share of the population that collects and distributes clothes, the share of the population that fundraises or sells items to raise money, and the share of the population that engages in general labor.

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Which states are most and least charitable? New study answers

New research reveals which U S states are the most charitable and least charitable as the Christmas season, which is often defined by generosity, approaches

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[Richard T]

New research reveals which U.S. states are the most and least charitable during the Christmas season, a time often defined by generosity, approaches.

A study compiled by WalletHub and released on Monday ranked U.S. states from most charitable to least charitable, based on two categories: the amount of volunteering and service that residents of each state engage in, as well as the amount they donate to charity.

Factors that influenced a state’s score on volunteering and service included the volunteer rate, number of volunteer hours per capita, the share of the population that does favors for their neighbors, the amount of money that people would lend their neighbors in need, the share of the population that collects and distributes food, the share of the population that collects and distributes clothes, the share of the population that fundraises or sells items to raise money, and the share of the population that engages in general labor.

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Which states are most and least charitable? New study answers

New research reveals which U S states are the most charitable and least charitable as the Christmas season, which is often defined by generosity, approaches

www.christianpost.com

Congrats to Wyoming and Utah for leading the nation. I imagine that the high amounts of giving and volunteering are linked to community ties including religion. Course one of the criteria was sheltering the homeless. If Wyoming did not do that in the winter, some would die. Interestingly Oregon made the top ten. Perhaps some liberals there really do care?

 

[JustaPewFiller]

Well - getting into red vs blue didn't take long.
Who woulda thunk it?!?

Here are the top 10 as identified by the study with a column added for red, blue or purple state.

Results are...... *drumroll*

In the top 10 the top 2 states are red, 3 are purple, the remaining 5 are blue.

One thing that did strike me when looking at the full results. The south has a reputation for being hospitable, but it doesn't appear to translate into being charitable.

#	State	Total Score​	Volunteering Rank​	Giving Rank​	Color
1	Wyoming	69.49​	2​	6​	Red
2	Utah	68.59​	1​	19​	Red
3	Maryland	65.16​	20​	3​	Blue
4	Minnesota	64.72​	5​	15​	Blue
5	Virginia	63.42​	28​	1​	Purple (leans blue)
6	Colorado	63.17​	11​	8​	Blue (was purple, now solid blue since 2016)
7	Delaware	62.38​	8​	18​	Blue
8	Maine	61.20​	6​	31​	Purple (split electoral votes, mixed statewide behavior)
9	Pennsylvania	61.07​	12​	12​	Purple (true swing state)
10	Oregon	60.68​	7​	35​	Blue