The Carolinas Rank Among The Least Charitable States in America

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’Tis the season for giving, and the latest World Giving Index shows that the United States is the sixth most generous country in the world. U.S. donors in 2024 still gave over $592 billion to charity, with 66% of the funds coming directly from individuals, according to Giving USA.

Americans do more than just reach in their pockets to help others, though. They also contribute their time — and plenty of it. Nearly 76 million people volunteer in the U.S., serving a combined total of roughly 5 billion hours per year, the equivalent of $167.2 billion of service.

In the spirit of inspiring altruism, WalletHub determined the most charitable of the 50 states by comparing them across 17 key indicators of charitable behavior. Our data set ranges from the volunteer rate to the share of income donated to the share of sheltered homeless.

Most Charitable States in America

Overall Rank*  State Total Score  Volunteering & Service Rank  Charitable Giving Rank 
1 Wyoming 69.49 2 6
2 Utah 68.59 1 19
3 Maryland 65.16 20 3
4 Minnesota 64.72 5 15
5 Virginia 63.42 28 1
6 Colorado 63.17 11 8
7 Delaware 62.38 8 18
8 Maine 61.20 6 31
9 Pennsylvania 61.07 12 12
10 Oregon 60.68 7 35
11 Montana 60.49 4 41
12 Alaska 60.40 9 26
13 Connecticut 59.91 16 20
14 Washington 59.78 13 22
15 New York 59.44 40 2
16 Ohio 59.43 21 16
17 Iowa 59.12 22 14
18 Idaho 59.04 3 47
19 Georgia 58.86 34 4
20 Vermont 58.68 19 25
21 New Hampshire 58.47 10 38
22 Illinois 58.25 29 10
23 North Dakota 58.16 15 27
24 Texas 57.80 30 11
25 Massachusetts 57.61 33 9
26 Kansas 57.26 23 24
27 South Dakota 55.80 18 39
28 Arkansas 55.73 41 7
29 Wisconsin 55.51 25 28
30 Tennessee 55.16 26 29
31 Hawaii 55.04 24 34
32 Nebraska 54.96 14 46
33 Indiana 54.86 17 45
34 Kentucky 54.16 27 37
35 New Jersey 53.91 39 13
36 Missouri 53.91 37 23
37 California 53.09 45 5
38 Oklahoma 53.04 32 33
39 North Carolina 52.45 42 21
40 South Carolina 52.13 36 32
41 Michigan 51.24 38 30
42 Florida 51.05 43 17
43 Arizona 48.19 31 49
44 West Virginia 47.22 35 48
45 Louisiana 45.45 44 42
46 Rhode Island 45.26 46 43
47 Alabama 45.21 49 36
48 Mississippi 44.71 47 40
49 Nevada 43.90 48 44
50 New Mexico 38.83 50 50