SmartAsset has a fascinating study looking at who gives the most in America, and how they give. It offers great insights into the patterns. They looked at 170 metro areas and used metrics which includes charitable contributions as a percentage of income, percentage of tax return and other factors. Here is a summary of some of their findings.
*Utah is the state to beat. They have three metro areas that led the study and that are the highest givers based on the criteria they evaluated.
*Most people who make charitable donations aren’t claiming it on their tax forms.
*The top locations, by order of giving, include
- Provo-Orem, Utah
- Ogden-Clearfield, Utah
- Salt Lake City, Utah
- Charlottesville, Virginia
- Charlotte-Concord-Gasonia NC-SC
- Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD
- Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA
- Richmond, VA
- Tulsa, OK
- Durham-Chapel Hill, NC
See the whole study and learn more about what makes these places stand out.