Overview
- WalletHub’s top five most charitable states are Wyoming, Utah, Maryland, Minnesota and Virginia.
- Utah places second overall and first in volunteering and service, with roughly 47% of residents volunteering and strong giving relative to income.
- New Mexico ranks 50th overall, while Nevada sits 49th overall and 49th for volunteer rate.
- Wyoming leads with about 29 volunteer hours per resident and nearly 4% of adjusted gross income donated, earning the highest overall score.
- The study weights 17 metrics across giving and service using data from the U.S. Census Bureau, IRS, Feeding America and others, set against 2024 totals of over $592 billion donated and nearly 5 billion volunteer hours.