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Tax Deductions for Charitable Giving, State by State
How The Chronicle Determined Each State’s Generosity Rating
State Rankings of Charitable Deductions
by Taxpayers With Incomes of $100,000 to $200,000
| |
Charitable deductions as a percentage of estimated total income |
Average charitable deduction per tax return |
| Utah |
6.0% |
$8,132 |
| Arkansas |
3.6% |
$5,047 |
| Oklahoma |
3.6% |
$4,916 |
| South Carolina |
3.6% |
$4,863 |
| Idaho |
3.5% |
$4,802 |
| Nebraska |
3.1% |
$4,179 |
| North Carolina |
3.1% |
$4,290 |
| Georgia |
3.0% |
$4,200 |
| Kansas |
3.0% |
$4,090 |
| Iowa |
2.9% |
$3,857 |
| Kentucky |
2.9% |
$4,031 |
| District of Columbia |
2.8% |
$3,962 |
| Missouri |
2.8% |
$3,815 |
| Montana |
2.8% |
$3,966 |
| New Mexico |
2.7% |
$3,810 |
| Arizona |
2.6% |
$3,592 |
| Maryland |
2.6% |
$3,508 |
| Michigan |
2.6% |
$3,430 |
| Minnesota |
2.6% |
$3,521 |
| Ohio |
2.6% |
$3,591 |
| Delaware |
2.5% |
$3,359 |
| Oregon |
2.5% |
$3,553 |
| Pennsylvania |
2.5% |
$3,415 |
| Virginia |
2.5% |
$3,441 |
| Maine |
2.4% |
$3,335 |
| New York |
2.4% |
$3,206 |
| Vermont |
2.4% |
$3,261 |
| Wisconsin |
2.4% |
$3,255 |
| California |
2.3% |
$3,248 |
| Colorado |
2.3% |
$3,245 |
| Hawaii |
2.1% |
$2,816 |
| New Jersey |
2.1% |
$2,803 |
| Rhode Island |
2.1% |
$2,763 |
| Connecticut |
1.9% |
$2,645 |
| Massachusetts |
1.8% |
$2,492 |
| U.S. |
2.6% |
$3,587 |
| Note: Includes only jurisdictions where 90 percent or more of taxpayers itemized deductions on their federal returns. Based on data from the Internal Revenue Service for tax year 1998. |
State Rankings of Charitable Deductions
by Taxpayers With Incomes of $200,000 or More
| |
Charitable deductions as a percentage of estimated total income |
Average charitable deduction per tax return |
| Utah |
7.2% |
$39,041 |
| Arkansas |
5.5% |
$29,564 |
| Nebraska |
5.3% |
$33,351 |
| District of Columbia |
4.4% |
$27,876 |
| Mississippi |
4.3% |
$22,628 |
| Wisconsin |
4.3% |
$24,267 |
| Delaware |
4.2% |
$23,206 |
| Iowa |
4.2% |
$21,493 |
| Montana |
4.2% |
$20,517 |
| Oklahoma |
4.2% |
$22,302 |
| South Carolina |
4.0% |
$20,425 |
| Vermont |
4.0% |
$20,227 |
| Alabama |
3.9% |
$20,640 |
| Kansas |
3.9% |
$20,345 |
| Georgia |
3.8% |
$20,331 |
| Indiana |
3.8% |
$21,019 |
| Minnesota |
3.8% |
$21,029 |
| Idaho |
3.7% |
$20,034 |
| New York |
3.7% |
$25,853 |
| North Carolina |
3.7% |
$19,035 |
| Missouri |
3.6% |
$20,286 |
| New Mexico |
3.6% |
$17,314 |
| Oregon |
3.6% |
$18,703 |
| Colorado |
3.5% |
$19,941 |
| Hawaii |
3.5% |
$16,472 |
| Ohio |
3.5% |
$18,359 |
| Kentucky |
3.3% |
$16,854 |
| Maine |
3.3% |
$17,172 |
| Michigan |
3.3% |
$18,143 |
| Virginia |
3.3% |
$17,263 |
| Arizona |
3.2% |
$18,256 |
| California |
3.2% |
$19,369 |
| Maryland |
3.2% |
$16,716 |
| Pennsylvania |
3.2% |
$17,203 |
| West Virginia |
3.2% |
$14,476 |
| Massachusetts |
3.1% |
$18,198 |
| Rhode Island |
3.0% |
$15,794 |
| Illinois |
2.9% |
$17,658 |
| Connecticut |
2.5% |
$16,726 |
| New Jersey |
2.4% |
$13,350 |
| U.S. |
3.5% |
$20,472 |
| Note: Includes only jurisdictions where 90 percent or more of taxpayers itemized deductions on their federal returns. Based on data from Internal Revenue Service for tax year 1998. |
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