State-by-State Rankings of Generosity Among the Wealthy

October 12, 2006 | Read Time: 1 minute

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States where average giving by the wealthy was:

More than 1.50%

1.00% to 1.49%

0.80% to 0.99%

0.60% to 0.79%

0.40% to 0.59%

	Number of people with incomes of $200,000 or more	Adjusted gross income per person or couple	Investment assets per person or couple	Average percentage of assets affluent people give%
Utah	13,532	$509,745	$2,312,260	1.63%
Oklahoma	17,117	$511,937	$2,499,111	1.05%
Nebraska	10,444	$542,413	$2,666,834	1.04%
Minnesota	48,778	$502,624	$2,032,281	0.90%
Georgia	72,814	$487,906	$2,156,016	0.88%
Wyoming	3,465	$826,759	$6,443,901	0.86%
South Carolina	23,188	$460,582	$2,335,991	0.85%
Colorado	48,084	$530,930	$2,427,335	0.82%
Mississippi	10,945	$476,005	$2,632,813	0.82%
North Carolina	59,092	$465,196	$2,202,225	0.81%
North Dakota	3,129	$428,885	$1,833,813	0.81%
South Dakota	4,235	$533,251	$2,370,234	0.80%
Iowa	15,474	$454,817	$2,284,810	0.78%
Oregon	25,421	$476,121	$2,363,989	0.78%
Alabama	24,020	$489,002	$2,608,253	0.76%
Kansas	18,640	$477,966	$2,504,644	0.76%
Tennessee	37,660	$512,543	$2,788,022	0.76%
District of Columbia	9,600	$590,249	$3,538,002	0.75%
Idaho	6,965	$507,231	$2,653,250	0.75%
Indiana	36,447	$486,193	$2,385,632	0.75%
California	407,025	$585,113	$2,549,294	0.74%
Maryland	64,375	$487,806	$2,175,984	0.74%
New York	230,875	$670,858	$3,440,033	0.74%
Wisconsin	37,985	$503,597	$2,247,513	0.74%
Virginia	79,220	$467,644	$2,044,613	0.73%
Arizona	39,066	$509,856	$2,277,975	0.71%
Montana	4,527	$469,277	$2,775,772	0.69%
Ohio	75,046	$473,008	$2,521,485	0.68%
Maine	7,735	$471,621	$2,454,468	0.67%
Missouri	36,811	$506,467	$2,781,356	0.67%
Illinois	134,879	$544,993	$2,453,040	0.66%
Massachusetts	97,936	$574,242	$2,719,234	0.66%
Michigan	74,169	$477,626	$2,490,765	0.66%
Texas	174,352	$544,922	$2,669,304	0.65%
Washington	57,537	$591,950	$2,821,381	0.65%
Connecticut	65,782	$650,241	$2,839,791	0.64%
Kentucky	21,193	$461,662	$2,510,525	0.64%
New Jersey	142,796	$519,332	$2,041,154	0.60%
Pennsylvania	102,017	$499,403	$2,741,976	0.59%
Nevada	19,140	$759,116	$4,105,449	0.58%
Florida	156,613	$612,932	$3,402,968	0.57%
Rhode Island	8,906	$494,361	$2,441,107	0.56%
Vermont	4,425	$450,180	$2,885,553	0.55%
Louisiana	23,534	$466,289	$2,478,249	0.54%
New Mexico	8,737	$452,358	$2,762,129	0.54%
Delaware	7,094	$523,625	$3,554,390	0.53%
Hawaii	8,192	$457,111	$2,686,812	0.51%
Arkansas	12,188	$490,290	$4,790,572	0.50%
New Hampshire	13,660	$512,701	$2,648,093	0.48%
West Virginia	6,336	$421,523	$2,949,514	0.43%
Alaska	4,610	$423,362	$2,471,923	0.40%
NOTE: Data are based on federal income-tax returns of people whose adjusted gross income is $200,000 or more. Data cover 1999 to 2004.
SOURCE: NewTithing Group