ALSO SEE:
Residents of Utah Are the Most Generous of People Who Itemize
Tax Deductions for Charitable Giving, State by State
State Rankings of Charitable Deductions by Taxpayers With Incomes of $200,000 or More
How Chronicle Analyzed IRS Giving Data
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Charitable deductions
as a percentage
of estimated
total income |
Average
charitable
deduction per
tax return |
| Utah |
5.9% |
$7,987 |
| Arkansas |
3.6% |
$5,104 |
| Oklahoma |
3.5% |
$4,860 |
| South Carolina |
3.5% |
$4,791 |
| Idaho |
3.4% |
$4,672 |
| Nebraska |
3.1% |
$4,143 |
| North Carolina |
3.1% |
$4,213 |
| Georgia |
3.0% |
$4,139 |
| Kansas |
2.9% |
$4,030 |
| Kentucky |
2.9% |
$4,006 |
| Iowa |
2.8% |
$3,847 |
| Indiana |
2.8% |
$3,849 |
| Montana |
2.8% |
$3,907 |
| Missouri |
2.7% |
$3,753 |
| District of Columbia |
2.7% |
$3,866 |
| New Mexico |
2.7% |
$3,758 |
| Minnesota |
2.6% |
$3,518 |
| Arizona |
2.6% |
$3,557 |
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Charitable deductions
as a percentage
of estimated
total income |
Average
charitable
deduction per
tax return |
| Ohio |
2.6% |
$3,584 |
| Michigan |
2.5% |
$3,372 |
| Pennsylvania |
2.5% |
$3,384 |
| Oregon |
2.5% |
$3,518 |
| Virginia |
2.5% |
$3,409 |
| Delaware |
2.5% |
$3,304 |
| Maryland |
2.5% |
$3,305 |
| Vermont |
2.4% |
$3,301 |
| Wisconsin |
2.4% |
$3,242 |
| Maine |
2.4% |
$3,271 |
| Colorado |
2.3% |
$3,222 |
| New York |
2.3% |
$3,152 |
| California |
2.3% |
$3,171 |
| Rhode Island |
2.0% |
$2,712 |
| New Jersey |
2.0% |
$2,750 |
| Hawaii |
2.0% |
$2,736 |
| Connecticut |
1.9% |
$2,603 |
| Massachusetts |
1.8% |
$2,477 |
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Charitable deductions
as a percentage
of estimated
total income |
Average
charitable
deduction per
tax return |
| U.S. |
2.6% |
$3,526 |
| Note: Includes only jurisdictions where 90 per cent or more of taxpayers itemized deductions on their federal returns. Based on data from the Internal Revenue Service for tax year 1997. |
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