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 $100,000 to $200,000
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 |
8.0% |
$45,188 |
| Arkansas |
5.4% |
$26,213 |
| Montana |
4.9% |
$22,836 |
| Nebraska |
4.5% |
$25,055 |
| Oklahoma |
4.5% |
$23,531 |
| Alabama |
4.4% |
$22,297 |
| District of Columbia |
4.4% |
$25,554 |
| Mississippi |
4.3% |
$21,627 |
| Idaho |
4.0% |
$21,817 |
| Maine |
4.0% |
$19,594 |
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Charitable deductions
as a percentage
of estimated
total income |
Average
charitable
deduction per
tax return |
| Georgia |
4.0% |
$20,577 |
| New York |
4.0% |
$26,790 |
| Iowa |
3.9% |
$18,919 |
| Colorado |
3.9% |
$21,442 |
| South Carolina |
3.9% |
$18,831 |
| Indiana |
3.9% |
$20,131 |
| Kansas |
3.9% |
$19,838 |
| Virginia |
3.8% |
$18,751 |
| North Carolina |
3.8% |
$19,013 |
| Delaware |
3.7% |
$20,394 |
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Charitable deductions
as a percentage
of estimated
total income |
Average
charitable
deduction per
tax return |
| New Mexico |
3.7% |
$17,885 |
| Ohio |
3.7% |
$19,266 |
| Minnesota |
3.7% |
$19,365 |
| Hawaii |
3.7% |
$17,186 |
| Oregon |
3.6% |
$18,835 |
| Vermont |
3.6% |
$17,545 |
| Wisconsin |
3.5% |
$19,303 |
| Missouri |
3.5% |
$18,794 |
| Kentucky |
3.5% |
$17,314 |
| Pennsylvania |
3.5% |
$18,111 |
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Charitable deductions
as a percentage
of estimated
total income |
Average
charitable
deduction per
tax return |
| Massachusetts |
3.4% |
$19,197 |
| Michigan |
3.3% |
$17,384 |
| Maryland |
3.3% |
$16,455 |
| Rhode Island |
3.3% |
$17,778 |
| Arizona |
3.2% |
$17,793 |
| West Virginia |
3.1% |
$13,691 |
| California |
3.1% |
$18,154 |
| Illinois |
3.0% |
$17,343 |
| Connecticut |
2.7% |
$17,810 |
| New Jersey |
2.4% |
$12,879 |
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Charitable deductions
as a percentage
of estimated
total income |
Average
charitable
deduction per
tax return |
| U.S. |
3.6% |
$20,398 |
| 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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