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Residents of Utah Are the Most Generous of People Who Itemize
State Rankings of Charitable Deductions by Taxpayers With Incomes of $100,000 to $200,000
State Rankings of Charitable Deductions by Taxpayers With Incomes of $200,000 or More
How Chronicle Analyzed IRS Giving Data
| |
Number of tax returns |
Number of itemized deductions |
Returns with charitable deductions |
Total charitable deductions |
Total adjusted gross income |
| Alabama |
1,864,029 |
465,358 |
427,107 |
$1,555,819,000 |
$62,841,632,000 |
| Alaska |
343,154 |
73,546 |
61,354 |
$167,545,000 |
$11,869,525,000 |
| Arizona |
1,966,894 |
633,956 |
563,011 |
$1,434,121,000 |
$75,385,043,000 |
| Arkansas |
1,081,085 |
225,643 |
193,474 |
$740,231,000 |
$33,189,226,000 |
| California |
13,837,236 |
4,821,955 |
4,288,827 |
$12,143,486,000 |
$603,137,994,000 |
| Colorado |
1,898,354 |
678,986 |
589,027 |
$1,595,250,000 |
$80,303,108,000 |
| Connecticut |
1,602,085 |
622,295 |
573,574 |
$1,624,025,000 |
$91,156,180,000 |
| Delaware |
356,399 |
123,964 |
113,285 |
$300,550,000 |
$15,110,313,000 |
| District of Columbia |
267,591 |
92,235 |
84,602 |
$374,388,000 |
$12,280,486,000 |
| Florida |
6,898,458 |
1,685,369 |
1,460,935 |
$5,308,163,000 |
$273,066,004,000 |
| |
Number of tax returns |
Number of itemized deductions |
Returns with charitable deductions |
Total charitable deductions |
Total adjusted gross income |
| Georgia |
3,377,576 |
1,076,807 |
961,612 |
$3,205,427,000 |
$131,454,182,000 |
| Hawaii |
552,105 |
180,042 |
160,797 |
$347,571,000 |
$20,367,085,000 |
| Idaho |
520,936 |
162,461 |
135,097 |
$413,820,000 |
$17,501,318,000 |
| Illinois |
5,553,152 |
1,704,608 |
1,529,298 |
$4,341,208,000 |
$245,953,699,000 |
| Indiana |
2,724,201 |
711,922 |
603,027 |
$1,751,451,000 |
$101,492,807,000 |
| Iowa |
1,315,118 |
351,121 |
309,568 |
$774,909,000 |
$45,899,228,000 |
| Kansas |
1,176,500 |
319,529 |
280,766 |
$880,387,000 |
$45,021,792,000 |
| Kentucky |
1,665,227 |
447,852 |
388,313 |
$1,021,494,000 |
$55,846,102,000 |
| Louisiana |
1,824,508 |
306,370 |
272,617 |
$956,680,000 |
$61,244,472,000 |
| Maine |
574,272 |
159,688 |
138,708 |
$282,918,000 |
$19,270,394,000 |
| |
Number of tax returns |
Number of itemized deductions |
Returns with charitable deductions |
Total charitable deductions |
Total adjusted gross income |
| Maryland |
2,522,375 |
1,106,194 |
1,011,644 |
$2,753,037,000 |
$116,727,871,000 |
| Massachusetts |
2,958,740 |
1,068,712 |
983,905 |
$2,454,740,000 |
$141,534,606,000 |
| Michigan |
4,427,591 |
1,402,161 |
1,276,393 |
$3,429,721,000 |
$181,511,619,000 |
| Minnesota |
2,240,064 |
836,891 |
767,407 |
$1,907,328,000 |
$93,152,480,000 |
| Mississippi |
1,138,928 |
204,580 |
182,139 |
$704,859,000 |
$33,501,804,000 |
| Missouri |
2,451,886 |
644,574 |
557,006 |
$1,614,519,000 |
$89,449,814,000 |
| Montana |
404,283 |
112,162 |
94,070 |
$216,634,000 |
$11,883,795,000 |
| Nebraska |
785,435 |
200,244 |
180,567 |
$543,711,000 |
$27,798,680,000 |
| Nevada |
837,719 |
254,858 |
218,205 |
$605,871,000 |
$35,736,260,000 |
| New Hampshire |
586,297 |
187,008 |
163,298 |
$323,626,000 |
$25,412,805,000 |
| |
Number of tax returns |
Number of itemized deductions |
Returns with charitable deductions |
Total charitable deductions |
Total adjusted gross income |
| New Jersey |
3,861,555 |
1,525,447 |
1,425,902 |
$3,509,713,000 |
$195,504,599,000 |
| New Mexico |
756,492 |
174,493 |
146,135 |
$381,811,000 |
$23,626,787,000 |
| New York |
8,113,041 |
2,937,430 |
2,758,913 |
$9,081,867,000 |
$376,030,715,000 |
| North Carolina |
3,460,153 |
1,033,459 |
917,528 |
$2,888,524,000 |
$126,585,102,000 |
| North Dakota |
300,134 |
50,770 |
44,036 |
$119,513,000 |
$9,177,121,000 |
| Ohio |
5,430,932 |
1,618,174 |
1,360,553 |
$3,334,305,000 |
$197,237,989,000 |
| Oklahoma |
1,413,851 |
359,200 |
323,906 |
$1,083,396,000 |
$45,904,640,000 |
| Oregon |
1,501,235 |
545,292 |
453,632 |
$1,162,731,000 |
$57,792,078,000 |
| Pennsylvania |
5,585,284 |
1,578,072 |
1,433,792 |
$3,791,062,000 |
$216,884,767,000 |
| Rhode Island |
463,759 |
156,354 |
144,694 |
$288,373,000 |
$18,149,017,000 |
| |
Number of tax returns |
Number of itemized deductions |
Returns with charitable deductions |
Total charitable deductions |
Total adjusted gross income |
| South Carolina |
1,718,667 |
467,517 |
419,438 |
$1,352,990,000 |
$57,569,682,000 |
| South Dakota |
340,181 |
47,051 |
40,587 |
$184,286,000 |
$10,907,148,000 |
| Tennessee |
2,455,823 |
457,570 |
401,654 |
$1,743,969,000 |
$87,428,405,000 |
| Texas |
8,456,037 |
1,557,494 |
1,331,058 |
$5,651,454,000 |
$322,593,244,000 |
| Utah |
875,651 |
317,650 |
289,181 |
$1,522,931,000 |
$32,632,055,000 |
| Vermont |
282,240 |
83,745 |
69,162 |
$142,509,000 |
$9,951,499,000 |
| Virginia |
3,030,210 |
1,042,796 |
931,004 |
$2,628,872,000 |
$126,639,868,000 |
| Washington |
2,608,639 |
815,023 |
698,160 |
$2,001,675,000 |
$112,429,725,000 |
| West Virginia |
728,612 |
109,175 |
89,307 |
$256,650,000 |
$22,519,801,000 |
| Wisconsin |
2,476,864 |
832,784 |
732,828 |
$1,611,492,000 |
$95,391,823,000 |
| Wyoming |
226,595 |
39,115 |
31,916 |
$199,369,000 |
$8,705,382,000 |
| |
Number of tax returns |
Number of itemized deductions |
Returns with charitable deductions |
Total charitable deductions |
Total adjusted gross income |
| U.S. |
123,056,853 |
36,879,420 |
32,709,918 |
$97,060,757,000 |
$4,950,214,359,000 |
| Note: Data are for tax year 1997. |
| SOURCE: INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE |
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