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How The Chronicle Calculated Generosity of State Residents
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Number of tax returns |
Number of itemized returns |
Returns with charitable deductions |
Total charitable deductions |
Total adjusted gross income |
| Alabama |
1,898,392 |
521,598 |
474,759 |
$1,846,943,000 |
$70,232,698,000 |
| Alaska |
327,510 |
78,833 |
65,209 |
$198,057,000 |
$13,047,086,000 |
| Arizona |
2,087,966 |
731,960 |
646,507 |
$1,869,428,000 |
$91,092,052,000 |
| Arkansas |
1,108,693 |
252,801 |
214,530 |
$889,554,000 |
$37,728,956,000 |
| California |
14,509,886 |
5,250,020 |
4,666,385 |
$16,493,749,000 |
$752,653,853,000 |
| Colorado |
2,029,929 |
771,316 |
663,231 |
$2,306,787,000 |
$100,073,435,000 |
| Connecticut |
1,646,153 |
661,860 |
607,664 |
$2,018,108,000 |
$106,834,855,000 |
| Delaware |
371,029 |
133,275 |
121,185 |
$370,229,000 |
$17,304,487,000 |
| District of Columbia |
273,916 |
101,893 |
92,487 |
$480,772,000 |
$14,731,132,000 |
| Florida |
7,263,531 |
1,881,795 |
1,628,364 |
$6,443,541,000 |
$320,842,538,000 |
| |
Number of tax returns |
Number of itemized returns |
Returns with charitable deductions |
Total charitable deductions |
Total adjusted gross income |
| Georgia |
3,555,069 |
1,221,116 |
1,085,522 |
$4,092,034,000 |
$156,404,683,000 |
| Hawaii |
558,612 |
186,421 |
167,001 |
$413,271,000 |
$22,327,292,000 |
| Idaho |
545,767 |
185,963 |
154,184 |
$525,363,000 |
$20,366,524,000 |
| Illinois |
5,714,463 |
1,859,896 |
1,656,294 |
$5,361,064,000 |
$283,628,857,000 |
| Indiana |
2,803,511 |
801,177 |
672,094 |
$2,121,523,000 |
$115,131,164,000 |
| Iowa |
1,345,040 |
381,460 |
332,824 |
$971,749,000 |
$52,170,593,000 |
| Kansas |
1,211,713 |
346,412 |
302,510 |
$1,062,147,000 |
$50,957,887,000 |
| Kentucky |
1,719,514 |
498,712 |
427,099 |
$1,234,823,000 |
$63,288,305,000 |
| Louisiana |
1,859,756 |
345,205 |
302,751 |
$1,132,686,000 |
$65,928,921,000 |
| Maine |
595,018 |
174,600 |
151,008 |
$341,289,000 |
$22,367,024,000 |
| |
Number of tax returns |
Number of itemized returns |
Returns with charitable deductions |
Total charitable deductions |
Total adjusted gross income |
| Maryland |
2,499,237 |
1,123,047 |
1,024,302 |
$3,285,157,000 |
$127,431,167,000 |
| Massachusetts |
3,048,771 |
1,146,773 |
1,050,091 |
$3,171,960,000 |
$172,449,434,000 |
| Michigan |
4,556,948 |
1,561,579 |
1,399,689 |
$4,352,669,000 |
$207,142,472,000 |
| Minnesota |
2,340,604 |
916,668 |
835,008 |
$2,424,817,000 |
$110,821,428,000 |
| Mississippi |
1,171,297 |
235,614 |
206,681 |
$880,859,000 |
$37,962,745,000 |
| Missouri |
2,530,205 |
721,190 |
617,194 |
$1,995,369,000 |
$102,312,485,000 |
| Montana |
416,951 |
123,797 |
103,144 |
$257,225,000 |
$13,413,566,000 |
| Nebraska |
804,169 |
218,266 |
195,094 |
$734,048,000 |
$31,863,507,000 |
| Nevada |
912,829 |
298,745 |
255,546 |
$854,013,000 |
$43,969,433,000 |
| New Hampshire |
611,824 |
198,059 |
172,941 |
$407,584,000 |
$30,301,774,000 |
| New Jersey |
3,987,660 |
1,634,274 |
1,520,657 |
$4,342,232,000 |
$231,282,999,000 |
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Number of tax returns |
Number of itemized returns |
Returns with charitable deductions |
Total charitable deductions |
Total adjusted gross income |
| New Mexico |
776,902 |
194,368 |
161,214 |
$463,061,000 |
$26,532,301,000 |
| New York |
8,417,974 |
3,093,608 |
2,887,757 |
$11,587,453,000 |
$444,100,204,000 |
| North Carolina |
3,577,630 |
1,186,873 |
1,044,092 |
$3,651,148,000 |
$146,642,891,000 |
| North Dakota |
301,559 |
53,721 |
46,438 |
$143,464,000 |
$10,111,796,000 |
| Ohio |
5,526,890 |
1,758,462 |
1,461,195 |
$3,909,841,000 |
$220,984,028,000 |
| Oklahoma |
1,444,575 |
399,436 |
355,139 |
$1,276,842,000 |
$51,125,767,000 |
| Oregon |
1,533,824 |
602,411 |
498,647 |
$1,425,769,000 |
$65,053,109,000 |
| Pennsylvania |
5,724,621 |
1,702,517 |
1,533,353 |
$4,531,826,000 |
$246,544,804,000 |
| Rhode Island |
481,564 |
168,415 |
155,292 |
$330,810,000 |
$20,682,012,000 |
| South Carolina |
1,775,986 |
526,085 |
469,057 |
$1,710,092,000 |
$66,164,663,000 |
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Number of tax returns |
Number of itemized returns |
Returns with charitable deductions |
Total charitable deductions |
Total adjusted gross income |
| South Dakota |
350,533 |
52,677 |
44,904 |
$178,309,000 |
$12,631,204,000 |
| Tennessee |
2,536,680 |
524,346 |
454,662 |
$2,200,156,000 |
$99,016,531,000 |
| Texas |
8,837,214 |
1,758,552 |
1,489,385 |
$7,129,849,000 |
$380,232,946,000 |
| Utah |
919,417 |
356,901 |
322,350 |
$1,847,815,000 |
$37,557,772,000 |
| Vermont |
293,581 |
87,131 |
71,740 |
$180,672,000 |
$11,520,952,000 |
| Virginia |
3,261,947 |
1,210,538 |
1,077,016 |
$3,468,143,000 |
$159,154,671,000 |
| Washington |
2,713,142 |
897,878 |
762,181 |
$2,778,177,000 |
$143,076,231,000 |
| West Virginia |
745,092 |
122,711 |
98,547 |
$305,677,000 |
$24,457,453,000 |
| Wisconsin |
2,560,400 |
917,953 |
799,820 |
$1,950,185,000 |
$109,497,163,000 |
| Wyoming |
232,131 |
43,399 |
34,642 |
$270,189,000 |
$9,965,395,000 |
| U.S. |
126,317,625 |
40,222,307 |
35,579,386 |
$122,218,528,000 |
$5,771,115,245,000 |
| Note: Data are for the 1999 tax year. |
| Source: Internal Revenue Service |
Copyright © 2001 The Chronicle of Philanthropy
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