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State Rankings of Charitable Deductions
How The Chronicle Determined Each State’s Generosity Rating
Tax Deductions for Charitable Giving, State by State
| |
Number of tax returns |
Number of itemized returns |
Returns with charitable deductions |
Total charitable deductions |
Total adjusted gross income |
| Alabama |
1,879,778 |
484,957 |
442,675 |
$1,652,502,000 |
$66,477,025,000 |
| Alaska |
328,972 |
75,712 |
62,737 |
$182,850,000 |
$12,585,445,000 |
| Arizona |
2,037,046 |
679,289 |
601,762 |
$1,655,869,000 |
$84,085,282,000 |
| Arkansas |
1,095,998 |
236,683 |
201,697 |
$838,430,000 |
$35,790,305,000 |
| California |
14,196,991 |
5,012,453 |
4,448,215 |
$13,842,583,000 |
$662,213,473,000 |
| Colorado |
1,973,524 |
722,008 |
621,764 |
$1,772,613,000 |
$89,914,627,000 |
| Connecticut |
1,625,515 |
638,677 |
587,478 |
$1,739,265,000 |
$99,009,754,000 |
| Delaware |
364,216 |
129,123 |
117,630 |
$343,893,000 |
$16,251,783,000 |
| District of Columbia |
272,169 |
96,458 |
88,130 |
$427,957,000 |
$13,461,356,000 |
| Florida |
7,076,098 |
1,766,180 |
1,528,895 |
$5,807,358,000 |
$298,975,854,000 |
| Georgia |
3,471,292 |
1,139,199 |
1,013,421 |
$3,594,138,000 |
$144,775,465,000 |
| Hawaii |
553,525 |
183,467 |
163,821 |
$374,399,000 |
$20,874,104,000 |
| Idaho |
533,886 |
173,617 |
144,136 |
$449,637,000 |
$18,761,514,000 |
| Illinois |
5,636,139 |
1,772,591 |
1,583,088 |
$4,823,244,000 |
$265,944,914,000 |
| Indiana |
2,765,157 |
750,997 |
629,768 |
$1,956,260,000 |
$109,635,954,000 |
| Iowa |
1,335,353 |
364,119 |
319,817 |
$879,048,000 |
$49,309,045,000 |
| Kansas |
1,200,088 |
330,640 |
288,996 |
$969,814,000 |
$48,374,124,000 |
| Kentucky |
1,694,158 |
468,176 |
403,244 |
$1,105,733,000 |
$60,044,618,000 |
| Louisiana |
1,847,098 |
321,326 |
282,992 |
$1,029,263,000 |
$64,331,672,000 |
| Maine |
584,019 |
165,396 |
143,444 |
$299,997,000 |
$20,600,115,000 |
| Maryland |
2,459,510 |
1,077,284 |
983,040 |
$2,907,347,000 |
$118,590,440,000 |
| Massachusetts |
3,011,463 |
1,106,895 |
1,014,400 |
$2,683,336,000 |
$156,029,896,000 |
| Michigan |
4,497,948 |
1,471,340 |
1,327,350 |
$3,821,449,000 |
$196,297,148,000 |
| Minnesota |
2,298,213 |
873,241 |
797,418 |
$2,186,258,000 |
$103,136,590,000 |
| Mississippi |
1,153,947 |
217,653 |
191,869 |
$780,869,000 |
$35,837,359,000 |
| Missouri |
2,492,001 |
677,144 |
581,612 |
$1,824,533,000 |
$96,350,014,000 |
| Montana |
409,958 |
117,754 |
98,374 |
$233,570,000 |
$12,696,337,000 |
| Nebraska |
795,895 |
207,259 |
185,808 |
$664,876,000 |
$30,330,132,000 |
| Nevada |
873,591 |
273,273 |
233,078 |
$764,793,000 |
$40,372,766,000 |
| New Hampshire |
598,913 |
193,857 |
168,917 |
$380,501,000 |
$27,685,269,000 |
| New Jersey |
3,924,125 |
1,565,950 |
1,459,666 |
$3,895,093,000 |
$212,726,615,000 |
| New Mexico |
767,985 |
182,789 |
152,092 |
$412,220,000 |
$25,134,157,000 |
| New York |
8,268,276 |
2,988,356 |
2,795,768 |
$9,742,516,000 |
$406,380,576,000 |
| North Carolina |
3,516,043 |
1,094,388 |
965,379 |
$3,215,496,000 |
$136,960,436,000 |
| North Dakota |
300,297 |
50,791 |
44,108 |
$135,814,000 |
$9,663,534,000 |
| Ohio |
5,472,752 |
1,668,569 |
1,392,861 |
$3,600,233,000 |
$211,365,125,000 |
| Oklahoma |
1,435,811 |
377,091 |
337,757 |
$1,165,731,000 |
$48,921,750,000 |
| Oregon |
1,522,027 |
574,074 |
475,423 |
$1,259,422,000 |
$60,751,302,000 |
| Pennsylvania |
5,654,094 |
1,629,392 |
1,473,368 |
$4,070,874,000 |
$233,941,334,000 |
| Rhode Island |
472,064 |
160,878 |
148,612 |
$306,047,000 |
$19,581,452,000 |
| South Carolina |
1,748,410 |
488,979 |
437,676 |
$1,518,189,000 |
$62,046,606,000 |
| South Dakota |
344,408 |
49,472 |
42,354 |
$186,119,000 |
$11,489,258,000 |
| Tennessee |
2,491,859 |
483,894 |
421,760 |
$1,928,393,000 |
$93,660,048,000 |
| Texas |
8,693,863 |
1,637,309 |
1,390,945 |
$6,184,870,000 |
$356,996,730,000 |
| Utah |
896,348 |
335,725 |
304,425 |
$1,617,703,000 |
$34,954,437,000 |
| Vermont |
287,782 |
83,474 |
68,951,000 |
$166,351,000 |
$10,797,468,000 |
| Virginia |
3,197,582 |
1,150,692 |
1,024,813 |
$3,019,668,000 |
$145,882,224,000 |
| Washington |
2,669,856 |
852,488 |
726,443 |
$2,272,372,000 |
$126,664,859,000 |
| West Virginia |
739,784 |
115,030 |
92,931 |
$280,790,000 |
$23,574,269,000 |
| Wisconsin |
2,513,562 |
872,323 |
763,703 |
$1,918,228,000 |
$103,178,695,000 |
| Wyoming |
229,223 |
41,037 |
33,117 |
$227,458,000 |
$9,382,036,000 |
| U.S. |
125,393,584 |
38,406,736 |
33,894,693 |
$107,435,024,000 |
$5,381,508,196,000 |
| Note: Data are for tax year 1998. |
| SOURCE: Internal Revenue Service |
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