Interesting--but wouldn't it be cool to have this in county-by-county form, too!
Liberals are charitable with everyone else's money.
To be fair, liberals believe they are doing God's compassionate work by supporting the social redistibution of other peoples' money through the tax code.
Click column headings below to sort by a new column.
(See also: Technical Notes)
State | Having Rank |
Giving Rank |
Rank Relation |
Generosity Index |
---|---|---|---|---|
Mississippi | 50 | 5 | 45 | 1 |
Arkansas | 47 | 6 | 41 | 2 |
Oklahoma | 43 | 8 | 35 | 3 |
Louisiana | 42 | 10 | 32 | 4 |
Alabama | 38 | 7 | 31 | 5 |
Tennessee | 34 | 3 | 31 | 6 |
South Dakota | 44 | 14 | 30 | 7 |
Utah | 31 | 2 | 29 | 8 |
South Carolina | 40 | 12 | 28 | 9 |
Idaho | 41 | 20 | 21 | 10 |
Wyoming | 21 | 1 | 20 | 11 |
Texas | 23 | 4 | 19 | 12 |
West Virginia | 48 | 31 | 17 | 13 |
Nebraska | 35 | 19 | 16 | 14 |
North Dakota | 46 | 30 | 16 | 15 |
North Carolina | 27 | 15 | 12 | 16 |
Kansas | 25 | 18 | 7 | 17 |
Florida | 20 | 13 | 7 | 18 |
Georgia | 17 | 11 | 6 | 19 |
Kentucky | 39 | 33 | 6 | 20 |
Montana | 49 | 43 | 6 | 21 |
Missouri | 29 | 24 | 5 | 22 |
New Mexico | 45 | 40 | 5 | 23 |
Alaska | 24 | 21 | 3 | 24 |
Indiana | 28 | 29 | -1 | 25 |
New York | 5 | 9 | -4 | 26 |
Iowa | 36 | 44 | -8 | 27 |
Ohio | 32 | 42 | -10 | 28 |
California | 6 | 17 | -11 | 29 |
Maryland | 4 | 16 | -12 | 30 |
Illinois | 10 | 22 | -12 | 31 |
Maine | 37 | 50 | -13 | 32 |
Delaware | 13 | 27 | -14 | 33 |
Washington | 11 | 25 | -14 | 34 |
Vermont | 33 | 47 | -14 | 35 |
Oregon | 26 | 41 | -15 | 36 |
Hawaii | 30 | 45 | -15 | 37 |
Virginia | 7 | 23 | -16 | 38 |
Arizona | 22 | 38 | -16 | 39 |
Nevada | 14 | 32 | -18 | 40 |
Pennsylvania | 18 | 36 | -18 | 41 |
Michigan | 16 | 35 | -19 | 42 |
Colorado | 8 | 28 | -20 | 43 |
Connecticut | 1 | 26 | -25 | 44 |
Minnesota | 12 | 37 | -25 | 45 |
Wisconsin | 19 | 46 | -27 | 46 |
New Jersey | 2 | 34 | -32 | 47 |
Rhode Island | 15 | 49 | -34 | 48 |
Massachusetts | 3 | 39 | -36 | 49 |
New Hampshire | 9 | 48 | -39 | 50 |
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They will say this just proves we are too ignorant to keep our own money and their Socialist Agenda is what all American's "really" want.
Wow! I need to save this for an argument.
How do Teresa Heinz Kerry's personal charitable contributions stack up against, say, Utah's 5.14 percent of adjusted gross income?
I would love to see this chart stacked up against church attendance. N.H. is one of the least church-going states in the country. I bet the difference in charity is accounted for by differences in how much people spend on church contributions, missionary work, new buildings, etc.
State | % | Voted For |
---|---|---|
Utah | 5.14% | Bush |
Georgia | 3.06% | Bush |
Alabama | 3.02% | Bush |
South Carolina | 3.00% | Bush |
Oklahoma | 2.96% | Bush |
Maryland | 2.94% | Kerry |
North Carolina | 2.83% | Bush |
Idaho | 2.79% | Bush |
Mississippi | 2.75% | Bush |
New York | 2.74% | Kerry |
Arkansas | 2.60% | Bush |
Tennessee | 2.53% | Bush |
Wyoming | 2.45% | Bush |
Oregon | 2.41% | Kerry |
Nebraska | 2.38% | Bush |
California | 2.37% | Kerry |
Virginia | 2.37% | Bush |
Minnesota | 2.32% | Kerry |
Colorado | 2.32% | Bush |
Arizona | 2.32% | Bush |
Kansas | 2.32% | Bush |
Delaware | 2.29% | Kerry |
Michigan | 2.26% | Kerry |
Montana | 2.25% | Bush |
Kentucky | 2.21% | Bush |
Florida | 2.20% | Bush |
Missouri | 2.20% | Bush |
Illinois | 2.18% | Kerry |
New Jersey | 2.11% | Kerry |
Texas | 2.07% | Bush |
Indiana | 2.07% | Bush |
Nevada | 2.06% | Bush |
Louisiana | 2.04% | Bush |
Hawaii | 2.03% | Kerry |
Ohio | 2.03% | Bush |
Iowa | 2.02% | Bush |
Connecticut | 2.02% | Kerry |
Washington | 2.02% | Kerry |
Pennsylvania | 1.99% | Kerry |
Massachusetts | 1.92% | Kerry |
Wisconsin | 1.91% | Kerry |
New Mexico | 1.85% | Bush |
Rhode Island | 1.72% | Kerry |
Alaska | 1.68% | Bush |
Maine | 1.59% | Kerry |
South Dakota | 1.58% | Bush |
Vermont | 1.54% | Kerry |
North Dakota | 1.50% | Bush |
New Hampshire | 1.47% | Kerry |
West Virginia | 1.35% | Bush |
In also should be noted that the nationwide average was 2.28%, in Bush states 2.39% and Kerry states 2.10%
It figures. To a liberal, charity is the job of the government.
State | Having Rank |
Giving Rank |
Rank Relation |
Generosity Index |
---|---|---|---|---|
Mississippi | 50 | 5 | 45 | 1 |
Arkansas | 47 | 6 | 41 | 2 |
Oklahoma | 43 | 8 | 35 | 3 |
Louisiana | 42 | 10 | 32 | 4 |
Alabama | 38 | 7 | 31 | 5 |
Tennessee | 34 | 3 | 31 | 6 |
South Dakota | 44 | 14 | 30 | 7 |
Utah | 31 | 2 | 29 | 8 |
South Carolina | 40 | 12 | 28 | 9 |
Idaho | 41 | 20 | 21 | 10 |
Wyoming | 21 | 1 | 20 | 11 |
Texas | 23 | 4 | 19 | 12 |
West Virginia | 48 | 31 | 17 | 13 |
Nebraska | 35 | 19 | 16 | 14 |
North Dakota | 46 | 30 | 16 | 15 |
North Carolina | 27 | 15 | 12 | 16 |
Kansas | 25 | 18 | 7 | 17 |
Florida | 20 | 13 | 7 | 18 |
Georgia | 17 | 11 | 6 | 19 |
Kentucky | 39 | 33 | 6 | 20 |
Montana | 49 | 43 | 6 | 21 |
Missouri | 29 | 24 | 5 | 22 |
New Mexico | 45 | 40 | 5 | 23 |
Alaska | 24 | 21 | 3 | 24 |
Indiana | 28 | 29 | -1 | 25 |
New York | 5 | 9 | -4 | 26 |
Iowa | 36 | 44 | -8 | 27 |
Ohio | 32 | 42 | -10 | 28 |
California | 6 | 17 | -11 | 29 |
Maryland | 4 | 16 | -12 | 30 |
Illinois | 10 | 22 | -12 | 31 |
Maine | 37 | 50 | -13 | 32 |
Delaware | 13 | 27 | -14 | 33 |
Washington | 11 | 25 | -14 | 34 |
Vermont | 33 | 47 | -14 | 35 |
Oregon | 26 | 41 | -15 | 36 |
Hawaii | 30 | 45 | -15 | 37 |
Virginia | 7 | 23 | -16 | 38 |
Arizona | 22 | 38 | -16 | 39 |
Nevada | 14 | 32 | -18 | 40 |
Pennsylvania | 18 | 36 | -18 | 41 |
Michigan | 16 | 35 | -19 | 42 |
Colorado | 8 | 28 | -20 | 43 |
Connecticut | 1 | 26 | -25 | 44 |
Minnesota | 12 | 37 | -25 | 45 |
Wisconsin | 19 | 46 | -27 | 46 |
New Jersey | 2 | 34 | -32 | 47 |
Rhode Island | 15 | 49 | -34 | 48 |
Massachusetts | 3 | 39 | -36 | 49 |
New Hampshire | 9 | 48 | -39 | 50 |