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                                                      Our Impact
                                                      Volunteering and Civic Life in America

              State Trends Over Time
    Submitted by 
mbrodbeck
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Tue, 02/14/2023 - 14:34Every two years, AmeriCorps conducts the most robust longitudinal survey about volunteerism and other forms of civic engagement in the United States in partnership with the U.S. Census Bureau. The data informs Volunteering and Civic Life in America, AmeriCorps’ comprehensive report about civic engagement trends in the United States.

These findings are based on data collected in September of 2017, 2019, and 2021. They reflect weighted state-level rates of six key measures of civic engagement:

**Formal Volunteering**: the share of state residents who formally volunteered through organizations
	**Informal Helping**: the share of state residents who informally helped others by exchanging favors with their neighbors
	**Organizational Membership**: the share of state residents who belonged to an organization
	**Charitable Giving**: the share of state residents who donated $25 or more to charity
	**Talking with Friends and Family**: the share of state residents who talked to or spent time with friends or family
	**Talking with Neighbors**: the share of state residents who had a conversation or spent time with their neighbors

                    


Formal Volunteering
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  Formal Volunteering Rate**2017**
			**2019**
			**2021**Alabama
			27.4%
			25.8%
			19.5%Alaska
			40.6%
			35.5%
			27.3%Arizona
			30.0%
			26.2%
			23.5%Arkansas
			30.0%
			29.7%
			20.9%California
			25.4%
			24.9%
			18.3%Colorado
			32.4%
			42.2%
			26.2%Connecticut
			31.8%
			31.4%
			28.8%Delaware
			31.8%
			30.7%
			29.8%District of Columbia
			39.8%
			39.2%
			34.2%Florida
			22.8%
			24.2%
			15.9%Georgia
			26.5%
			28.2%
			19.9%Hawaii
			28.0%
			32.1%
			19.7%Idaho
			37.9%
			34.5%
			28.2%Illinois
			28.1%
			33.0%
			28.3%Indiana
			34.9%
			34.0%
			27.6%Iowa
			41.5%
			33.1%
			29.9%Kansas
			36.5%
			34.0%
			31.5%Kentucky
			28.1%
			26.2%
			22.6%Louisiana
			25.8%
			27.8%
			21.9%Maine
			38.7%
			35.7%
			34.9%Maryland
			36.3%
			34.0%
			23.7%Massachusetts
			32.6%
			30.7%
			23.1%Michigan
			29.4%
			30.2%
			24.4%Minnesota
			45.1%
			40.1%
			35.5%Mississippi
			23.8%
			26.0%
			21.2%Missouri
			31.9%
			36.5%
			30.5%Montana
			38.8%
			37.4%
			31.1%Nebraska
			40.2%
			43.5%
			33.9%Nevada
			24.4%
			21.8%
			16.8%New Hampshire
			35.7%
			32.2%
			27.9%New Jersey
			26.1%
			26.1%
			19.9%New Mexico
			27.1%
			27.7%
			19.7%New York
			25.3%
			22.7%
			21.7%North Carolina
			35.1%
			30.4%
			22.8%North Dakota
			37.4%
			32.9%
			26.9%Ohio
			33.2%
			37.1%
			24.3%Oklahoma
			32.0%
			27.6%
			23.6%Oregon
			43.2%
			37.0%
			28.0%Pennsylvania
			34.2%
			35.8%
			25.6%Rhode Island
			30.7%
			25.6%
			20.1%South Carolina
			30.8%
			31.3%
			21.8%South Dakota
			36.3%
			46.9%
			34.2%Tennessee
			31.3%
			31.7%
			23.8%Texas
			28.4%
			26.4%
			21.3%Utah
			51.0%
			49.5%
			40.7%Vermont
			36.0%
			37.4%
			29.1%Virginia
			34.0%
			35.4%
			27.2%Washington
			35.7%
			33.8%
			25.0%West Virginia
			28.1%
			30.6%
			22.4%Wisconsin
			37.4%
			37.5%
			24.9%Wyoming
			32.7%
			31.0%
			39.2%

      


Informal Helping
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  Informal Helping Rate**2017**
			**2019**
			**2021**Alabama
			47.4%
			49.8%
			46.4%Alaska
			50.8%
			56.3%
			55.0%Arizona
			47.2%
			46.9%
			46.6%Arkansas
			49.8%
			49.8%
			50.7%California
			46.2%
			45.7%
			46.1%Colorado
			61.3%
			63.6%
			58.9%Connecticut
			47.6%
			50.5%
			50.2%Delaware
			57.8%
			65.8%
			63.9%District of Columbia
			45.7%
			48.5%
			52.7%Florida
			50.9%
			46.9%
			44.6%Georgia
			43.4%
			45.1%
			40.8%Hawaii
			44.6%
			44.1%
			43.5%Idaho
			61.1%
			57.5%
			54.3%Illinois
			49.8%
			57.3%
			55.6%Indiana
			52.5%
			55.3%
			52.2%Iowa
			56.7%
			56.6%
			60.3%Kansas
			54.1%
			58.6%
			57.6%Kentucky
			51.2%
			53.0%
			51.1%Louisiana
			50.4%
			52.5%
			53.4%Maine
			56.8%
			62.1%
			65.0%Maryland
			52.0%
			56.7%
			49.3%Massachusetts
			55.0%
			56.0%
			52.6%Michigan
			57.7%
			55.8%
			56.1%Minnesota
			61.3%
			62.3%
			61.9%Mississippi
			48.3%
			47.4%
			48.0%Missouri
			55.5%
			52.3%
			54.2%Montana
			67.2%
			65.0%
			68.8%Nebraska
			54.5%
			61.3%
			66.4%Nevada
			43.2%
			44.5%
			36.7%New Hampshire
			54.3%
			58.5%
			52.4%New Jersey
			49.4%
			48.9%
			47.0%New Mexico
			44.1%
			47.5%
			46.2%New York
			45.3%
			44.6%
			45.1%North Carolina
			53.7%
			48.7%
			48.4%North Dakota
			65.2%
			57.6%
			50.3%Ohio
			57.4%
			57.4%
			54.8%Oklahoma
			50.5%
			46.9%
			52.2%Oregon
			61.9%
			59.7%
			57.7%Pennsylvania
			58.9%
			59.2%
			60.1%Rhode Island
			53.8%
			55.5%
			52.8%South Carolina
			52.6%
			62.4%
			56.4%South Dakota
			57.9%
			67.1%
			59.9%Tennessee
			49.5%
			45.6%
			54.3%Texas
			47.3%
			47.4%
			48.6%Utah
			70.4%
			67.8%
			61.6%Vermont
			58.0%
			60.2%
			63.9%Virginia
			49.7%
			48.1%
			49.7%Washington
			56.4%
			59.3%
			55.3%West Virginia
			58.1%
			60.2%
			60.5%Wisconsin
			59.6%
			60.9%
			58.4%Wyoming
			54.0%
			52.3%
			58.5%

      


Organizational Membership
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  Organizational Membership Rate**2017**
			**2019**
			**2021**Alabama
			22.1%
			22.9%
			18.4%Alaska
			36.8%
			31.5%
			25.7%Arizona
			25.4%
			24.0%
			22.9%Arkansas
			28.6%
			29.9%
			23.1%California
			22.5%
			23.0%
			18.3%Colorado
			25.6%
			33.4%
			27.4%Connecticut
			26.3%
			32.6%
			22.4%Delaware
			28.6%
			32.3%
			30.9%District of Columbia
			38.1%
			37.0%
			35.5%Florida
			19.2%
			21.0%
			17.8%Georgia
			20.9%
			22.0%
			22.4%Hawaii
			24.4%
			27.1%
			22.8%Idaho
			34.1%
			32.4%
			27.4%Illinois
			26.8%
			31.7%
			29.6%Indiana
			34.3%
			32.7%
			29.4%Iowa
			36.3%
			31.8%
			28.7%Kansas
			32.5%
			35.3%
			33.4%Kentucky
			25.8%
			22.3%
			20.1%Louisiana
			21.9%
			24.1%
			19.6%Maine
			34.2%
			33.0%
			38.7%Maryland
			32.8%
			31.6%
			25.2%Massachusetts
			30.5%
			27.9%
			25.2%Michigan
			28.7%
			31.0%
			27.4%Minnesota
			35.9%
			34.1%
			33.5%Mississippi
			19.6%
			21.6%
			20.9%Missouri
			29.3%
			30.6%
			28.3%Montana
			35.7%
			35.2%
			29.0%Nebraska
			36.5%
			39.5%
			32.2%Nevada
			22.9%
			17.4%
			21.0%New Hampshire
			31.5%
			33.2%
			29.4%New Jersey
			25.2%
			26.5%
			18.0%New Mexico
			22.0%
			26.3%
			20.3%New York
			25.8%
			22.0%
			24.0%North Carolina
			32.2%
			26.1%
			24.8%North Dakota
			39.7%
			30.7%
			32.3%Ohio
			32.2%
			29.3%
			26.7%Oklahoma
			29.4%
			25.8%
			21.0%Oregon
			43.1%
			35.2%
			32.7%Pennsylvania
			33.4%
			36.2%
			30.2%Rhode Island
			28.7%
			25.8%
			27.0%South Carolina
			26.6%
			34.3%
			22.2%South Dakota
			33.2%
			40.1%
			34.7%Tennessee
			27.4%
			28.4%
			20.3%Texas
			22.9%
			20.7%
			18.8%Utah
			42.0%
			40.7%
			33.5%Vermont
			33.3%
			38.9%
			32.7%Virginia
			27.5%
			30.3%
			28.8%Washington
			31.3%
			28.4%
			25.0%West Virginia
			23.3%
			26.5%
			23.6%Wisconsin
			35.8%
			33.6%
			27.9%Wyoming
			29.8%
			33.8%
			36.0%

      


Charitable Giving
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  Charitable Giving Rate**2017**
			**2019**
			**2021**Alabama
			49.9%
			51.0%
			40.1%Alaska
			54.9%
			50.2%
			47.7%Arizona
			52.0%
			46.6%
			48.5%Arkansas
			48.9%
			54.3%
			52.4%California
			47.0%
			44.1%
			39.0%Colorado
			55.5%
			65.0%
			55.5%Connecticut
			53.0%
			54.6%
			61.5%Delaware
			61.5%
			55.6%
			49.3%District of Columbia
			56.1%
			52.3%
			61.4%Florida
			43.2%
			41.4%
			36.8%Georgia
			46.0%
			48.1%
			46.0%Hawaii
			50.5%
			49.2%
			45.0%Idaho
			55.5%
			53.0%
			57.0%Illinois
			55.1%
			56.6%
			56.1%Indiana
			54.5%
			50.6%
			52.2%Iowa
			53.5%
			53.5%
			58.2%Kansas
			65.1%
			59.9%
			54.0%Kentucky
			50.9%
			45.0%
			44.7%Louisiana
			45.3%
			50.0%
			41.8%Maine
			55.6%
			54.2%
			53.0%Maryland
			58.3%
			59.3%
			47.4%Massachusetts
			58.0%
			52.6%
			53.9%Michigan
			49.3%
			46.9%
			51.6%Minnesota
			64.7%
			60.2%
			61.8%Mississippi
			46.4%
			41.4%
			40.9%Missouri
			55.2%
			53.9%
			55.0%Montana
			53.5%
			54.6%
			56.7%Nebraska
			58.8%
			61.2%
			61.1%Nevada
			45.6%
			37.4%
			41.3%New Hampshire
			65.6%
			59.6%
			59.4%New Jersey
			55.8%
			54.4%
			51.1%New Mexico
			44.1%
			42.7%
			44.3%New York
			48.4%
			45.4%
			47.7%North Carolina
			54.7%
			49.9%
			47.6%North Dakota
			62.6%
			58.1%
			56.7%Ohio
			59.3%
			55.0%
			47.1%Oklahoma
			53.8%
			45.8%
			46.5%Oregon
			62.2%
			61.1%
			57.4%Pennsylvania
			59.8%
			59.5%
			51.9%Rhode Island
			60.6%
			60.2%
			54.4%South Carolina
			51.8%
			54.0%
			51.5%South Dakota
			52.2%
			66.3%
			55.8%Tennessee
			56.8%
			53.6%
			47.0%Texas
			49.3%
			45.3%
			45.5%Utah
			66.9%
			65.7%
			53.0%Vermont
			53.6%
			54.0%
			50.0%Virginia
			52.5%
			55.9%
			54.8%Washington
			55.7%
			54.8%
			55.1%West Virginia
			48.4%
			48.0%
			46.2%Wisconsin
			57.1%
			58.8%
			52.5%Wyoming
			47.2%
			49.2%
			52.2%

      


Talking with Family and Friends
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  Talking with Family and Friends Rate**2017**
			**2019**
			**2021**Alabama
			98.4%
			97.8%
			97.9%Alaska
			98.4%
			98.2%
			98.9%Arizona
			97.2%
			98.2%
			98.0%Arkansas
			96.0%
			98.4%
			98.3%California
			97.1%
			95.2%
			94.9%Colorado
			98.4%
			99.4%
			96.4%Connecticut
			98.0%
			99.1%
			97.5%Delaware
			94.1%
			96.7%
			94.6%District of Columbia
			96.7%
			98.7%
			98.5%Florida
			95.4%
			96.0%
			93.2%Georgia
			97.0%
			96.1%
			93.6%Hawaii
			95.3%
			96.5%
			96.3%Idaho
			97.2%
			95.0%
			94.8%Illinois
			98.2%
			98.1%
			97.9%Indiana
			97.6%
			96.0%
			98.7%Iowa
			98.1%
			97.9%
			95.3%Kansas
			98.8%
			97.9%
			96.4%Kentucky
			97.6%
			95.0%
			96.6%Louisiana
			97.0%
			97.2%
			95.9%Maine
			99.3%
			98.4%
			97.6%Maryland
			96.9%
			97.9%
			93.8%Massachusetts
			98.2%
			98.2%
			97.0%Michigan
			98.0%
			96.8%
			97.6%Minnesota
			98.4%
			99.0%
			98.8%Mississippi
			95.9%
			97.5%
			95.5%Missouri
			98.1%
			98.2%
			97.3%Montana
			98.4%
			97.6%
			97.5%Nebraska
			97.6%
			98.3%
			98.4%Nevada
			96.3%
			97.0%
			95.3%New Hampshire
			98.9%
			99.7%
			96.7%New Jersey
			97.5%
			94.3%
			95.2%New Mexico
			97.6%
			96.8%
			98.2%New York
			96.7%
			97.6%
			96.2%North Carolina
			97.3%
			96.7%
			97.7%North Dakota
			98.0%
			97.9%
			95.9%Ohio
			99.3%
			99.0%
			96.3%Oklahoma
			97.0%
			96.9%
			97.3%Oregon
			98.9%
			98.3%
			98.9%Pennsylvania
			98.8%
			98.9%
			98.4%Rhode Island
			98.4%
			99.7%
			94.4%South Carolina
			97.2%
			98.0%
			96.8%South Dakota
			97.4%
			99.8%
			96.1%Tennessee
			98.2%
			97.8%
			96.8%Texas
			97.7%
			97.9%
			96.0%Utah
			97.8%
			96.9%
			96.9%Vermont
			97.4%
			98.1%
			97.2%Virginia
			96.1%
			98.7%
			96.7%Washington
			98.7%
			99.4%
			97.5%West Virginia
			97.9%
			99.1%
			97.4%Wisconsin
			99.4%
			98.3%
			98.8%Wyoming
			97.4%
			98.2%
			98.0%

      


Talking with Neighbors
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  Talking with Neighbors Rate**2017**
			**2019**
			**2021**Alabama
			76.6%
			71.2%
			68.8%Alaska
			70.5%
			71.7%
			66.5%Arizona
			64.9%
			66.3%
			64.8%Arkansas
			71.7%
			67.5%
			65.0%California
			69.0%
			65.0%
			64.0%Colorado
			76.0%
			80.1%
			70.7%Connecticut
			73.3%
			79.9%
			70.7%Delaware
			80.1%
			72.7%
			78.1%District of Columbia
			75.1%
			75.1%
			72.3%Florida
			75.2%
			67.5%
			64.2%Georgia
			66.6%
			63.9%
			58.0%Hawaii
			72.4%
			65.5%
			64.5%Idaho
			77.9%
			70.6%
			65.2%Illinois
			76.5%
			76.3%
			74.7%Indiana
			75.4%
			71.4%
			71.7%Iowa
			77.6%
			73.2%
			75.7%Kansas
			78.2%
			75.0%
			65.9%Kentucky
			74.9%
			73.1%
			71.0%Louisiana
			72.7%
			71.7%
			70.4%Maine
			79.3%
			75.2%
			76.4%Maryland
			75.4%
			75.4%
			69.7%Massachusetts
			80.6%
			73.1%
			69.2%Michigan
			77.4%
			70.7%
			71.5%Minnesota
			83.7%
			82.6%
			78.8%Mississippi
			74.2%
			67.7%
			69.9%Missouri
			77.9%
			73.1%
			72.5%Montana
			84.2%
			78.8%
			80.1%Nebraska
			79.3%
			76.5%
			78.6%Nevada
			65.7%
			64.6%
			59.6%New Hampshire
			76.0%
			70.9%
			67.6%New Jersey
			78.8%
			67.4%
			67.9%New Mexico
			69.6%
			63.7%
			60.9%New York
			73.9%
			67.1%
			67.7%North Carolina
			74.8%
			67.5%
			68.9%North Dakota
			83.2%
			77.7%
			68.8%Ohio
			77.5%
			72.9%
			70.7%Oklahoma
			72.1%
			64.4%
			64.9%Oregon
			84.6%
			77.6%
			73.5%Pennsylvania
			80.4%
			77.8%
			77.8%Rhode Island
			78.0%
			74.9%
			72.1%South Carolina
			78.3%
			79.8%
			75.0%South Dakota
			78.5%
			82.3%
			75.1%Tennessee
			71.3%
			70.3%
			70.7%Texas
			71.5%
			65.3%
			64.8%Utah
			84.5%
			78.1%
			77.5%Vermont
			80.7%
			78.0%
			77.9%Virginia
			75.1%
			69.6%
			72.9%Washington
			82.3%
			76.4%
			70.6%West Virginia
			77.2%
			77.3%
			74.6%Wisconsin
			81.3%
			76.5%
			79.4%Wyoming
			77.2%
			69.7%
			74.8%

                    





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