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AmeriStates and AmeriCities

AmeriStates and AmeriCities ranks the locations that produce the most 

AmeriCorps members annually. See if your hometown or state made the 

top 10.

2018 AmeriStates and AmeriCities

Top 10 AmeriStates

1. West Virginia

2. Washington, D.C.*

3. Minnesota

4. Utah

5. Vermont

6. Montana

7. Hawaii

8. New Mexico

9. Massachusetts

10. Maryland

* D.C. is considered a state for this ranking. * Excludes U.S. Territories

Top 10 Large AmeriCities

1. Baltimore, MD

2. Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN

3. New Orleans, LA

4. Boston, MA

5. Denver, CO

6. Madison, WI

7. Buffalo, NY

8. Newark, NJ

9. Philadelphia, PA

10. Detroit, MI

Top 10 Small AmeriCities

1. Provo, UT

2. Lowell, MA

3. Providence, RI

4. Miami Gardens. FL

5. Davenport, IA

6. Ann Arbor, MI
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7. Hartford, CT

8. Salt Lake City, UT

9. New Haven, CT

10. Dayton, OH

The rankings were determined by associating the permanent address of AmeriCorps members’ to a U.S. designated place and state, 

including the District of Columbia. The analysis looked at members who served in program year 2016. For this analysis, a small city 

was defined as any place with a population greater than or equal to 100,000 people and less than 250,000 people. A large-sized 

city was defined as any place with a population greater than or equal to 250,000. States and cities listed produce the highest 

number of AmeriCorps members per capita.

2017 AmeriStates and AmeriCities

Top 10 AmeriStates

1. Washington, D.C.*

2. Minnesota

3. West Virginia

4. Vermont

5. Utah

6. Massachusetts

7. Rhode Island

8. Hawaii

9. Colorado

10. Maryland

* D.C. is considered a state for this ranking. * Excludes U.S. Territories

Top 10 Large AmeriCities

1. Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN

2. Baltimore, MD

3. Boston, MA

4. Denver, CO

5. New Orleans, LA

6. Buffalo, NY

7. Oakland, CA

8. Madison, WI

9. Philadelphia, PA

10. Newark, NJ

Top 10 Mid-Size AmeriCities (populations between 100,000 and 250,000)

1. Lowell, MA

2. Providence, RI

3. Davenport, IA
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4. Provo, UT

5. Berkeley, CA

6. Hartford, CT

7. Springfield, IL

8. Brownsville, TX

9. Salt Lake City, UT

10. Dayton, OH

2016 AmeriStates and AmeriCities

In celebration of the nearly 1 million Americans who have taken the pledge to “get things done,” as 

AmeriCorps members, CNCS released the states and cities that produced the most AmeriCorps 

members.

Since its inception more than 20 years ago, AmeriCorps’ impact has been felt in communities across our 

nation as its members served more than 1.3 billion hours in local communities to improve the lives of 

countless Americans. In October, the one millionth AmeriCorps member will take the AmeriCorps 

pledge, committing to “get things done” for America. 

State Ranking 

1. Washington, D.C. 

2. Minnesota

3. West Virginia

4. Vermont

5. Utah

6. Rhode Island

7. New Mexico

8. Hawaii

9. Massachusetts

10. Maryland

Large City Ranking

1. Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN

2. New Orleans, LA

3. Baltimore, MD

4. Boston, MA

5. Buffalo, NY

6. Newark, NJ

7. Oakland, CA

8. Philadelphia, PA
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9. Detroit, MI

10. Portland, OR

Mid-Size City Ranking

1. Providence, RI

2. Lowell, MA

3. Madison, WI

4. Berkeley, CA

5. Provo, UT

6. Rockford, IL 

7. Des Moines, IA

8. Rochester, MN

9. Jackson, MS

10. New Haven, CT

Notations: The rankings were determined by associating the permanent address of AmeriCorps members’ with a U.S. designated 

place and state, including the District of Columbia. The analysis looked exclusively at members who served in the 2014-15 program 

year. For this analysis, a mid-sized city was defined as any place with a population greater than or equal to 100,000 people and less 

than 250,000 people. A large-sized city was defined as any place with a population greater than or equal to 250,000. The listed 

states and cities produce the highest number of AmeriCorps members per capita.

2015 AmeriStates and AmeriCities

State Ranking

1. Montana

2. District of Columbia

3. Minnesota

4. Vermont

5. West Virginia

6. Rhode Island

7. Colorado

8. Utah

9. Massachusetts

10. Maine

Large City Ranking

1. Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota

2. Denver, Colorado

3. Baltimore, Maryland

4. Boston, Massachusetts

5. Oakland, California
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6. Newark, New Jersey

7. New Orleans, Louisiana

8. Buffalo, New York

9. Milwaukee, Wisconsin

10. Seattle, Washington

Mid-Size City Ranking

1. Billings, Montana

2. Providence, Rhode Island

3. Fort Collins, Colorado

4. Provo, Utah

5. Madison, Wisconsin

6. Lowell, Massachusetts

7. Rochester, Minnesota

8. Rockford, Illinois

9. Tempe, Arizona

10. Waterbury, Connecticut