Via Tapscott, Here is a stunning set of figures regarding charitable giving, Those states with the smallest incomes tend to give the most. Interestingly enought Tapscott also notes that those who give the most also tend to vote Republican.
Here are the top ten most charitable states:
Note: The dollar figure in parenthesis is the U.S. Census Bureau's latest available (2004) median household income figure, followed by the state's national ranking for that factor. The B indicates Bush carried in 2004. K indicates Kerry carried in 2004:
1. Mississippi ($31,642)(50)(B)
2. Arkansas ($32,983)(49)(B)
3. South Dakota ($38,472)(42)(B)
4. Oklahoma ($35,357)(45)(B)
5. Tennessee ($38,794)(41)(B)
6. Alabama ($36,709)(43)(B)
7. Louisiana ($35,110)(48)(B)
8. Utah ($47,074)(17)(B)
9. South Carolina ($39,837)(38)(B)
10. West Virginia ($31,504)(51)(B)
Food for thought. Here are the ten:
41. Michigan ($44,905)(21)(K)
42. Hawaii ($53,554)(7)(K)
43. Colorado ($48,198)(14)(B)
44. Minnesota ($50,860)(10)(K)
45. Connecticut ($60,528)(2)(K)
46. Wisconsin ($45,315)(20)(K)
47. Rhode Island ($48,722)(13)(K)
48. New Jersey ($61,359)(1)(K)
49. Massachusetts ($55,658)(5)(K)
50. New Hampshire ($55,580)(6)(K)
Six of the ten richest states appear in the bottom ten, at the same time, the three poorest states (DC is counted as a state for this purpose) appear to be the most generous and 8 out of the ten poorest states appear as the most generous. Go see the full report here.
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