Illinois Is Charitably Average

by Erin Gallagher

When it comes to being charitable, Illinois is about average. In a national ranking, our great state falls in at 28th most charitable.

According to WalletHub, a personal finance social network, the five most charitable states are Utah, South Dakota, Idaho, Kansas and Nebraska.

The five cheapskates put Nevada as dead last, followed by West Virginia, Kentucky, New Jersey and Arizona.

Some key statistics Wallet Hub sites are:

• The volunteer rate is two times higher in Utah than in Louisiana.
  
• The percentage of donated income is four times higher in Utah than in New Hampshire.
  
• The percentage of the population who claim to have donated time is two times higher in Utah than in Kentucky.
  
• The percentage of taxpayers who donated money to charity is three times higher in Maryland than in West Virginia.
  
• The median contribution to charity is three times higher in Utah than in Rhode Island.
  
• The number of charities per capita is five times higher in Vermont than in Nevada.

For a full report, click to WalletHub.