Delaware ranks sixth in a charitable ranking from the financial information firm of WalletHub.
Utah ranked first in the report, with neighboring Arizona 50th. Maryland ranked fourth, with New Jersey 36th and Pennsylvania at 23rd. The report was released on the eve of GivingTuesday. The day is designated to encourage online giving.
WalletHub listed the 50 states by comparing them across 13 factors; The data set ranges from “volunteer rate” to “percentage of income donated” to “percentage of sheltered homeless.”
WalletHub noted that the latest World Giving Index shows that Americans are some of the most generous people in the world, ranking second out of 140 countries in 2015. That year, U.S. donors gave more than $373 billion to charity, and 71 percent of that figure came directly from individuals, according to the National Philanthropic Trust.
But Americans don’t just reach into their pockets to help the needy, WalletHub noted. They also contribute their time — and plenty of it. Between 2014 and 2015, nearly 63 million people volunteered with an organization at least once, serving a median of 52 hours per year.
