Is NJ among most charitable states? Check national rankings
New Jerseyans are there to lend a helping hand, but a study It shows that we are not as charitable as some other states.
WalletHub, a financial website that has written many articles on state rankings, lists New Jersey as the 35th most charitable state in the country.
Philanthropy was measured using two categories divided into 17 different measures. “Volunteerism and Service” and “Philanthropic Giving” are metrics that determine which states are most generous in sharing their time and wealth.
Metrics include volunteer rates, fundraising share to population, share of donated income, homeless shelters and food banks. Public charities per capita, including “churches, hospitals, qualified medical research organizations affiliated with hospitals, schools, colleges, and universities,” and Google-based searches for words such as “voluntary,” “nonprofit” and “charity” were also taken into account, along with several other metrics.
New Jersey didn’t rank in the bottom five on any of the metrics listed in the story, but it did finish fifth on the “percentage of population who donates money” measure.
The Garden State ranked 13th in the Charitable Giving category and 39th in the Volunteer and Service category.
Sources listed in the rankings include the U.S. Census Bureau, Port Compliance, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Internal Revenue Service, Feeding America, Windows USA, AmeriCorps, GreatNonprofits, and Google Ads.
Wyoming was listed as the most charitable state, while New Mexico was listed as the least giving.
It was stated that the USA is the sixth most generous country in the world. World Giving IndexWhich WalletHub mentioned in its story.
This article was first published on NorthJersey.com: Most charitable state lists show this ranking for New Jersey
