Illinois ranks 19th among the most charitable U.S. states, according to a ranking published by WalletHub.
Residents of Utah are the most generous, followed by Wyoming in second place, Minnesota in third, Maryland in fourth and Delaware in fifth. The website named New Mexico the least charitable state.
The latest World Giving Index report shows that the United States ranks 47th among 105 countries in the share of income devoted to donations. According to data from the organization Giving USA, American donors gave more than $617 billion to charity in 2025, with nearly 64% of that money coming directly from individuals. But Americans do not stop at reaching into their pockets to help others. They also give their time, and a great deal of it.
In the United States, nearly 76 million people volunteer, giving a combined 5 billion hours a year, worth more than $167 billion. To compile the charity ranking, WalletHub compared the 50 states across 17 key indicators, including the share of people who volunteer, the share of income donated to charity and the number of food banks per capita.
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