Newsweek has mapped out which states are considered the most charitable, and Wyoming, Utah and Maryland came top, according to new analysis.
Financial analysis website Wallethub ranked the generosity of each state in America by looking at 17 key indicators of charitable behavior, including the amount of income donated, the amount of time donated through volunteering and public charities per capita.
Why it Matters
Charitable giving remains a core part of American society. In 2024, people donated more than $592 billion to charity and volunteered almost 5 billion hours of their time, according to WalletHub and Giving USA.
WalletHub's new comprehensive study ranks the most charitable states across multiple metrics, highlighting where Americans are most generous with both their finances an

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