Iowa Highlights
Every two years, AmeriCorps partners with the U.S. Census Bureau to take the pulse of our nation’s civic health. The 2023 survey looks at many forms of civic engagement between September 2022 and 2023. In Iowa:
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- 899,927 formal volunteers contributed 50,940,587 hours of service through organizations worth an estimated $1.5 billion.
- 35.5 percent of residents formally volunteered through organizations.
- 97.1 percent of residents talked to or spent time with friends or family.
- 63.3 percent of residents informally helped others by exchanging favors with their neighbors.
- 74.7 percent of residents had a conversation or spent time with their neighbors.
- 26.2 percent of residents belonged to an organization.
- 50.1 percent of residents donated $25 or more to charity.