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Every two years, AmeriCorps partners with the U.S. Census Bureau to conduct the most robust survey about volunteerism and other forms of civic engagement across the United States and over time. The findings below are based on data from the Current Population Survey Civic Engagement and Volunteering Supplement collected in September of 2017, 2019, 2021, and 2023. They reflect weighted state-level rates of six key measures of civic engagement:

  • Formal Volunteering: the share of state residents who formally volunteered through organizations
  • Informal Helping: the share of state residents who informally helped their neighbors
  • Organizational Membership: the share of state residents who belonged to an organization
  • Charitable Giving: the share of state residents who donated $25 or more to charity
  • Talking with Friends and Family: the share of state residents who talked to or spent time with friends or family
  • Talking with Neighbors: the share of state residents who had a conversation or spent time with their neighbors

Formal Volunteering

 Formal Volunteering Rate
 2017201920212023
Alabama27.4%25.8%19.5%19.9%
Alaska40.6%35.5%27.3%33.6%
Arizona30.0%26.2%23.5%30.0%
Arkansas30.0%29.7%20.9%28.2%
California25.4%24.9%18.3%24.1%
Colorado32.4%42.2%26.2%34.7%
Connecticut31.8%31.4%28.8%37.4%
Delaware31.8%30.7%29.8%32.0%
District of Columbia39.8%39.2%34.2%35.8%
Florida22.8%24.2%15.9%20.4%
Georgia26.5%28.2%19.9%25.6%
Hawaii28.0%32.1%19.7%29.4%
Idaho37.9%34.5%28.2%34.4%
Illinois28.1%33.0%28.3%30.3%
Indiana34.9%34.0%27.6%33.1%
Iowa41.5%33.1%29.9%35.5%
Kansas36.5%34.0%31.5%39.6%
Kentucky28.1%26.2%22.6%27.5%
Louisiana25.8%27.8%21.9%23.5%
Maine38.7%35.7%34.9%34.9%
Maryland36.3%34.0%23.7%32.8%
Massachusetts32.6%30.7%23.1%33.1%
Michigan29.4%30.2%24.4%26.4%
Minnesota45.1%40.1%35.5%40.3%
Mississippi23.8%26.0%21.2%20.9%
Missouri31.9%36.5%30.5%29.8%
Montana38.8%37.4%31.1%37.2%
Nebraska40.2%43.5%33.9%40.3%
Nevada24.4%21.8%16.8%18.6%
New Hampshire35.7%32.2%27.9%29.6%
New Jersey26.1%26.1%19.9%25.7%
New Mexico27.1%27.7%19.7%20.3%
New York25.3%22.7%21.7%25.5%
North Carolina35.1%30.4%22.8%24.9%
North Dakota37.4%32.9%26.9%30.7%
Ohio33.2%37.1%24.3%30.3%
Oklahoma32.0%27.6%23.6%31.5%
Oregon43.2%37.0%28.0%35.7%
Pennsylvania34.2%35.8%25.6%31.0%
Rhode Island30.7%25.6%20.1%18.5%
South Carolina30.8%31.3%21.8%28.8%
South Dakota36.3%46.9%34.2%37.8%
Tennessee31.3%31.7%23.8%33.2%
Texas28.4%26.4%21.3%27.4%
Utah51.0%49.5%40.7%46.6%
Vermont36.0%37.4%29.1%40.5%
Virginia34.0%35.4%27.2%31.6%
Washington35.7%33.8%25.0%32.8%
West Virginia28.1%30.6%22.4%23.0%
Wisconsin37.4%37.5%24.9%31.1%
Wyoming32.7%31.0%39.2%33.5%

Informal Helping

 Informal Helping Rate
 2017201920212023
Alabama47.4%49.8%46.4%47.3%
Alaska50.8%56.3%55.0%60.8%
Arizona47.2%46.9%46.6%52.4%
Arkansas49.8%49.8%50.7%50.2%
California46.2%45.7%46.1%50.8%
Colorado61.3%63.6%58.9%67.4%
Connecticut47.6%50.5%50.2%52.5%
Delaware57.8%65.8%63.9%64.8%
District of Columbia45.7%48.5%52.7%53.2%
Florida50.9%46.9%44.6%47.5%
Georgia43.4%45.1%40.8%47.3%
Hawaii44.6%44.1%43.5%48.3%
Idaho61.1%57.5%54.3%60.8%
Illinois49.8%57.3%55.6%56.1%
Indiana52.5%55.3%52.2%55.4%
Iowa56.7%56.6%60.3%63.3%
Kansas54.1%58.6%57.6%58.4%
Kentucky51.2%53.0%51.1%51.3%
Louisiana50.4%52.5%53.4%51.5%
Maine56.8%62.1%65.0%62.0%
Maryland52.0%56.7%49.3%55.6%
Massachusetts55.0%56.0%52.6%57.0%
Michigan57.7%55.8%56.1%57.4%
Minnesota61.3%62.3%61.9%63.4%
Mississippi48.3%47.4%48.0%50.3%
Missouri55.5%52.3%54.2%59.3%
Montana67.2%65.0%68.8%68.0%
Nebraska54.5%61.3%66.4%61.2%
Nevada43.2%44.5%36.7%45.7%
New Hampshire54.3%58.5%52.4%59.7%
New Jersey49.4%48.9%47.0%54.4%
New Mexico44.1%47.5%46.2%47.7%
New York45.3%44.6%45.1%51.0%
North Carolina53.7%48.7%48.4%49.3%
North Dakota65.2%57.6%50.3%55.9%
Ohio57.4%57.4%54.8%57.9%
Oklahoma50.5%46.9%52.2%52.7%
Oregon61.9%59.7%57.7%61.3%
Pennsylvania58.9%59.2%60.1%62.3%
Rhode Island53.8%55.5%52.8%58.8%
South Carolina52.6%62.4%56.4%57.8%
South Dakota57.9%67.1%59.9%57.4%
Tennessee49.5%45.6%54.3%56.8%
Texas47.3%47.4%48.6%49.1%
Utah70.4%67.8%61.6%68.2%
Vermont58.0%60.2%63.9%65.1%
Virginia49.7%48.1%49.7%57.0%
Washington56.4%59.3%55.3%59.5%
West Virginia58.1%60.2%60.5%58.3%
Wisconsin59.6%60.9%58.4%62.7%
Wyoming54.0%52.3%58.5%60.5%

Organizational Membership

 Organizational Membership Rate
 2017201920212023
Alabama22.1%22.9%18.4%14.7%
Alaska36.8%31.5%25.7%28.3%
Arizona25.4%24.0%22.9%23.2%
Arkansas28.6%29.9%23.1%25.8%
California22.5%23.0%18.3%21.1%
Colorado25.6%33.4%27.4%32.3%
Connecticut26.3%32.6%22.4%33.2%
Delaware28.6%32.3%30.9%29.9%
District of Columbia38.1%37.0%35.5%37.6%
Florida19.2%21.0%17.8%20.7%
Georgia20.9%22.0%22.4%22.6%
Hawaii24.4%27.1%22.8%24.0%
Idaho34.1%32.4%27.4%30.7%
Illinois26.8%31.7%29.6%27.9%
Indiana34.3%32.7%29.4%27.5%
Iowa36.3%31.8%28.7%26.2%
Kansas32.5%35.3%33.4%34.5%
Kentucky25.8%22.3%20.1%22.9%
Louisiana21.9%24.1%19.6%18.1%
Maine34.2%33.0%38.7%31.2%
Maryland32.8%31.6%25.2%31.0%
Massachusetts30.5%27.9%25.2%30.9%
Michigan28.7%31.0%27.4%23.6%
Minnesota35.9%34.1%33.5%35.1%
Mississippi19.6%21.6%20.9%17.8%
Missouri29.3%30.6%28.3%26.2%
Montana35.7%35.2%29.0%29.9%
Nebraska36.5%39.5%32.2%34.3%
Nevada22.9%17.4%21.0%17.3%
New Hampshire31.5%33.2%29.4%29.7%
New Jersey25.2%26.5%18.0%22.8%
New Mexico22.0%26.3%20.3%19.1%
New York25.8%22.0%24.0%23.9%
North Carolina32.2%26.1%24.8%20.8%
North Dakota39.7%30.7%32.3%28.1%
Ohio32.2%29.3%26.7%27.2%
Oklahoma29.4%25.8%21.0%24.5%
Oregon43.1%35.2%32.7%33.3%
Pennsylvania33.4%36.2%30.2%29.5%
Rhode Island28.7%25.8%27.0%22.6%
South Carolina26.6%34.3%22.2%23.5%
South Dakota33.2%40.1%34.7%30.2%
Tennessee27.4%28.4%20.3%28.4%
Texas22.9%20.7%18.8%20.4%
Utah42.0%40.7%33.5%39.3%
Vermont33.3%38.9%32.7%41.3%
Virginia27.5%30.3%28.8%28.3%
Washington31.3%28.4%25.0%29.4%
West Virginia23.3%26.5%23.6%19.2%
Wisconsin35.8%33.6%27.9%26.8%
Wyoming29.8%33.8%36.0%30.8%

Charitable Giving

 Charitable Giving Rate
 2017201920212023
Alabama49.9%51.0%40.1%41.5%
Alaska54.9%50.2%47.7%48.8%
Arizona52.0%46.6%48.5%49.3%
Arkansas48.9%54.3%52.4%46.5%
California47.0%44.1%39.0%42.0%
Colorado55.5%65.0%55.5%62.0%
Connecticut53.0%54.6%61.5%58.6%
Delaware61.5%55.6%49.3%48.2%
District of Columbia56.1%52.3%61.4%61.0%
Florida43.2%41.4%36.8%39.5%
Georgia46.0%48.1%46.0%44.4%
Hawaii50.5%49.2%45.0%57.6%
Idaho55.5%53.0%57.0%56.8%
Illinois55.1%56.6%56.1%50.0%
Indiana54.5%50.6%52.2%49.2%
Iowa53.5%53.5%58.2%50.1%
Kansas65.1%59.9%54.0%54.4%
Kentucky50.9%45.0%44.7%47.9%
Louisiana45.3%50.0%41.8%42.8%
Maine55.6%54.2%53.0%50.7%
Maryland58.3%59.3%47.4%56.8%
Massachusetts58.0%52.6%53.9%54.9%
Michigan49.3%46.9%51.6%49.6%
Minnesota64.7%60.2%61.8%57.2%
Mississippi46.4%41.4%40.9%37.3%
Missouri55.2%53.9%55.0%48.4%
Montana53.5%54.6%56.7%60.5%
Nebraska58.8%61.2%61.1%56.7%
Nevada45.6%37.4%41.3%33.9%
New Hampshire65.6%59.6%59.4%58.4%
New Jersey55.8%54.4%51.1%57.1%
New Mexico44.1%42.7%44.3%37.4%
New York48.4%45.4%47.7%44.0%
North Carolina54.7%49.9%47.6%46.4%
North Dakota62.6%58.1%56.7%54.0%
Ohio59.3%55.0%47.1%52.9%
Oklahoma53.8%45.8%46.5%50.1%
Oregon62.2%61.1%57.4%55.2%
Pennsylvania59.8%59.5%51.9%54.7%
Rhode Island60.6%60.2%54.4%50.4%
South Carolina51.8%54.0%51.5%47.7%
South Dakota52.2%66.3%55.8%54.9%
Tennessee56.8%53.6%47.0%55.2%
Texas49.3%45.3%45.5%43.8%
Utah66.9%65.7%53.0%64.1%
Vermont53.6%54.0%50.0%57.3%
Virginia52.5%55.9%54.8%55.2%
Washington55.7%54.8%55.1%57.1%
West Virginia48.4%48.0%46.2%35.5%
Wisconsin57.1%58.8%52.5%55.1%
Wyoming47.2%49.2%52.2%49.1%

Talking with Family and Friends

 Talking with Family and Friends Rate
 2017201920212023
Alabama98.4%97.8%97.9%96.7%
Alaska98.4%98.2%98.9%97.6%
Arizona97.2%98.2%98.0%95.4%
Arkansas96.0%98.4%98.3%98.6%
California97.1%95.2%94.9%96.2%
Colorado98.4%99.4%96.4%98.8%
Connecticut98.0%99.1%97.5%98.7%
Delaware94.1%96.7%94.6%96.8%
District of Columbia96.7%98.7%98.5%99.0%
Florida95.4%96.0%93.2%93.9%
Georgia97.0%96.1%93.6%96.1%
Hawaii95.3%96.5%96.3%97.8%
Idaho97.2%95.0%94.8%99.0%
Illinois98.2%98.1%97.9%97.8%
Indiana97.6%96.0%98.7%97.0%
Iowa98.1%97.9%95.3%97.1%
Kansas98.8%97.9%96.4%96.7%
Kentucky97.6%95.0%96.6%99.0%
Louisiana97.0%97.2%95.9%93.6%
Maine99.3%98.4%97.6%97.8%
Maryland96.9%97.9%93.8%98.3%
Massachusetts98.2%98.2%97.0%98.5%
Michigan98.0%96.8%97.6%97.6%
Minnesota98.4%99.0%98.8%98.6%
Mississippi95.9%97.5%95.5%95.9%
Missouri98.1%98.2%97.3%99.0%
Montana98.4%97.6%97.5%98.9%
Nebraska97.6%98.3%98.4%97.7%
Nevada96.3%97.0%95.3%97.5%
New Hampshire98.9%99.7%96.7%98.3%
New Jersey97.5%94.3%95.2%97.7%
New Mexico97.6%96.8%98.2%98.8%
New York96.7%97.6%96.2%96.0%
North Carolina97.3%96.7%97.7%95.9%
North Dakota98.0%97.9%95.9%99.3%
Ohio99.3%99.0%96.3%98.1%
Oklahoma97.0%96.9%97.3%96.9%
Oregon98.9%98.3%98.9%98.5%
Pennsylvania98.8%98.9%98.4%97.9%
Rhode Island98.4%99.7%94.4%97.0%
South Carolina97.2%98.0%96.8%97.6%
South Dakota97.4%99.8%96.1%95.0%
Tennessee98.2%97.8%96.8%97.2%
Texas97.7%97.9%96.0%95.7%
Utah97.8%96.9%96.9%98.3%
Vermont97.4%98.1%97.2%99.4%
Virginia96.1%98.7%96.7%98.9%
Washington98.7%99.4%97.5%97.9%
West Virginia97.9%99.1%97.4%97.9%
Wisconsin99.4%98.3%98.8%98.5%
Wyoming97.4%98.2%98.0%98.7%

Talking with Neighbors

 Talking with Neighbors Rate
 2017201920212023
Alabama76.6%71.2%68.8%65.7%
Alaska70.5%71.7%66.5%69.0%
Arizona64.9%66.3%64.8%67.3%
Arkansas71.7%67.5%65.0%67.5%
California69.0%65.0%64.0%67.0%
Colorado76.0%80.1%70.7%80.5%
Connecticut73.3%79.9%70.7%73.7%
Delaware80.1%72.7%78.1%76.3%
District of Columbia75.1%75.1%72.3%74.8%
Florida75.2%67.5%64.2%67.1%
Georgia66.6%63.9%58.0%63.9%
Hawaii72.4%65.5%64.5%67.5%
Idaho77.9%70.6%65.2%73.4%
Illinois76.5%76.3%74.7%73.0%
Indiana75.4%71.4%71.7%71.0%
Iowa77.6%73.2%75.7%74.7%
Kansas78.2%75.0%65.9%71.0%
Kentucky74.9%73.1%71.0%68.7%
Louisiana72.7%71.7%70.4%64.1%
Maine79.3%75.2%76.4%73.0%
Maryland75.4%75.4%69.7%74.5%
Massachusetts80.6%73.1%69.2%74.6%
Michigan77.4%70.7%71.5%72.1%
Minnesota83.7%82.6%78.8%77.5%
Mississippi74.2%67.7%69.9%70.0%
Missouri77.9%73.1%72.5%76.5%
Montana84.2%78.8%80.1%79.1%
Nebraska79.3%76.5%78.6%73.6%
Nevada65.7%64.6%59.6%64.5%
New Hampshire76.0%70.9%67.6%70.4%
New Jersey78.8%67.4%67.9%69.8%
New Mexico69.6%63.7%60.9%61.3%
New York73.9%67.1%67.7%71.4%
North Carolina74.8%67.5%68.9%67.2%
North Dakota83.2%77.7%68.8%72.6%
Ohio77.5%72.9%70.7%72.6%
Oklahoma72.1%64.4%64.9%65.0%
Oregon84.6%77.6%73.5%76.3%
Pennsylvania80.4%77.8%77.8%73.8%
Rhode Island78.0%74.9%72.1%72.1%
South Carolina78.3%79.8%75.0%71.0%
South Dakota78.5%82.3%75.1%72.7%
Tennessee71.3%70.3%70.7%72.4%
Texas71.5%65.3%64.8%64.6%
Utah84.5%78.1%77.5%81.8%
Vermont80.7%78.0%77.9%76.2%
Virginia75.1%69.6%72.9%73.7%
Washington82.3%76.4%70.6%74.1%
West Virginia77.2%77.3%74.6%76.3%
Wisconsin81.3%76.5%79.4%75.4%
Wyoming77.2%69.7%74.8%74.6%

Dataset

To learn more about the Current Population Survey Civic Engagement and Volunteering Supplement and download a spreadsheet with findings, please visit AmeriCorps’ Open Data platform.

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