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A Look at Charitable Giving State-By-State
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) -- Here are the latest Generosity Index rankings based on 2003 tax data, followed by average adjusted gross income and average itemized charitable contribution, with the previous year's ranking in parenthesis: 1. Mississippi $34,720; $4,770; (1). 2. Arkansas $36,882; $4,890; (2). 3. South Dakota $37,698; $4,318; (7). 4. Oklahoma $38,344; $4,350; (3). 5. Tennessee $41,140; $5,564; (6). 6. Alabama $39,730; $4,555; (5). 7. Louisiana $37,701; $4,180 (4). 8. Utah $42,291; $6,124; (8). 9. South Carolina $39,301; $4,121; (9). 10. West Virginia $35,771; $3,614; (13). 11. Idaho $38,507; $3,709; (10). 12. Texas $44,699; $4,953; (12). 13. Nebraska $41,165; $3,805; (14). 14. North Dakota $37,314; $3,546; (15). 15. Wyoming $46,027; $7,888; (11). 16. North Carolina $42,763; $3,874 (16). 17: Kansas $43,086; $3,959; (17). 18. Florida $44,673; $4,115; (18). 19. Georgia $45,524; $4,194; (19). 20. Missouri $42,120; $3,590; (22). 21. Kentucky $39,220; $3,350; (20). 22. New Mexico $36,817; $3,095; (23). 23. Montana $35,057; 2,889; (21). 24. Indiana $42,522; $3,500; (25). 25. Alaska $43,240; $3,550; (24). 26. New York $54,193; $4,204; (26). 27. Iowa $40,840; $2,993; (27). 28. Nevada $50,101; $3,668; (40). 29. Ohio $41,835; $2,965; (28). 30. Maine $40,201; $2,526; (32). 31. California $52,961; $3,764; (29). 32. Maryland $55,879; 3,783; (30). 33. Washington $50,357; $3,586; (34). 34. Vermont $41,445; $2,634; (35). 35. Oregon $43,233; $3,083; (36). 36. Pennsylvania $45,367; $3,270; (41). 37. Virginia $52,637; $3,593; (38). 38. Arizona $45,003; $3,164; (39). 39. Delaware $49,665; $3,520; (33). 40. Illinois $50,749; $3,584; (31). 41. Michigan $46,113; $3,244; (42). 42. Hawaii $43,510; $2,984; (37). 43. Colorado $50,516; $3,480; (43). 44. Minnesota $50,310; $3,214; (45). 45. Connecticut $67,136; $3,565; (44). 46. Wisconsin $45,188; $2,659; (46). 47. Rhode Island $47,585; 2,399; (48). 48. New Jersey $60,527; $3,143; (47). 49. Massachusetts $58,408; $3,122; (49). 50. New Hampshire $50,952; $2,607; (50). United States $47,401; $3,724. |





