With the U.S. ranked as the most generous country over the past 10 years by the World Giving Index, the personal-finance website WalletHub today released its report onMost Charitable Statesfor 2021(withaccompanying videos), in addition to its picks forBest Charitiesfor 2021and aCharity Calculatorto help donors decide where and how to give.

To determine where the most generous Americans are inspiring others to be more selfless, WalletHub compared the 50 states based on 19 key indicators of charitable behavior. The data set ranges from the volunteer rate to the share of income donated to the share of sheltered homeless.

Generosity in Maryland (1=Most Charitable; 25=Avg.):

• 19^th– Charities per Capita
• 7^th– % of Donated Income
• 26^th– % of Population Who Donated Time
• 1^st– % of Population Who Donated Money
• 24^th– % of Population Collecting/Distributing Food
• 13^th– Volunteer Rate
• 4^th– Volunteer Hours per Capita

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