Connecticut Ranked at #13 Among Nation's Most Charitable States

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In a ranking of the Most Charitable States in the nation, published following a recent analysis, Connecticut placed at #13.

The overall ranking for Connecticut was derived from rankings in various categories, in a review and analysis published by the financial website WalletHub.  Connecticut highlight include:

  • 4th – Volunteer Hours per Capita

  •  7th – Volunteer Rate

  •  8th – % of Population Who Donated Time

  • 9th – % of Population Who Donated Money

  • 14th – Charities per Capita

  • 28th – % of Donated Income

WalletHub determined the most charitable of the 50 states by comparing them across 17 key indicators of charitable behavior. The data set utilized ranges from the volunteer rate to the share of income donated to the share of sheltered homeless.

“The most charitable states aren’t just the places where people give the largest raw amounts of money. The share of the population contributing and the percentage of their individual incomes they’re willing to use to help others are big factors in showing how charitable people are,” explained WalletHub analyst Chip Lupo. ‘In addition, many people can’t afford to give much money, especially due to the influence of inflation, but they generously donate their time, which is just as important.”

The top 10 states were Wyoming, Utah, Maryland Minnesota, Virginia, Colorado, Delaware, Maine, Pennsylvania, and Oregon.  Just ahead of Connecticut were Montana and Alaska.  New York ranked at #15; Massachusetts was ranked #25.

“In the current complex economic environment, U.S. charities are navigating multiple sources of uncertainty. Cost pressures, political uncertainty and signaling, mixed economic signals, and cautious giving environments create operational challenges that require charities to be more strategic and adapt their approach to serving clients and fundraising,” noted Evan Darryl Walton, Associate Clinical Professor and Director, Community Business Clinic - Northeastern University, School of Law.

Data used to create this ranking were collected as of October 13, 2025 by WalletHub from the U.S. Census Bureau, Harbor Compliance, US Department of Housing and Urban Development, The Internal Revenue Service, Feeding America, Windows USA, AmeriCorps, GreatNonprofits and Google Ads.