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Study Rates Local Areas on Giving
Chronicle of Philanthropy examined every zip code in the United States to see how much communities are giving.
When it comes to donating your paycheck to charity, just how generous are you?
Do you back up your words with cold, hard cash or simply give non-profits the cold shoulder? A study by the Chronicle of Philanthropy released Monday looked at every zip code in the United States.
Among the study's wide-ranging findings:
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- Utah is the most generous state, donating 10.6 percent of discretionary income.
- New York ranks 17th (4.7 percent).
- New Hampshire is the stingiest (just 2.5 percent).
- People who live in politically conservative, "red states" are more generous than those in liberal or "blue states."
Long Island measured up well. Nassau rated 11th among 3,115 counties nationwide at 5.3 percent while Suffolk was 24th (4.8 percent).
How America Gives ranked each of the 28,725 zip codes in the U.S. by measuring income, average annual contribution and percentage of income.
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So how do Miller Place, Rocky Point, Sound Beach, Mount Sinai and Shoreham rate?
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Zip Code Totals Total Contributions $7.9 million Median Contribution $2,242 Median Discretionary Income $67,473 Percent of Income Given 3.3 percent Total Contributions Rank 4,99311778
Zip Code Totals Total Contributions $5.4 million Median Contribution $1,793 Median Discretionary Income $50,017 Percent of Income Given 3.6 percent Total Contributions Rank 6,62211789
Zip Code Totals Total Contributions $2.9 million Median Contribution $1,740 Median Discretionary Income $50,691 Percent of Income Given 3.4 percent Total Contributions Rank 9,34011766
Zip Code Totals Total Contributions $8.1 million Median Contribution $2,426 Median Discretionary Income $69,768 Percent of Income Given 3.5 percent Total Contributions Rank 4,90811786
Zip Code Totals Total Contributions $4.1 million Median Contribution $2,370 Median Discretionary Income $73,902 Percent of Income Given 3.2 percent Total Contributions Rank 7,848Get more local news delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up for free Patch newsletters and alerts.
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