Volunteer Rate
30.3% in 2018
24.9% in 2016
Number of Volunteers
77.3 million in 2018
62.6 million in 2016
Estimated Value
$167 billion in 2018
$184 billion in 2016
State Rankings by Volunteer Rate
| Rank | States | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Utah | 51.0% |
| 2 | Minnesota | 45.1% |
| 3 | Oregon | 43.2% |
| 4 | Iowa | 41.5% |
| 5 | Alaska | 40.6% |
| 6 | Nebraska | 40.2% |
| 7 | District of Columbia | 39.8% |
| 8 | Montana | 38.8% |
| 9 | Maine | 38.7% |
| 10 | Idaho | 37.9% |
| 11 | North Dakota | 37.4% |
| 12 | Wisconsin | 37.4% |
| 13 | Kansas | 36.5% |
| 14 | Maryland | 36.3% |
| 15 | South Dakota | 36.3% |
| 16 | Vermont | 36.0% |
| 17 | Washington | 35.7% |
| 18 | New Hampshire | 35.7% |
| 19 | North Carolina | 35.1% |
| 20 | Indiana | 34.9% |
| 21 | Pennsylvania | 34.2% |
| 22 | Virginia | 34.0% |
| 23 | Ohio | 33.2% |
| 24 | Wyoming | 32.7% |
| 25 | Massachusetts | 32.6% |
| 26 | Colorado | 32.4% |
| 27 | Oklahoma | 32.0% |
| 28 | Missouri | 31.9% |
| 29 | Delaware | 31.8% |
| 30 | Connecticut | 31.8% |
| 31 | Tennessee | 31.3% |
| 32 | South Carolina | 30.8% |
| 33 | Rhode Island | 30.7% |
| 34 | Arizona | 30.0% |
| 35 | Arkansas | 30.0% |
| 36 | Michigan | 29.4% |
| 37 | Texas | 28.4% |
| 38 | Illinois | 28.1% |
| 39 | Kentucky | 28.1% |
| 40 | West Virginia | 28.1% |
| 41 | Hawaii | 28.0% |
| 42 | Alabama | 27.4% |
| 43 | New Mexico | 27.1% |
| 44 | Georgia | 26.5% |
| 45 | New Jersey | 26.1% |
| 46 | Louisiana | 25.8% |
| 47 | California | 25.4% |
| 48 | New York | 25.3% |
| 49 | Nevada | 24.4% |
| 50 | Mississippi | 23.8% |
| 51 | Florida | 22.8% |
City Rankings by Volunteer Rate
| Rank | MSA | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Metro Area | 46.3% |
| 2 | Rochester, NY Metro Area | 45.6% |
| 3 | Salt Lake City, UT Metro Area | 45.0% |
| 4 | Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI Metro Area | 44.6% |
| 5 | Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA Metro Area | 44.3% |
| 6 | Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN Metro Area | 43.3% |
| 7 | Pittsburgh, PA Metro Area | 38.1% |
| 8 | Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metro Area | 38.1% |
| 9 | Raleigh, NC Metro Area | 38.0% |
| 10 | Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD Metro Area | 37.6% |
| 11 | Kansas City, MO-KS Metro Area | 37.4% |
| 12 | Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH Metro Area | 35.9% |
| 13 | Birmingham-Hoover, AL Metro Area | 35.6% |
| 14 | Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN Metro Area | 35.1% |
| 15 | Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN Metro Area | 34.7% |
| 16 | Memphis, TN-MS-AR Metro Area | 34.1% |
| 17 | Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metro Area | 33.5% |
| 18 | San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA Metro Area | 33.0% |
| 19 | Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT Metro Area | 32.8% |
| 20 | Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metro Area | 32.6% |
| 21 | Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ Metro Area | 32.3% |
| 22 | Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC Metro Area | 31.8% |
| 23 | Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX Metro Area | 31.1% |
| 24 | Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN Metro Area | 31.1% |
| 25 | St. Louis, MO-IL Metro Area | 31.1% |
| 26 | Austin-Round Rock, TX Metro Area | 30.6% |
| 27 | Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO Metro Area | 30.6% |
| 28 | Columbus, OH Metro Area | 30.5% |
| 29 | Cleveland-Elyria, OH Metro Area | 30.1% |
| 30 | Providence-Warwick, RI-MA Metro Area | 29.8% |
| 31 | Oklahoma City, OK Metro Area | 28.6% |
| 32 | Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metro Area | 27.3% |
| 33 | Jacksonville, FL Metro Area | 27.1% |
| 34 | Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI Metro Area | 26.9% |
| 35 | Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Metro Area | 26.8% |
| 36 | San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA Metro Area | 26.4% |
| 37 | Richmond, VA Metro Area | 25.8% |
| 38 | Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL Metro Area | 25.7% |
| 39 | Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI Metro Area | 25.6% |
| 40 | Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA Metro Area | 25.5% |
| 41 | San Diego-Carlsbad, CA Metro Area | 25.5% |
| 42 | Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL Metro Area | 24.6% |
| 43 | Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA Metro Area | 24.6% |
| 44 | San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX Metro Area | 24.6% |
| 45 | New Orleans-Metairie, LA Metro Area | 24.4% |
| 46 | Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area | 24.1% |
| 47 | New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA Metro Area | 23.3% |
| 48 | Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY Metro Area | 23.2% |
| 49 | Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV Metro Area | 20.6% |
| 50 | Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL Metro Area | 18.7% |
State Rankings by Parent Volunteer Rate
| Rank | State | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Utah | 63.5% |
| 2 | Iowa | 58.2% |
| 3 | Oregon | 58.0% |
| 4 | Minnesota | 56.1% |
| 5 | Nebraska | 51.4% |
| 6 | Alaska | 49.8% |
| 7 | Ohio | 49.3% |
| 8 | Wisconsin | 49.2% |
| 9 | Montana | 48.3% |
| 10 | Vermont | 48.2% |
| 11 | North Carolina | 48.0% |
| 12 | Colorado | 47.8% |
| 13 | Idaho | 47.4% |
| 14 | District of Columbia | 46.4% |
| 15 | Virginia | 46.1% |
| 16 | Washington | 46.0% |
| 17 | Maine | 45.7% |
| 18 | Pennsylvania | 45.5% |
| 19 | North Dakota | 45.5% |
| 20 | New Hampshire | 45.3% |
| 21 | Kentucky | 43.9% |
| 22 | Massachusetts | 43.6% |
| 23 | Connecticut | 42.9% |
| 24 | Michigan | 41.3% |
| 25 | Missouri | 40.7% |
| 26 | Kansas | 40.7% |
| 27 | Louisiana | 40.6% |
| 28 | Indiana | 40.5% |
| 29 | Hawaii | 40.1% |
| 30 | South Carolina | 39.7% |
| 31 | South Dakota | 39.6% |
| 32 | Delaware | 39.5% |
| 33 | Maryland | 39.5% |
| 34 | West Virginia | 38.8% |
| 35 | Tennessee | 38.5% |
| 36 | Oklahoma | 38.4% |
| 37 | Alabama | 38.0% |
| 38 | Rhode Island | 37.6% |
| 39 | Wyoming | 37.4% |
| 40 | Arkansas | 36.1% |
| 41 | Illinois | 36.0% |
| 42 | Georgia | 35.5% |
| 43 | Texas | 35.2% |
| 44 | New Jersey | 35.0% |
| 45 | Arizona | 34.5% |
| 46 | Florida | 33.9% |
| 47 | California | 33.9% |
| 48 | New York | 32.4% |
| 49 | Nevada | 32.2% |
| 50 | Mississippi | 32.2% |
| 51 | New Mexico | 29.1% |
Top 20 States - Veteran Volunteer Rate
| Rank | State | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Hampshire | 37.0% |
| 2 | Virginia | 36.3% |
| 3 | Oklahoma | 35.0% |
| 4 | Pennsylvania | 33.9% |
| 5 | Washington | 31.4% |
| 6 | Wyoming | 30.9% |
| 7 | Florida | 30.9% |
| 8 | Montana | 30.7% |
| 9 | West Virginia | 29.8% |
| 10 | Nevada | 29.7% |
| 11 | Illinois | 29.7% |
| 12 | Tennessee | 29.6% |
| 13 | California | 28.9% |
| 14 | Georgia | 28.9% |
| 15 | North Carolina | 28.8% |
| 16 | Alabama | 28.4% |
| 17 | Ohio | 27.4% |
| 18 | New Mexico | 27.4% |
| 19 | Arkansas | 27.1% |
| 20 | New York | 25.9% |