With the holidays approaching and Americans having donated over $592 billion last year, the personal-finance company WalletHub today released its latest report on the Most Caring Cities in America.
In order to identify the most compassionate places in America, WalletHub compared the 100 largest U.S. cities across 38 key metrics. The data set ranges from the share of sheltered homeless people to volunteering hours per capita to the share of income donated to charity.
| Most Caring Cities in America | |
| 1. Virginia Beach, VA | 11. Irvine, CA |
| 2. Boston, MA | 12. Chula Vista, CA |
| 3. Scottsdale, AZ | 13. Plano, TX |
| 4. Gilbert, AZ | 14. Lincoln, NE |
| 5. Fremont, CA | 15. New York, NY |
| 6. San Diego, CA | 16. San Jose, CA |
| 7. Chesapeake, VA | 17. Chandler, AZ |
| 8. Colorado Springs, CO | 18. Seattle, WA |
| 9. St. Paul, MN | 19. Santa Ana, CA |
| 10. Madison, WI | 20. Honolulu, HI |
Key Stats
- Tulsa, Oklahoma, has the highest share of income donated to charity, which is 3.2 times higher than in Laredo, Texas, the city with the lowest.
- Baltimore has the most volunteer hours per capita, which is 5.9 times more than in Jacksonville, Florida, the city with the fewest.
- Jacksonville, Florida, has the highest share of residents who do favors for their neighbors, which is 1.8 times higher than in Orlando, Florida, the city with the lowest.
- Buffalo, New York, has the highest share of sheltered homeless persons, which is 3.7 times higher than in Stockton, California.
- Fremont, California, has the lowest child-poverty rate, which is 10.9 times lower than in Cleveland, Ohio.
To view the full report and your city’s rank, please visit:
https://wallethub.com/edu/most-caring-cities/17814