This Is the Stingiest State in America
While many places are generous, one state is a serious penny-pincher.
Good news, America: The U.S. is the most generous country in the world, according to the Charity Aid Foundation's World Giving Index. The report interviewed residents of 128 countries over 10 years, tracking which nations' inhabitants were most likely to help a stranger in need, donate money to charity, or volunteer their time. While that's lovely, we got curious about the opposite. If the U.S. as a whole is generous, which state is the stingiest?
For our calculations, we took "stingy" to mean miserly in a purely monetary sense, and focused our efforts on data that just reflects financial decisions. We first analyzed the Fraser Institute's Generosity Index, which ranked American states and Canadian provinces by their tax-declared donations to charity per capita, and the size of these donations. We then added data from TSheets' survey of 10,400 tipped workers across the country to determine which state was the best tipper. Lastly, we averaged holiday spending data from TitleMax and 24/7 Wall St. and calculated that as a percentage of disposable income per capita (using income data from the Bureau of Economic Analysis). All of these metrics measure positive financial spending, of course, so we ranked them in reverse order to make the Stingy Index.
What did we discover? The stingiest state of all was notable due to its relatively high disposable income, coupled with low rates of charity donation. Read on to find out how all the states rank, from the most generous to the stingiest, and for more places where your dollar isn't strong, check out This Is the State Where Your Money Is Worth the Least.
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Utah
Fraser Institute Generosity Index: 8.8
Average tip: 16.49 percent
Holiday spending as percentage of disposable income: 2.18
Stingy Index: 0
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Connecticut
Fraser Institute Generosity Index: 6.8
Average tip: 18.58 percent
Holiday spending as percentage of disposable income: 1.74
Stingy Index: 9.25
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New Jersey
Fraser Institute Generosity Index: 6.3
Average tip: 18.65 percent
Holiday spending as percentage of disposable income: 1.88
Stingy Index: 12.21
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Georgia
Fraser Institute Generosity Index: 7.5
Average tip: 16.73 percent
Holiday spending as percentage of disposable income: 2.21
Stingy Index: 15.15
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Maryland
Fraser Institute Generosity Index: 7.7
Average tip: 16.92 percent
Holiday spending as percentage of disposable income: 1.87
Stingy Index: 17.73
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Virginia
Fraser Institute Generosity Index: 6.1
Average tip: 17.98
Holiday spending as percentage of disposable income: 1.94
Stingy Index: 24.04
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Delaware
Fraser Institute Generosity Index: 4.9
Average tip: 18.44 percent
Holiday spending as percentage of disposable income: 2.36
Stingy Index: 24.7
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Maine
Fraser Institute Generosity Index: 3.2
Average tip: 19.36 percent
Holiday spending as percentage of disposable income: 2.69
Stingy Index: 28.24
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Rhode Island
Fraser Institute Generosity Index: 4.5
Average tip: 19.09 percent
Holiday spending as percentage of disposable income: 2.03
Stingy Index: 28.95
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Massachusetts
Fraser Institute Generosity Index: 5.9
Average tip: 17.96 percent
Holiday spending as percentage of disposable income: 1.84
Stingy Index: 29.86
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Florida
Fraser Institute Generosity Index: 4.7
Average tip: 18.21 percent
Holiday spending as percentage of disposable income: 2.33
Stingy Index: 31.96
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Minnesota
Fraser Institute Generosity Index: 33.38
Average tip: 17.57 percent
Holiday spending as percentage of disposable income: 2.12
Stingy Index: 33.38
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Alabama
Fraser Institute Generosity Index: 5.6
Average tip: 16.62 percent
Holiday spending as percentage of disposable income: 2.43
Stingy Index: 40.19
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Mississippi
Fraser Institute Generosity Index: 4.7
Average tip: 17.31 percent
Holiday spending as percentage of disposable income: 2.54
Stingy Index: 40.41
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Arizona
Fraser Institute Generosity Index: 4.8
Average tip: 17.49 percent
Holiday spending as percentage of disposable income: 2.36
Stingy Index: 40.73
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Michigan
Fraser Institute Generosity Index: 4.3
Average tip: 18.03 percent
Holiday spending as percentage of disposable income: 2.27
Stingy Index: 42.2
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Colorado
Fraser Institute Generosity Index: 5.2
Average tip: 17.7 percent
Holiday spending as percentage of disposable income: 1.87
Stingy Index: 43.72
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New York
Fraser Institute Generosity Index: 6
Average tip: 17.14 percent
Holiday spending as percentage of disposable income: 1.72
Stingy Index: 43.73
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Vermont
Fraser Institute Generosity Index: 3.4
Average tip: 18.32 percent
Holiday spending as percentage of disposable income: 2.54
Stingy Index: 44.79
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New Hampshire
Fraser Institute Generosity Index: 3.9
Average tip: 17.89 percent
Holiday spending as percentage of disposable income: 2.45
Stingy Index: 46.04
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South Carolina
Fraser Institute Generosity Index: 5.2
Average tip: 16.87 percent
Holiday spending as percentage of disposable income: 2.23
Stingy Index: 47.33
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Illinois
Fraser Institute Generosity Index: 5
Average tip: 17.52 percent
Holiday spending as percentage of disposable income: 1.95
Stingy Index: 47.44
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Arkansas
Fraser Institute Generosity Index: 5.4
Average tip: 16.37 percent
Holiday spending as percentage of disposable income: 2.39
Stingy Index: 47.96
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Idaho
Fraser Institute Generosity Index: 5.2
Average tip: 16.51 percent
Holiday spending as percentage of disposable income: 2.38
Stingy Index: 47.96
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Missouri
Fraser Institute Generosity Index: 4.4
Average tip: 17.31 percent
Holiday spending as percentage of disposable income: 2.34
Stingy Index: 49.98
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California
Fraser Institute Generosity Index: 5.7
Average tip: 16.66 percent
Holiday spending as percentage of disposable income: 1.72
Stingy Index: 55.58
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Nevada
Fraser Institute Generosity Index: 4.4
Average tip: 16.76 percent
Holiday spending as percentage of disposable income: 2.43
Stingy Index: 56.31
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Iowa
Fraser Institute Generosity Index: 4.5
Average tip: 17.11 percent
Holiday spending as percentage of disposable income: 2.14
Stingy Index: 56.6
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Texas
Fraser Institute Generosity Index: 4.4
Average tip: 17.33 percent
Holiday spending as percentage of disposable income: 1.97
Stingy Index: 58.84
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Oregon
Fraser Institute Generosity Index: 5.7
Average tip: 15.63 percent
Holiday spending as percentage of disposable income: 2.19
Stingy Index: 59.65
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Kentucky
Fraser Institute Generosity Index: 4
Average tip: 16.95 percent
Holiday spending as percentage of disposable income: 2.39
Stingy Index: 60.42
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North Carolina
Fraser Institute Generosity Index: 5.1
Average tip: 16.08 percent
Holiday spending as percentage of disposable income: 2.25
Stingy Index: 60.54
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Kansas
Fraser Institute Generosity Index: 4.4
Average tip: 16.21 percent
Holiday spending as percentage of disposable income: 1.92
Stingy Index: 61.95
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Nebraska
Fraser Institute Generosity Index: 4.6
Average tip: 16.49 percent
Holiday spending as percentage of disposable income: 2.17
Stingy Index: 63.73
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Indiana
Fraser Institute Generosity Index: 3.5
Average tip: 17.5 percent
Holiday spending as percentage of disposable income: 2.17
Stingy Index: 65.03
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Ohio
Fraser Institute Generosity Index: 3.7
Average tip: 17.38 percent
Holiday spending as percentage of disposable income: 2.08
Stingy Index: 66.02
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Hawaii
Fraser Institute Generosity Index: 4.1
Average tip: 16.61 percent
Holiday spending as percentage of disposable income: 2.24
Stingy Index: 67.85
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Montana
Fraser Institute Generosity Index: 4.5
Average tip: 15.53 percent
Holiday spending as percentage of disposable income: 2.59
Stingy Index: 69.49
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Pennsylvania
Fraser Institute Generosity Index: 4.2
Average tip: 16.8 percent
Holiday spending as percentage of disposable income: 1.97
Stingy Index: 70.04
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Wisconsin
Fraser Institute Generosity Index: 4.5
Average tip: 16.18 percent
Holiday spending as percentage of disposable income: 2.16
Stingy Index: 70.22
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Washington
Fraser Institute Generosity Index: 4.9
Average tip: 16.23 percent
Holiday spending as percentage of disposable income: 1.78
Stingy Index: 72.93
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Oklahoma
Fraser Institute Generosity Index: 4.2
Average tip: 16.45 percent
Holiday spending as percentage of disposable income: 2.04
Stingy Index: 72.93
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Louisiana
Fraser Institute Generosity Index: 3.7
Average tip: 16.61 percent
Holiday spending as percentage of disposable income: 2.18
Stingy Index: 73.73
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Tennessee
Fraser Institute Generosity Index: 3.8
Average tip: 16.38 percent
Holiday spending as percentage of disposable income: 2.22
Stingy Index: 76.31
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South Dakota
Fraser Institute Generosity Index: 3.4
Average tip: 16.53 percent
Holiday spending as percentage of disposable income: 2.29
Stingy Index: 78.34
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New Mexico
Fraser Institute Generosity Index: 3.2
Average tip: 16.54 percent
Holiday spending as percentage of disposable income: 2.36
Stingy Index: 79.38
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Wyoming
Fraser Institute Generosity Index: 4.4
Average tip: 16.91 percent
Holiday spending as percentage of disposable income: 1.97
Stingy Index: 80.59
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West Virginia
Fraser Institute Generosity Index: 1.8
Average tip: 17.24 percent
Holiday spending as percentage of disposable income: 2.45
Stingy Index: 87.65
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North Dakota
Fraser Institute Generosity Index: 2.6
Average tip: 16.26 percent
Holiday spending as percentage of disposable income: 2.34
Stingy Index: 93.29
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Alaska
Fraser Institute Generosity Index: 2.5
Average tip: 16.71 percent
Holiday spending as percentage of disposable income: 1.85
Stingy Index: 100
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