Here’s a list of the percentages of Americans who volunteered in 2006-2007 combined. The first percentage is for 16- to 18-year-olds; the second for 19- to 24-year-olds; and the third is age 25 and up.
Note that 2006 and 2007 data from the federal Current Population Survey was combined to increase the state sample sizes.
— Alabama: 25.8 percent; 16.7 percent; 25.1 percent
— Alaska: 44 percent; 25.7 percent; 39.9 percent
— Arizona: 28.5 percent; 17.1 percent; 23.8 percent
— Arkansas: 27.6 percent; 20.2 percent; 25.8 percent
— California: 26.5 percent; 15.2 percent; 23.7 percent
— Colorado: 25.2 percent; 23.0 percent; 32.6 percent
— Connecticut: 35.3 percent; 16.2 percent; 31.0 percent
— Delaware: 26.5 percent; 11.7 percent; 25.6 percent
— District of Columbia: 22.1 percent; 24.9 percent; 31.2 percent
— Florida: 22.5 percent; 11.8 percent; 19.2 percent
— Georgia: 20.6 percent; 13.1 percent; 25.0 percent
— Hawaii: 30.8 percent; 21.1 percent; 23.6 percent
— Idaho: 26.6 percent; 22.4 percent; 35.6 percent
— Illinois: 27.9 percent; 18.8 percent; 28.0 percent
— Indiana: 30.4 percent; 18.6 percent; 32.5 percent
— Iowa: 38.4 percent; 24.3 percent; 38.4 percent
— Kansas: 39.5 percent; 20.4 percent; 38.4 percent
— Kentucky: 26.0 percent; 21.7 percent; 29.4 percent
— Louisiana: 21.9 percent; 13.7 percent; 20.6 percent
— Maine: 31.5 percent; 22.1 percent; 34.7 percent
— Maryland: 34.0 percent; 15.8 percent; 28.6 percent
— Massachusetts: 38.5 percent; 16.7 percent; 27.7 percent
— Michigan: 35.2 percent; 21.7 percent; 31.6 percent
— Minnesota: 37.0 percent; 26.6 percent; 41.2 percent
— Mississippi: 26.9 percent; 19.0 percent; 20.9 percent
— Missouri: 36.3 percent; 16.1 percent; 31.1 percent
— Montana: 31.8 percent; 26.0 percent; 39.6 percent
— Nebraska: 38.6 percent; 25.2 percent; 40.3 percent
— Nevada: 13.9 percent; 9.0 percent; 18.4 percent
— New Hampshire: 34.8 percent; 22.6 percent; 32.4 percent
— New Jersey: 22.1 percent; 11.7 percent; 21.7 percent
— New Mexico: 20.6 percent; 13.0 percent; 28.1 percent
— New York: 21.0 percent; 9.5 percent; 19.2 percent
— North Carolina: 29.1 percent; 17.3 percent; 27.1 percent
— North Dakota: 45.1 percent; 23.8 percent; 35.9 percent
— Ohio: 28.0 percent; 19.8 percent; 31.3 percent
— Oklahoma: 22.7 percent; 21.7 percent; 31.6 percent
— Oregon: 36.8 percent; 26.7 percent; 33.3 percent
— Pennsylvania: 33.8 percent; 18.7 percent; 28.6 percent
— Rhode Island: 29.1 percent; 20.0 percent; 24.0 percent
— South Carolina: 21.3 percent; 23.4 percent; 30.1 percent
— South Dakota: 36.0 percent; 23.2 percent; 37.9 percent
— Tennessee: 26.5 percent; 14.9 percent; 25.8 percent
— Texas 24.2 percent; 19.0 percent; 27.8 percent
— Utah 43.4 percent; 29.6 percent; 44.6 percent
— Vermont 46.2 percent; 22.2 percent; 36.5 percent
— Virginia: 24.2 percent; 20.7 percent; 28.8 percent
— Washington: 40.5 percent; 25.6 percent; 34.5 percent
— West Virginia: 23.1 percent; 13.2 percent; 27.0 percent
— Wisconsin: 35.7 percent; 23.9 percent; 35.2 percent
— Wyoming: 35.0 percent; 23.8 percent; 35.0 percent
(Source: U.S. Census Bureau’s Current Population Survey and Tufts University’s Center for Information & Research on Civic Learning & Engagement )
