According to a study by Philanthropy.com, Texas ranks as the 12th most giving state overall, according to how much it gave to charity in 2012. Residents of Texas gave 3.59% of their income to charity, which equates to a whopping $15,897,192,000 in total. Everyone knows Texans have a big heart, so this might come as no surprise.
However, have you ever wondered which towns in Texas give the most to charity? We used the same website and broke the data down by metropolitan statistical areas to determine which cities and towns have the biggest hearts (and maybe wallets) of all.
- Amarillo
Who What Where Nguyen Why aka Anonymous Cow/WIkipedia With a giving ratio of 4.88% and a total contribution of $151,764,000, Amarillo made it to our 10th spot on the list. Good job Amarillo!
- Lubbock
redraiderengineer/Wikipedia Just ahead of Amarillo is Lubbock, with a total contribution of $157,324,000, which equates to 4.46% of income given to charity. Sounds like Lubbock has some pretty honorable folks!
- El Paso
hadley paul garland/flickr Out in the west Texas town of El Paso, the giving ratio is only 2.61%, but the total contribution in 2012 was $160,755,000. The size of people’s hearts in El Paso just might be as big as the Franklin Mountains in this picture.
- Tyler
Billy Hathorn/Wikipedia Good ol’ Tyler comes in at number 7, with a giving ratio of 5.53% and total contributions of $176,004,000. For a small town, people there sure do have big hearts!
- Beaumont-Port Arthur
Wbband08/Wikipedia The Beaumont-Port Arthur area might not always have the nicest words spoken about them, but they make up for it with their charitable donations. In fact, people gave a total of $186,517,000 in 2012 to charity!
- Midland
imagematters1/flickr Another west Texas town made it to the list, with a giving ratio of 4.95% and total contributions of $256,496,000. Great job, guys!
- San Antonio-New Braunfels
zereshk/wikipedia It turns out this city does much more for the state than bring in money with the tourism industry. Residents here gave a whopping $1,030,949,000 to charity in 2012, equating to 3.29% of their income.
- Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos
argash/wikipedia Austin comes out just ahead, with a total contribution of $1,216,197,000. Austin might be weird, but it’s also really nice too, apparently.
- Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown
hequals2henry/wikipedia It probably comes as no surprise that Houston is on the list, considering how many incredibly wealthy people live there. In 2012, they gave $4,948,879,000 to charity. At least all that money is going to good use!
- Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington
drumguy8800/Wikipedia Finally, Dallas comes in at number 1, giving $5,265,147,000 to charity, or 3.77% of their income. Keep up the good work Dallas, Fort Worth, and Arlington!
Did your city or town make the list? Let us know in the comments!
Who What Where Nguyen Why aka Anonymous Cow/WIkipedia
With a giving ratio of 4.88% and a total contribution of $151,764,000, Amarillo made it to our 10th spot on the list. Good job Amarillo!
redraiderengineer/Wikipedia
Just ahead of Amarillo is Lubbock, with a total contribution of $157,324,000, which equates to 4.46% of income given to charity. Sounds like Lubbock has some pretty honorable folks!
hadley paul garland/flickr
Out in the west Texas town of El Paso, the giving ratio is only 2.61%, but the total contribution in 2012 was $160,755,000. The size of people’s hearts in El Paso just might be as big as the Franklin Mountains in this picture.
Billy Hathorn/Wikipedia
Good ol’ Tyler comes in at number 7, with a giving ratio of 5.53% and total contributions of $176,004,000. For a small town, people there sure do have big hearts!
Wbband08/Wikipedia
The Beaumont-Port Arthur area might not always have the nicest words spoken about them, but they make up for it with their charitable donations. In fact, people gave a total of $186,517,000 in 2012 to charity!
imagematters1/flickr
Another west Texas town made it to the list, with a giving ratio of 4.95% and total contributions of $256,496,000. Great job, guys!
zereshk/wikipedia
It turns out this city does much more for the state than bring in money with the tourism industry. Residents here gave a whopping $1,030,949,000 to charity in 2012, equating to 3.29% of their income.
argash/wikipedia
Austin comes out just ahead, with a total contribution of $1,216,197,000. Austin might be weird, but it’s also really nice too, apparently.
hequals2henry/wikipedia
It probably comes as no surprise that Houston is on the list, considering how many incredibly wealthy people live there. In 2012, they gave $4,948,879,000 to charity. At least all that money is going to good use!
drumguy8800/Wikipedia
Finally, Dallas comes in at number 1, giving $5,265,147,000 to charity, or 3.77% of their income. Keep up the good work Dallas, Fort Worth, and Arlington!
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