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Arizona is middle of road in charitable donations

Aug 28, 2012, 7:09 AM | Updated: 7:09 am

When it comes to charitable donations, Arizona is slightly better than the middle of the road.

According to philanthropy.org, Arizona ranked 20th in the nation for overall donations, with $2.4 billion going to charities.

The average Arizonan has an annual discretionary income of $52,924, with 4.6 percent of that being donated to charity, an average of $2,436 per person.

Overall, California donated the most of any state, with a total of $17.2 billion in contributions.

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