Membership of volunteering groups
The percentage of Facebook users who belong to a volunteering or activism group.
Reported for3,091areas, in 51 states — none in PR
Link to density0.16not mostly about how urban a place is
Nearby places alike0.41Moran’s I: strongly, neighbouring places tend to be similar
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How it has moved
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Every state, every year
Nothing to draw here: this measure has no state figures. Its publisher reports it for counties. This site does not add county numbers up into state figures, since a home-made figure could clash with one an agency publishes itself. The chart above covers the whole country, year by year.
Where it comes from
Social Capital Atlas · Opportunity Insights volunteering_rate_county
The percentage of Facebook users who belong to a group that a computer model judges to be about volunteering or activism. It records joining a group, not actual volunteering. Time period: measured over Facebook users aged 25-44 in 2022, with noise added to protect privacy.
Combining areas: an average weighted by children with below-median parental income.
What it goes with
The strongest links that have a page of their own. Unadjusted is the link before adjusting for anything, from −1 (opposite) to +1 (in step). Adjusted compares places with the same population density, income and education levels, so those differences can’t explain the link. This list leaves out the 1 pairs built from the same numbers or the same model as this measure, since they are bound to match.
| Measure | Unadjusted | Adjusted |
|---|---|---|
| Membership of volunteering groups and Share Black, not HispanicWhere Membership of volunteering groups is higher, Share Black, not Hispanic tends to be lower: a weak link that holds when only places with similar density, income and education are compared, and inside states as well. Share Black, not Hispanic by US county | -0.45 | -0.40 |
| Membership of volunteering groups and Housing insecurityWhere Membership of volunteering groups is higher, Housing insecurity tends to be lower: a weak link that holds when only places with similar density, income and education are compared, and inside states as well. Housing insecurity by US county | -0.42 | -0.39 |
| Membership of volunteering groups and Cancer other than skin cancerWhere Membership of volunteering groups is higher, Cancer other than skin cancer tends to be higher: a weak link that holds when only places with similar density, income and education are compared, and inside states as well. Cancer other than skin cancer by US county | +0.43 | +0.39 |
| Membership of volunteering groups and Food insecurityWhere Membership of volunteering groups is higher, Food insecurity tends to be lower: a weak link that holds when only places with similar density, income and education are compared, and inside states as well. Food insecurity by US county | -0.40 | -0.39 |
| Membership of volunteering groups and Share White, not HispanicWhere Membership of volunteering groups is higher, Share White, not Hispanic tends to be higher: a weak link that holds when only places with similar density, income and education are compared, and inside states as well. Share White, not Hispanic by US county | +0.40 | +0.37 |
| Membership of volunteering groups and Lack of reliable transportationWhere Membership of volunteering groups is higher, Lack of reliable transportation tends to be lower: a weak link that holds when only places with similar density, income and education are compared, and inside states as well. Lack of reliable transportation by US county | -0.37 | -0.37 |
| Membership of volunteering groups and Returns claiming the earned income creditWhere Membership of volunteering groups is higher, Returns claiming the earned income credit tends to be lower: a weak link that holds when only places with similar density, income and education are compared, and inside states as well. Returns claiming the earned income credit by US county | -0.38 | -0.36 |
| Membership of volunteering groups and Self-care disabilityWhere Membership of volunteering groups is higher, Self-care disability tends to be lower: a weak link that holds when only places with similar density, income and education are compared, and inside states as well. Self-care disability by US county | -0.34 | -0.36 |
| Membership of volunteering groups and Adults under 65 without health insuranceWhere Membership of volunteering groups is higher, Adults under 65 without health insurance tends to be lower: a weak link that holds when only places with similar density, income and education are compared, and inside states as well. Adults under 65 without health insurance by US county | -0.35 | -0.36 |
| Membership of volunteering groups and Vision disabilityWhere Membership of volunteering groups is higher, Vision disability tends to be lower: a weak link that holds when only places with similar density, income and education are compared, and inside states as well. Vision disability by US county | -0.35 | -0.36 |
Population makeup
How this measure varies with the racial and ethnic makeup of counties. Every group is shown, whatever its rank. These are links across counties: they describe places, not people. They say nothing about any person’s risk or behaviour based on their race. Counties with a larger share of one group also differ in much else, such as income, segregation, region and history. The adjusted figure only accounts for density, income and education.
| Share of residents | Unadjusted | Adjusted |
|---|---|---|
| Membership of volunteering groups and Share White, not HispanicWhere Membership of volunteering groups is higher, Share White, not Hispanic tends to be higher: a weak link that holds when only places with similar density, income and education are compared, and inside states as well. Share White, not Hispanic by US county | +0.40 | +0.37 |
| Membership of volunteering groups and Share Black, not HispanicWhere Membership of volunteering groups is higher, Share Black, not Hispanic tends to be lower: a weak link that holds when only places with similar density, income and education are compared, and inside states as well. Share Black, not Hispanic by US county | -0.45 | -0.40 |
| Membership of volunteering groups and Share Hispanic or Latino, any raceWhere Membership of volunteering groups is higher, Share Hispanic or Latino, any race tends to be lower: a weak link that holds when only places with similar density, income and education are compared, and inside states as well. Share Hispanic or Latino, any race by US county | -0.24 | -0.27 |
| Membership of volunteering groups and Share Asian, not HispanicCould easily be chance once only places with similar density, income and education are compared. Share Asian, not Hispanic by US county | -0.07 | -0.07 |
| Membership of volunteering groups and Share American Indian or Alaska Native, not HispanicCould easily be chance once only places with similar density, income and education are compared. Share American Indian or Alaska Native, not Hispanic by US county | +0.14 | +0.04 |
Highest and lowest
Of 3,091 counties reporting it. These are the two ends of a national ranking. For most measures, that ranking mostly sorts places by income and how urban they are. That is why the place pages compare each place with similar places instead.
Highest
- Foard County, TX — 0.309%
- Greeley County, KS — 0.287%
- Cheyenne County, KS — 0.274%
- Niobrara County, WY — 0.271%
- Moore County, TX — 0.253%
Lowest
- Hidalgo County, NM — 0.00965%
- Starr County, TX — 0.0111%
- Humphreys County, MS — 0.0134%
- Jim Hogg County, TX — 0.0144%
- Quitman County, GA — 0.0152%
The middle area reports 0.0733%. The middle half of counties falls between 0.0553% and 0.094% (the 25th to 75th percentile).
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