Percentage of Marylanders Donating
To Charity By Region and Amount

REGION* UNDER $500 $500-
$1500
$1500-
$2500
$2500- $5000 $5000-
PLUS
DON'T KNOW
Baltimore City 47.0% 27.3% 10.6% 4.5% 3.0% 7.6%
Baltimore Region 49.8 24.6 8.0 8.3 4.3 5.0
D.C. Region 34.7 27.2 9.8 12.9 10.1 5.4
Western Maryland 59.8 19.5 8.0 6.9 1.1 4.6
Southern Maryland 44.2 32.7 9.6 5.8 1.9 5.8
Eastern Shore 46.2 29.2 7.7 6.2 6.2 4.6
MARYLAND 43.5% 26.2% 9.0% 9.6% 6.4% 5.3%

*Baltimore region includes Carroll, Harford, Howard, Anne Arundel and
Baltimore counties; D.C. region includes Prince George's, Montgomery and
Frederick; Western Maryland includes Garrett, Washington and Allegany;
Southern Maryland includes Charles, Calvert and St. Mary's; and the
Eastern Shore includes Cecil, Kent, Queen Anne's, Caroline, Talbot,
Dorchester, Wicomico, Somerset and Worcester counties.

SOURCE: "Public Attitudes Toward Charitable Giving In Maryland," Schaefer
Center for Public Policy, University of Baltimore.