At height of pandemic, more than half of people age 16 and over helped neighbors, 23% formally volunteered. Learn more in this story.





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Volunteering in America: New U.S. Census Bureau, AmeriCorps Research

Nearly 51% of the U.S. population age 16 and over, or 124.7 million people, informally helped their neighbors between September 2020 and 2021 at the height of the pandemic, according to the latest Volunteering and Civic Life in America research released today.

In response to a separate question, more than 23% of people in that age group, or 60.7 million, said they formally volunteered through an organization during the same period.

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Conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau and AmeriCorps, the 2021 data show trends in formal volunteering, informal helping, and other civic behaviors nationally, at the state level, and within the 12 largest metro areas.

The research, released every two years, shows that those who formally volunteered gave more than 4.1 billion hours of service with an estimated economic value of $122.9 billion.

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2021 Civic Engagement and Volunteering Supplement


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Top states and metro areas for volunteering and civic engagement






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