N.E. Residents earn more, donate less.

Boston.com / Business / Analogic, partner reach agreement: "N.E. residents earn more, donate less
New England residents continue to earn more and give back less, according to an annual index of charitable giving. Connecticut ranks first when it comes to making money, but joins New Hampshire, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island in falling to the bottom of the 2004 generosity index, according to the Catalogue for Philanthropy. Mississippi kept the title as the most giving state for the eighth consecutive year. The survey is based on the average adjusted income of residents and the value of itemized charitable donations reported on 2002 federal tax returns, the latest year available. New Hampshire has been the least generous state for six out of the last eight years, with only Massachusetts stealing the title in 1998 and 1999. While Connecticut has the nation's highest average adjusted gross income at $64,724, its residents donate $175 less than the national average. That ranks Connecticut 44th on the generosity index, a slip of seven places from last year. (AP)"