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	Compare by Region: This gauge shows how the Whatcom County value compares with all counties in the state (or all US counties)
	Compare by Average: This gauge shows how the Whatcom County value compares with the median or mean value for all counties in the state (or all US counties). The gauge is blue and white when being higher (or lower) is not necessarily good or bad and is multi-colored when being higher (or lower) is good or bad.
	Compare by Time Period: This gauge shows whether the Whatcom County value is increasing or decreasing over time. A green arrow means the value is improving and a red arrow means the value is getting worse. The = (equal) sign means that there is not a significant increase or decrease since the last measurement.
	Target: This gauge shows whether or not the Whatcom County value meets a specific target. The Whatcom County value is represented by the left bar and the target value by the right bar.
	Target: This gauge shows whether or not a specific target is met. A green check means the target is met and a red "X" means the target is not met.

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3.75

3.4

Red < 3.4
Green >= 3.75
In-between = Yellow
Unit: percent
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Charitable Contributions

Value:	3.7 percent
Measurement Period:	1997
Location:	County : Whatcom
Categories:	Social Environment / Volunteerism & Charitable Donations

What is this Indicator?
This indicator shows the percentage of adjusted gross household income given to charity.

Why this is important: People give to charity for many reasons including the internal satisfaction associated with giving, as well as the tax benefts. Giving to charity is an altruistic action that helps the community. Among Washington counties in 1997, the average percent of adjusted gross income, tax payers give to charity ranges from 2.7% in Snohomish County to 6.3% in Adams County.

Technical note: This distribution is based on data from 39 Washington counties. Whatcom County ranks 21st out of 39 counties with its taxpayers giving 3.7% of AGI to charity.

Source: Whatcom Community Foundation

URL of Source: http://www.whatcomcounts.org/whatcom/modules.php?op=modlo...

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