New List Reveals Top
States, Cities that Produce AmeriCorps Members
Washington, D.C.,
Minnesota, and West Virginia among #AmeriStates with top bragging rights
WASHINGTON, D.C.
– In celebration of the nearly 1 million Americans who have taken the pledge to
“get things done,” as AmeriCorps members, the Corporation for National and
Community Service (CNCS), the federal agency that administers the AmeriCorps
program, released the rankings of the states and cities that generate the most
AmeriCorps members per capita for the second year in a row.
Washington,
D.C., Minnesota, and West Virginia take the top three spots in the states
category. Minneapolis-St. Paul, New Orleans, and Baltimore claim the highest
slots in the large-cities listing, with Providence, R.I., Lowell, Mass., and
Madison, Wisc. ranking highest among mid-size cities.
“Over the last
two decades, nearly 1 million AmeriCorps members have been an indispensable
resource for communities around the country,” said Wendy Spencer, CEO of the
Corporation for National and Community Service, the federal agency that
administers AmeriCorps. “AmeriCorps members improve the lives of millions of
citizens and make a powerful and lasting impact on the toughest challenges
facing our nation. I salute every AmeriCorps member for his or her dedication
and determination to ‘get things done’ for America, and congratulate all of
this year’s top AmeriStates and AmeriCities.”
Since 1994, more
than 980,000 Americans have provided more than 1.3 billion hours of service,
and earned more than $3.1 billion in education awards to pay for college. In
October, the nation will celebrate a milestone when the one-millionth
AmeriCorps member will take the AmeriCorps pledge, committing to “get things
done” for America.
The rankings were
determined by associating the permanent address of AmeriCorps members’ with a
U.S. designated place and state, including the District of Columbia. The
analysis looked exclusively at members who served in the 2014-2015 program year.
For this analysis, a mid-sized city was defined as any place with a population
greater than or equal to 100,000 people and less than 250,000 people. A
large-sized city was defined as any place with a population greater than or
equal to 250,000. The listed states and
cities produce the highest number of AmeriCorps members per capita.
AmeriCorps
engages more than 75,000 members in intensive service annually to serve through
nonprofit, faith-based, and community organizations at 21,000 locations across
the country. These members have tackled some of the most pressing challenges
facing America: educating millions of students for jobs of the 21st century; supporting
individuals, families, and neighborhoods on the road to economic recovery;
supporting veterans and military families; helping communities rebuild after
natural disasters; improving at-risk ecosystems; and providing healthy futures.
Below are the
nation’s top 10 AmeriCorps member-producing states and cities for 2016:
States
- District of
Columbia
- Minnesota
- West Virginia
- Vermont
- Utah
- Rhode Island
- New Mexico
- Hawaii
- Massachusetts
- Maryland
Large Cities
- Minneapolis/St.
Paul, Minnesota
-
New Orleans,
Louisiana
-
Baltimore,
Maryland
- Boston,
Massachusetts
-
Buffalo, New
York
- Newark, New
Jersey
-
Oakland,
California
- Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania
- Detroit,
Michigan
- Portland, Oregon
Mid-Size Cities
-
Providence,
Rhode Island
-
Lowell,
Massachusetts
- Madison,
Wisconsin
- Berkeley,
California
- Provo, Utah
- Rockford,
Illinois
-
Des Moines, Iowa
- Rochester,
Minnesota
- Jackson,
Mississippi
- New Haven,
Connecticut
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