This statistic displays the number of formal volunteers in the U.S. from 2008 to 2021. Between September 2020 and September 2021, about 60.7 million adults in America were volunteering, a significant decrease from the high rates seen in 2018 and 2019.
Number of volunteers in the United States from 2008 to 2021
(in millions)
Data from 2008 to 2017 were retrieved from the Nonprofit Sector in Brief reports from the Urban Institute and National Center for Charitable Statistics. Data from the following years were retrieved from the U.S. Census Bureau's Current Population Survey via Volunteering in America.
* Includes data from September 2020 to September 2021.
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Urban Institute, & AmeriCorps. (January 25, 2023). Number of volunteers in the United States from 2008 to 2021 (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/189297/number-of-volunteers-in-the-united-states-since-2003/
Urban Institute, und AmeriCorps. "Number of volunteers in the United States from 2008 to 2021 (in millions)." Chart. January 25, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/189297/number-of-volunteers-in-the-united-states-since-2003/
Urban Institute, AmeriCorps. (2023). Number of volunteers in the United States from 2008 to 2021 (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/189297/number-of-volunteers-in-the-united-states-since-2003/
Urban Institute, and AmeriCorps. "Number of Volunteers in The United States from 2008 to 2021 (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 25 Jan 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/189297/number-of-volunteers-in-the-united-states-since-2003/
Urban Institute & AmeriCorps, Number of volunteers in the United States from 2008 to 2021 (in millions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/189297/number-of-volunteers-in-the-united-states-since-2003/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Number of volunteers in the United States from 2008 to 2021 (in millions) [Graph], Urban Institute, & AmeriCorps, January 25, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/189297/number-of-volunteers-in-the-united-states-since-2003/
