This statistic displays the percentage of the population volunteering in the U.S. from 2008 to 2017. In 2017, about 25.1 percent of adults in America were volunteering.
Percentage of population volunteering in the U.S. from 2008 to 2017
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Urban Institute. (June 18, 2020). Percentage of population volunteering in the U.S. from 2008 to 2017 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 26, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/189295/percentage-of-population-volunteering-in-the-united-states-since-2003/
Urban Institute. "Percentage of population volunteering in the U.S. from 2008 to 2017." Chart. June 18, 2020. Statista. Accessed March 26, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/189295/percentage-of-population-volunteering-in-the-united-states-since-2003/
Urban Institute. (2020). Percentage of population volunteering in the U.S. from 2008 to 2017. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 26, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/189295/percentage-of-population-volunteering-in-the-united-states-since-2003/
Urban Institute. "Percentage of Population Volunteering in The U.S. from 2008 to 2017." Statista, Statista Inc., 18 Jun 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/189295/percentage-of-population-volunteering-in-the-united-states-since-2003/
Urban Institute, Percentage of population volunteering in the U.S. from 2008 to 2017 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/189295/percentage-of-population-volunteering-in-the-united-states-since-2003/ (last visited March 26, 2023)
Percentage of population volunteering in the U.S. from 2008 to 2017 [Graph], Urban Institute, June 18, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/189295/percentage-of-population-volunteering-in-the-united-states-since-2003/