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)
Loading statistic...
Basic Account
Get to know the platform
You only have access to basic statistics.
Starter Account
The ideal entry-level account for individual users
- Instant access to 1m statistics
- Download in XLS, PDF & PNG format
- Detailed references
$199 USD / Month *
Professional Account
Full access
Business Solutions including all features.
* Prices do not include sales tax.
Other statistics that may interest you Statistics on
About the industry
10
- Basic Statistic Average hours of volunteer work in the U.S. 2008-2017
- Basic Statistic U.S. percentage of population volunteering 2008-2021
- Basic Statistic Percentage of population volunteering in the U.S. in 2015, by ethnicity
- Basic Statistic Percentage of population volunteering in the U.S. in 2015, by education
- Basic Statistic Population volunteering in the U.S. in 2015, by age
- Basic Statistic Population volunteering in the U.S. in 2015, by ethnicity
- Basic Statistic Population volunteering in the U.S. in 2015, by education
- Basic Statistic Percentage of population volunteering in the U.S. 2011-2015, by gender
- Basic Statistic Population volunteering in the U.S. 2011-2015, by gender
- Basic Statistic Percentage of population volunteering in the U.S. in 2015, by age
About the region
10
- Basic Statistic Assigned value of volunteer time in the U.S. 2008-2017
- Basic Statistic U.S. private foundation assets 2001-2019
- Basic Statistic Total gifts received by foundations in the U.S. 1990-2015
- Basic Statistic Foundation giving in the U.S. 2003-2015
- Basic Statistic Number of foundations by type U.S. 2015
- Basic Statistic Number of foundations in the U.S. 1990-2015
- Basic Statistic Ranking of top U.S. foundations 2013, by assets
- Basic Statistic Ranking of top U.S. foundations 2013, by giving
- Basic Statistic U.S. foundation grants 2013, by issue focus
- Basic Statistic Ranking of top U.S. foundations for international grants 2013, by giving
Selected statistics
7
- Basic Statistic Most positive affects on nonprofit fundraising in the U.S. in 2014
- Premium Statistic Online fundraising methods and changes in U.S. NFPs charitable receipts 2002-2012
- Premium Statistic Largest donations made by young people in the U.S. to nonprofits in 2011
- Premium Statistic Generation Y's preferences for donating time vs money to nonprofits in the U.S. 2012
- Basic Statistic Not-for-profit theaters' aggregate number of performances in the U.S. 2018-2022
- Premium Statistic Workforce of not-for-profit theaters in the U.S. 2009-2022
- Basic Statistic Not-for-profit theaters earned income via single ticket sales in the U.S. 2018-2022
Other regions
10
- Basic Statistic U.S. foundations international giving amounts 2013, by region
- Premium Statistic Charities with the most volunteers in England and Wales 2023
- Premium Statistic Donations to community charities Singapore 2012-2019
- Premium Statistic Number of NGOs in Flanders (Belgium) 2008-2018
- Basic Statistic Brazil: annual funding to international organizations 2014-2016, by type
- Basic Statistic Mexico: annual funding to international organizations 2014-2016, by type
- Basic Statistic Panama: annual funding to international organizations 2014-2016, by type
- Basic Statistic Latin America: annual funding to international organizations 2014-2016
- Basic Statistic Number of volunteers Australia 2014 by organization type
- Premium Statistic Percentage change of the income of charities in the Netherlands 2016, by charity
Related statistics
10
- Basic Statistic Ranking of top U.S. foundations for domestic grants 2013, by giving
- Basic Statistic Charitable contributions to nonprofit funding, by type U.S. 2018
- Basic Statistic Revenues of reporting public charities in the U.S. 1998-2016
- Premium Statistic Revenues of public charities by subsector U.S. 2016
- Basic Statistic Assets of public charities by subsector U.S. 2016
- Basic Statistic Worst U.S. charities: ranking by cash paid to solicitors 2013
- Basic Statistic U.S. number of public charities 2021, by subsector
- Premium Statistic U.S. functional expenditures of U.S. public charities 2019, by detailed category
- Basic Statistic Number of public charities in the U.S. 1998-2016
- Basic Statistic Expenses of reporting public charities in the U.S. 1998-2016
Further related statistics
7
- Membership in the American Guild of Musical Artists in the U.S. 2000-2013
- Not-for-profit theaters' average contributed income in the U.S. 2018-2022
- Not-for-profit theaters average working capital in the U.S. 2016-2020
- Not-for-profit theaters average net assets in the U.S. 2016-2020
- Not-for-profit theatres average single ticket price in the U.S. 2015-2019
- Not-for-profit theatres ticket price by budget size of theatre in the U.S. 2011-2019
- Attendance at U.S. nonprofit professional theatres 2002-2013
Further Content: You might find this interesting as well
Statistics
- Membership in the American Guild of Musical Artists in the U.S. 2000-2013
- Not-for-profit theaters' average contributed income in the U.S. 2018-2022
- Not-for-profit theaters average working capital in the U.S. 2016-2020
- Not-for-profit theaters average net assets in the U.S. 2016-2020
- Not-for-profit theatres average single ticket price in the U.S. 2015-2019
- Not-for-profit theatres ticket price by budget size of theatre in the U.S. 2011-2019
- Attendance at U.S. nonprofit professional theatres 2002-2013
Urban Institute, & AmeriCorps. (January 25, 2023). Number of volunteers in the United States from 2008 to 2021 (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 11, 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 May 11, 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: May 11, 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 May 11, 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/