Question
Which state has the most nonprofits?
California, with 203,805 registered tax-exempt organizations in 2026, according to the IRS.
It is also the most populous state, which is most of the reason — a count of nonprofits is largely a count of people, and the per-resident figure on each state page is the one that says something a population figure does not.
Data retrieved
The figures behind this
| State | Organizations |
|---|---|
| California | 203,805 |
| Florida | 114,851 |
| Georgia | 62,701 |
| Illinois | 75,114 |
| Michigan | 56,832 |
| New York | 125,130 |
| North Carolina | 59,487 |
| Ohio | 77,494 |
| Pennsylvania | 82,237 |
| Texas | 155,577 |
Where to go next
Sources
- Exempt Organizations Business Master File — Internal Revenue Service · Public domain — U.S. Government work · retrieved October 14, 2026
- Form 990 series e-file data
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