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With Easter Sunday around the corner, the personal-finance website WalletHub released its Easter Survey, which found that 68% of people would rather donate money this year to the humanitarian efforts in Ukraine than to a religious organization. This survey was released alongside WalletHub’s report on 2022’s Best Places to Celebrate Easter, as well as accompanying videos and expert commentary, and its Easter Facts & Stats – Church, Candy & Cash infographic.
To find out which cities promise the most egg-citing time on April 17, WalletHub compared the 100 largest cities across 13 key metrics, ranging from candy and chocolate shops per capita to the city’s Christian population. You can find highlights from all three of WalletHub’s reports below.
| Best Cities for Easter | ||
| 1. Pittsburgh, PA | 11. Minneapolis, MN | |
| 2. Birmingham, AL | 12. Tulsa, OK | |
| 3. Orlando, FL | 13. Atlanta, GA | |
| 4. Cincinnati, OH | 14. Newark, NJ | |
| 5. St. Louis, MO | 15. Albuquerque, NM | |
| 6. Cleveland, OH | 16. Oklahoma City, OK | |
| 7. Buffalo, NY | 17. St. Paul, MN | |
| 8. El Paso, TX | 18. Long Beach, CA | |
| 9. New Orleans, LA | 19. Las Vegas, NV | |
| 10. Honolulu, HI | 20. Sacramento, CA | |
To view the full report and your city’s rank, please visit: https://wallethub.com/edu/best-places-to-celebrate-easter/19774
Easter Facts & Stats – Church, Candy & Cash
- $20.8 Billion: Total Easter-related spending expected in 2022 ($170 per person celebrating).
- $3 Billion: Projected Easter spending on candy.
- $49,000: Price of the world’s most expensive chocolate Easter bunny.
- 78%: Share of people who eat chocolate bunnies’ ears first.
- 60%: Share of parents who plan on sending Easter baskets to their children after they’ve moved out.
For the full infographic, please visit: https://wallethub.com/blog/easter-facts/19776
Easter Survey Key Stats
- People plan to spend more this year. 45% of Americans are planning to spend more on Easter this year than in 2021.
- More people plan to celebrate in person this year. Americans are 15% more likely to celebrate Easter with friends and family compared to last year.
- Religion is a source of comfort. 51% of Americans say that religion has helped them get through the pandemic.
- Taxes don’t matter as much for church donations. 72% of people say they don’t consider the tax benefits when making religious donations.
- Younger people are more likely to donate more. People under 30 are almost 3.5X more likely to donate more than usual to their church this Easter than those over 59.
The complete survey results can be found at https://wallethub.com/blog/easter-survey/72870.
