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North Carolina Has Some Of The Best Tippers

By Nicole Weaver
BROOKHAVEN, GA - APRIL 27: Operating manager Barry Lennon cleans up the table of customer Duke Scott in the empty dining room of the J. Christopher's restaurant that now offers dine-in service on April 27, 2020 in Brookhaven, Georgia. Scott commented about dining in the restaurant saying, "I need to be careful, but I'm not going to live in fear." Gov. Brian Kemp has allowed some non-essential businesses to start re-opening in Georgia amid the COVID-19 Pandemic. As of Monday, restaurants around Georgia are allowed to offer dine-in service. Non-essential businesses allowed to start reopening are restaurants, movie theaters, tattoo shops, salons, gyms and nail salons. (Photo by Jessica McGowan/Getty Images)

Where are our good tippers at?

Now more than ever, folks in the service industry rely on tips to make a living, but not every patron is generous when it comes to acknowledging the service provided with some extra cash. And it certainly seems that folks in some parts of the country are way more generous than in others.

Upgraded Points has come out with a new report revealing where in the country people are good and bad tippers for goods and services. They also looked at why Americans do and do not tip. They determined their findings by surveying 3,500 people for a week asking questions about their tipping habits. The best tippers apparently live in New Hampshire, where 19.6% of residents say they tip 25% or more, followed by Ohio where 19.2% say the same.

  • States With The Best Tippers

  • 1. New Hampshire

    • 19.6% tip 25% or more

  • 2. Ohio

    • 19.2% tip 25% or more

  • 3. North Carolina

    • 16% tip 25% or more

  • 4. Alabama

    • 15.7% tip 25% or more

  • 4. Iowa

    • 15.7% tip 25% or more

  • States With The Worst Tippers

    Surprisingly, the state with the stingiest tippers is California, where 74.5% of residents admit to tipping 15% or less

  • 1. California

    • 74.5% tip 15% or less

  • 2. Oregon

    • 52% tip 15% or less

  • 3. Idaho

    • 50% tip 15% or less

  • 3. Maryland

    • 50% tip 15% or less

  • 3. Wisconsin

    • 50% tip 15% or less

Other tidbits from the survey…

  • 87.8% of Americans say they always tip no matter what.
  • Over 90% of people always tip their delivery drivers when they order food, and over 70% always tip their ride-share driver.
  • But 15% of Gen Z don’t tip their takeout delivery driver, while 35% don’t tip rideshare drivers.
  • 65% of Americans say they’ve felt they should tip more since COVID.
  • 56% of people believe businesses should raise the salaries of workers to replace tipping.
  • 30% of Americans think it’s perfectly fine to eat out at a restaurant even if you can’t afford to tip your server.
  • 48% of people say they would take away a tip for bad service.

 

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