The Kindness Map

Each pin marks a city on the Kindness City Index, numbered by its rank this week. Select a city to meet the people behind its place.

Drag or use the arrow keys to move the map, zoom with + and −, and select a city to open it.
1Houston2Atlanta3Miami4Portland5Detroit6Denver7Meredith8Questa9Spokane10New Orleans11Kahului12Yukon13Meridian14Washington15Robbins16Murray17Idaho Falls18Rapid City19Bloomington20Bend21Davenport22Akron23Fairbanks24San Francisco25Baton Rouge26Bismarck27Deer Lodge28Groton29Lamoni30Lansing31Morrison32Surry33Welch34Kinston35Palmdale36Fargo37College Park38Douglasville39Elkhorn40Morgantown41Billings42Salt Lake City43Burlington44Cape Girardeau45Covington46Hilo47Littleton48Simpsonville49Casper50Maricopa51Broomfield52Camden53Wilmington54Woonsocket55Fayetteville56Sioux Falls57Worcester58Santa Fe59Compton60Tacoma61Beaverton62Dearborn63Hattiesburg64Syracuse65Tuscaloosa66Milwaukee67Cleveland68Westminster69Phoenix70Columbia71Newport72Stamford73Kansas City74Little Rock75Anchorage76Newark77Fort Lauderdale78Oakland79Winston-Salem80Des Moines81Greenwich82Newport News83Raleigh84Richmond85Boston86Aurora87Nashville88Tulsa89Orlando90Omaha91Tucson92Baltimore93Wichita94Dallas95Louisville96St. Louis97Las Vegas98Memphis99Minneapolis100Bay Area101Oklahoma City102Columbus103Sacramento104Philadelphia105Charlotte106Fort Worth107Chicago108Austin109Los Angeles110Indianapolis111San Antonio112New York1★23456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536373839404142434445464748495051525354555657585960616263646566676869707172737475767778798081828384858687888990919293949596979899100101102103104105106107108109110111112
Top 3Top 10Ranked 11+

Numbers show each city's rank this week; the star marks people who serve nationwide.

Explore the People

Ordered by their verified acts. Cheers choose the weekly Fan Favorite and stay separate from the score. Open a city to meet the people behind its rank.

Put Your City on the Map

Know someone whose kindness belongs on this map? Nominate a local hero · Cheer for your city

Each profile is verified before it appears and names its source. Read the methodology.