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How Does Your State Rank on Taxes?
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Posted on 05/17/2002 3:25:35 PM PDT by Straight Vermonter

 

Comparing the Total Tax Burden in Each State to Just the State/Local Tax Burden

 

Each state’s total tax burden represents a combination of federal, state, and local tax burdens. It can be instructive, however, to strip out federal taxes and compare just the tax burdens of states and localities.

The 33 links below display tables that compare total taxes as a percentage of income for each state to state/local taxes as a percentage of income, ranked in order, for the years 1971 to 2002.

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Effective State and Local Tax Burdens by State and Rank
Calendar Year 2002

State and Local
 
Total
 
Tax Burden
Rank
Tax Burden  
Rank
Change in Ranking
Total 10.2% 32.1%
Maine 12.8%
1
Maine 32.7%
11
-10
New York 12.3%
2
New York 34.7%
3
-1
Wisconsin 12.0%
3
Wisconsin 33.2%
6
-3
Hawaii 11.6%
4
Hawaii 30.9%
30
-26
Minnesota 11.3%
5
Minnesota 32.9%
7
-2
Rhode Island 11.3%
6
Rhode Island 32.5%
13
-7
Arkansas 11.3%
7
Arkansas 31.2%
26
-19
Utah 11.2%
8
Utah 31.2%
27
-19
Ohio 11.2%
9
Ohio 31.6%
20
-11
Vermont 11.0%
10
Vermont 32.1%
16
-6
Connecticut 10.9%
11
Connecticut 36.7%
1
10
New Mexico 10.9%
12
New Mexico 30.4%
34
-22
Nebraska 10.8%
13
Nebraska 31.6%
19
-6
Michigan 10.7%
14
Michigan 32.8%
8
6
Mississippi 10.7%
15
Mississippi 29.8%
43
-28
Louisiana 10.5%
16
Louisiana 30.1%
41
-25
Idaho 10.5%
17
Idaho 30.3%
37
-20
Kentucky 10.5%
18
Kentucky 30.2%
39
-21
West Virginia 10.5%
19
West Virginia 29.1%
48
-29
Washington 10.5%
20
Washington 35.6%
2
18
Kansas 10.4%
21
Kansas 31.4%
23
-2
Iowa 10.4%
22
Iowa 30.6%
32
-10
New Jersey 10.3%
23
New Jersey 34.3%
4
19
California 10.3%
24
California 32.7%
10
14
Georgia 10.2%
25
Georgia 31.4%
22
3
North Dakota 10.2%
26
North Dakota 29.5%
45
-19
Delaware 10.2%
27
Delaware 31.7%
17
10
Arizona 10.1%
28
Arizona 31.7%
18
10
North Carolina 10.1%
29
North Carolina 30.4%
35
-6
South Carolina 10.0%
30
South Carolina 30.2%
40
-10
Illinois 10.0%
31
Illinois 32.8%
9
22
Montana 10.0%
32
Montana 29.8%
42
-10
Oklahoma 9.9%
33
Oklahoma 29.0%
49
-16
Indiana 9.9%
34
Indiana 30.9%
31
3
Pennsylvania 9.9%
35
Pennsylvania 31.1%
28
7
Wyoming 9.8%
36
Wyoming 34.1%
5
31
Maryland 9.7%
37
Maryland 31.1%
29
8
Missouri 9.7%
38
Missouri 30.2%
38
0
Massachusetts 9.5%
39
Massachusetts 32.6%
12
27
Virginia 9.4%
40
Virginia 31.3%
25
15
Oregon 9.4%
41
Oregon 30.5%
33
8
Florida 9.3%
42
Florida 32.2%
15
27
Nevada 9.2%
43
Nevada 32.3%
14
29
South Dakota 9.1%
44
South Dakota 29.7%
44
0
Colorado 9.1%
45
Colorado 31.3%
24
21
Alabama 9.1%
46
Alabama 29.1%
47
-1
Texas 9.0%
47
Texas 30.4%
36
11
New Hampshire 8.6%
48
New Hampshire 31.6%
21
27
Tennessee 8.4%
49
Tennessee 29.2%
46
3
Alaska 6.3%
50
Alaska 27.0%
50
0
District of Columbia 13.9%
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  37.6%
 
 

 

 

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To: TomServo
Oop, I meant your nice corrupt legislature! (from what i've learned via freep articles).
21 posted on 05/17/2002 3:55:29 PM PDT by Black Agnes
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To: Straight Vermonter
All-right Oklahoma! 2nd lowest overall tax burden to Alaska. Hopefully we could improve on that in the future. There's been talk of eliminating the state income tax for a sales tax.
22 posted on 05/17/2002 3:55:51 PM PDT by Brett66
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To: RetiredArmy
...Washington state sucks...

I couldn't possibly agree more. I'm re-locating as soon as I find a job outside of the state. This place is awful, I wouldn't recommend it to anyone. Worst transportation system in the USA, and getting worse. Credit where credit is due ... wonderful summers ... but we pay through the nose the other 10 months of the year. Gonna get my behind back to Texas.

24 posted on 05/17/2002 4:00:21 PM PDT by Hodar
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To: TomServo
This seems meaningless to me. The total tax burden for Oregon is listed at 9.4% while Washington is listed at 10.5%.

Oregon has no sales tax. Washington has no income tax. If they are claiming the burdens are the same it depends entirely on how much you make and how much you spend. A simple table of state Income, Sales and Property tax rates would be more useful.

Is corporate tax or income included in these calculated figures? If so it could throw it off a lot.

Thanks for posting it anyway though, but I just think this is obscuring as much as it is revealing.

25 posted on 05/17/2002 4:00:24 PM PDT by Jack Black
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To: Straight Vermonter
Move to Texas.
26 posted on 05/17/2002 4:02:21 PM PDT by DallasDeb
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To: Looper
We don't have an income tax ... but we are getting nailed for gasoline (with another 20 cent/gallon tax being introduced), sales tax, property tax, and the business tax is competely unfair. That's why Boeing told the governer to go abuse himself, and moved their corporate headquarters to Chicago.
27 posted on 05/17/2002 4:02:40 PM PDT by Hodar
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To: Black Agnes
Do a search for tn or tenn, they're trying to get state income tax passed.

Correction: our corrupt, good 'ol boy state legislature is trying to get an income tax passed. The people, with the exception of the education cartel, government workers, and the media, are opposed.



28 posted on 05/17/2002 4:04:23 PM PDT by who knows what evil?
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To: Straight Vermonter
Okay, I don't want to hear any more crap about Massachusetts from my fellow Freepers. We rank 39 out of 50. Who'd have thought it? Of course, this may be due in part to having a Republican governor for the past 10 years - RINO's all, but at least they are a tad better than the tax-and-spend Democrats of the Dukakis era.
29 posted on 05/17/2002 4:07:30 PM PDT by SamAdams76
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To: Straight Vermonter
Why would Federal taxes be different from State to State?

Also, I'd like to see the budget deficit of each State. I'd bet the States with high tax rates are in no better shape than lower tax States.

31 posted on 05/17/2002 4:13:42 PM PDT by Ken H
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To: Straight Vermonter
Yea! Maine number 1! Figures.......
32 posted on 05/17/2002 4:15:21 PM PDT by SheLion
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To: Straight Vermonter
It would be interesting to see this table with columns showing which party controls the governor and legislature in each state!
33 posted on 05/17/2002 4:15:32 PM PDT by Laserman
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To: giznort
One would think with all this revenue that they wouldn't have to have closed down the waysides (with restrooms) along public highways. Nothing else says "Welcome To Wisconsin" like closed public waysides along the highways!

In Vermont we are spending millions to upgrade and enlarge our highway rest areas, which are still nothing more than a bathroom and a lobby with VT tourism info. Meanwhile, NY has highway rest areas with convenience stores, rest areas, and gas stations. I'm sure these areas pay for themselves AND provide far better service to the traveler. God forbid, however, that VT allow the evils of corporate greed to taint our road ways.

34 posted on 05/17/2002 4:17:00 PM PDT by Straight Vermonter
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To: SamAdams76
Okay, I don't want to hear any more crap about Massachusetts from my fellow Freepers.

Yes, that definitely makes up for all the other grossly negligent acts of the state. I promise to never, ever say another bad word about Mass. In fact, I pinky swear it.

35 posted on 05/17/2002 4:17:16 PM PDT by riley1992
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To: Straight Vermonter;Cagey
Man, I expected NJ to be #2 or #3.....imagine my surprise.........lol
36 posted on 05/17/2002 4:21:28 PM PDT by WhyisaTexasgirlinPA
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To: riley1992
btt
37 posted on 05/17/2002 4:21:38 PM PDT by GailA
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To: Black Agnes
I KNOW AND I WANT TO STAY THERE AT THE BOTTOM. This is one of the few times I like to be LAST.
38 posted on 05/17/2002 4:22:34 PM PDT by GailA
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To: Laserman
The state by state breakdown of control follows.

State Legislature Governor
Alabama Democrat Democrat
Alaska Republican Democrat
Arizona Split Republican
Arkansas Democrat Republican
California Democrat Democrat
Colorado Split Republican
Connecticut Democrat Republican
Delaware Split Democrat
Florida Republican Republican
Georgia Democrat Democrat
Hawaii Democrat Democrat
Idaho Republican Republican
Illinois Split Republican
Indiana Split Democrat
Iowa Republican Democrat
Kansas Republican Republican
Kentucky Split Democrat
Louisiana Democrat Republican
Maine Split Independent
Maryland Democrat Democrat
Massachusetts Democrat Republican
Michigan Republican Republican
Minnesota Split Independent
Mississippi Democrat Democrat
Missouri Split Democrat
Montana Republican Republican
Nebraska Non-Partisan Republican
Nevada Split Republican
New Hampshire Republican Democrat
New Jersey Republican Republican
New Mexico Democrat Republican
New York Split Republican
North Carolina Democrat Democrat
North Dakota Republican Republican
Ohio Republican Republican
Oklahoma Democrat Republican
Oregon Republican Democrat
Pennsylvania Republican Republican
Rhode Island Democrat Republican
South Carolina Split Democrat
South Dakota Republican Republican
Tennessee Democrat Republican
Texas Split Republican
Utah Republican Republican
Vermont Split Democrat
Virginia Republican Republican
Washington Democrat Democrat
West Virginia Democrat Democrat
Wisconsin Split Republican
Wyoming Republican Republican

39 posted on 05/17/2002 4:26:40 PM PDT by Straight Vermonter
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To: Straight Vermonter
I like finishing last in this category.
40 posted on 05/17/2002 4:26:44 PM PDT by alaskanfan
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