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 states 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.
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% |
-
|
37.6% |
|
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For 2001 Hawaii's per capita income was $28,554. US percapita income was $30,271. source
State | Legislature | Governor | ||
0 | District of Columbia | Democrat | Democrat | |
1 | Maine | Split | Independent | |
2 | New York | Split | Republican | |
3 | Wisconsin | Split | Republican | |
4 | Hawaii | Democrat | Democrat | |
5 | Minnesota | Split | Independent | |
6 | Rhode Island | Democrat | Republican | |
7 | Arkansas | Democrat | Republican | |
8 | Utah | Republican | Republican | |
9 | Ohio | Republican | Republican | |
10 | Vermont | Split | Democrat | |
11 | Connecticut | Democrat | Republican | |
12 | New Mexico | Democrat | Republican | |
13 | Nebraska | Non-Partisan | Republican | |
14 | Michigan | Republican | Republican | |
15 | Mississippi | Democrat | Democrat | |
16 | Louisiana | Democrat | Republican | |
17 | Idaho | Republican | Republican | |
18 | Kentucky | Split | Democrat | |
19 | West Virginia | Democrat | Democrat | |
20 | Washington | Democrat | Democrat | |
21 | Kansas | Republican | Republican | |
22 | Iowa | Republican | Democrat | |
23 | New Jersey | Republican | Republican | |
24 | California | Democrat | Democrat | |
25 | Georgia | Democrat | Democrat | |
26 | North Dakota | Republican | Republican | |
27 | Delaware | Split | Democrat | |
28 | Arizona | Split | Republican | |
29 | North Carolina | Democrat | Democrat | |
30 | South Carolina | Split | Democrat | |
31 | Illinois | Split | Republican | |
32 | Montana | Republican | Republican | |
33 | Oklahoma | Democrat | Republican | |
34 | Indiana | Split | Democrat | |
35 | Pennsylvania | Republican | Republican | |
36 | Wyoming | Republican | Republican | |
37 | Maryland | Democrat | Democrat | |
38 | Missouri | Split | Democrat | |
39 | Massachusetts | Democrat | Republican | |
40 | Virginia | Republican | Democrat | |
41 | Oregon | Republican | Democrat | |
42 | Florida | Republican | Republican | |
43 | Nevada | Split | Republican | |
44 | South Dakota | Republican | Republican | |
45 | Colorado | Split | Republican | |
46 | Alabama | Democrat | Democrat | |
47 | Texas | Split | Republican | |
48 | New Hampshire | Republican | Democrat | |
49 | Tennessee | Democrat | Republican | |
50 | Alaska | Republican | Democrat |
Not sure there is a clear trend, though Republican Legislatures seem to keep taxes down.
I just found this thread again, and isn't Maine mind boggling! Ranks right up there. My! How proud our lawmakers must be. I'd like to kick them all in the butt who did this to people in Maine who choose to buy a legal product.
It never ceases to amaze me how they kick the "dirty smokers" around, but use us to balance state budgets. Most of them all have dirty hands in this. They talk out of both sides of their mouths. Thank God for Roll Your Own!
It's the American way to shop around and buy cheap, and by Gawd, we aren't paying these stupid, outrageous taxes again. They can pull the money out of their behinds. heh!
Talk about shooting the goose that laid the golden egg! The states all had it pretty good with cigarette tax money until they became big gluttons. They not only SHOT the goose, now they are try to gut it. The goose is gone!
I found out that each Mom & Pop's can also tack on "their little precentage," like 5%. So, it's really impossible to actually track down the EXACT taxes on cigarettes. Too many "hidden taxes" on this legal product.
INDIANA SMOKERS' CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE STATE ECONOMY - 2001
CALIFORNIA SMOKERS' CONTRIBUTION TO THE STATE ECONOMY - 2001
MICHIGAN SMOKERS' CONTRIBUTION TO THE STATE ECONOMY - 2001
ILLINOIS SMOKERS CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE STATE ECONOMY - 2001
MASSACHUSETTS SMOKERS' CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE STATE ECONOMY-2001
DELAWARE SMOKERS' CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE STATE ECOMOMY -2001
NEW YORK CITY SMOKERS' CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE STATE ECOMOMY -2001
RHODE ISLAND SMOKERS' CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE STATE ECONOMY 2001
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