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Taxation by country
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State tax levels indicate both the tax burden and the services a state can afford to provide residents.
States use a different combination of sales, income, excise taxes, and user fees, some imposed directly on residents and other imposed indirectly. This table ranks the states of the United States on a per capita basis.
Note, however, that this table does not necessarily reflect the actual tax burdens borne directly by individual persons or businesses in a state. For example, the direct state tax burden on individuals in Alaska is far lower than the table would indicate. The state has no direct personal income tax and does not collect a sales tax at the state level, although it allows local governments to collect their own sales taxes. Alaska collects most of its revenue from corporate taxes on the oil and gas industry.
Note also that this table does not take into consideration the taxing and spending of local governments within states, which can vary widely, and sometimes disproportionately with state tax burdens.
| Rank | State | Total tax revenue (2007) | Population (2007 estimate) | Tax revenue per capita |
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| 1 | Alaska | $3,442,930,000 | 681,111 | $5,054.87 |
| 2 | Vermont | $2,558,806,000 | 620,748 | $4,122.13 |
| 3 | Hawaii | $5,093,842,000 | 1,277,356 | $3,987.80 |
| 4 | Wyoming | $2,025,090,000 | 523,252 | $3,870.20 |
| 5 | Connecticut | $12,847,554,000 | 3,489,868 | $3,681.39 |
| 6 | Minnesota | $17,780,164,000 | 5,182,360 | $3,430.90 |
| 7 | Delaware | $2,905,905,000 | 861,953 | $3,371.30 |
| 8 | New Jersey | $29,106,788,000 | 8,653,126 | $3,363.73 |
| 9 | New York | $63,161,582,000 | 19,429,316 | $3,250.84 |
| 10 | Massachusetts | $20,666,972,000 | 6,467,915 | $3,195.31 |
| 11 | California | $114,736,981,000 | 36,377,534 | $3,154.06 |
| 12 | North Dakota | $1,782,990,000 | 637,904 | $2,795.08 |
| 13 | Washington | $17,692,767,000 | 6,449,511 | $2,743.27 |
| 14 | Maine | $3,581,680,000 | 1,315,398 | $2,722.89 |
| 15 | Maryland | $15,094,183,000 | 5,618,899 | $2,686.32 |
| 16 | New Mexico | $5,205,322,000 | 1,964,402 | $2,649.83 |
| 17 | Rhode Island | $2,766,046,000 | 1,053,136 | $2,626.49 |
| 18 | Arkansas | $7,391,778,000 | 2,830,557 | $2,611.42 |
| 19 | Wisconsin | $14,482,624,000 | 5,598,893 | $2,586.69 |
| 20 | West Virginia | $4,654,213,000 | 1,809,836 | $2,571.62 |
| 21 | North Carolina | $22,612,798,000 | 9,041,594 | $2,500.97 |
| 22 | Louisiana | $10,863,502,000 | 4,373,310 | $2,484.05 |
| 23 | Pennsylvania | $30,837,657,000 | 12,419,930 | $2,482.92 |
| 24 | Kansas | $6,893,359,000 | 2,777,382 | $2,481.96 |
| 25 | Nevada | $6,304,753,000 | 2,554,344 | $2,468.25 |
| 26 | Montana | $2,319,992,000 | 956,624 | $2,425.19 |
| 27 | Virginia | $18,571,160,000 | 7,698,775 | $2,412.22 |
| 28 | Illinois | $30,578,017,000 | 12,825,809 | $2,384.10 |
| 29 | Michigan | $23,848,753,000 | 10,049,790 | $2,373.06 |
| 30 | Idaho | $3,536,574,000 | 1,496,145 | $2,363.79 |
| 31 | Kentucky | $9,895,207,000 | 4,236,308 | $2,335.81 |
| 32 | Nebraska | $4,071,032,000 | 1,769,473 | $2,300.70 |
| 33 | Oklahoma | $8,267,606,000 | 3,608,123 | $2,291.39 |
| 34 | Indiana | $14,008,033,000 | 6,335,862 | $2,210.91 |
| 35 | Utah | $5,889,423,000 | 2,668,925 | $2,206.66 |
| 36 | Mississippi | $6,394,513,000 | 2,921,030 | $2,189.13 |
| 37 | Iowa | $6,469,752,000 | 2,983,360 | $2,168.61 |
| 38 | Ohio | $24,810,567,000 | 11,477,641 | $2,161.64 |
| 39 | Oregon | $7,742,862,000 | 3,735,549 | $2,072.75 |
| 40 | South Carolina | $8,688,935,000 | 4,404,914 | $1,972.55 |
| 41 | Florida | $35,738,291,000 | 18,199,526 | $1,963.69 |
| 42 | Arizona | $12,396,587,000 | 6,353,421 | $1,951.17 |
| 43 | Alabama | $8,868,314,000 | 4,626,595 | $1,916.81 |
| 44 | Georgia | $18,170,913,000 | 9,523,297 | $1,908.05 |
| 45 | Colorado | $9,205,912,000 | 4,842,770 | $1,900.96 |
| 46 | Tennessee | $11,370,768,000 | 6,149,116 | $1,849.17 |
| 47 | Missouri | $10,704,834,000 | 5,878,399 | $1,821.05 |
| 48 | Texas | $40,314,714,000 | 23,843,432 | $1,690.81 |
| 49 | New Hampshire | $2,175,057,000 | 1,312,256 | $1,657.49 |
| 50 | South Dakota | $1,257,084,000 | 795,689 | $1,579.87 |
| TOTAL | $749,785,186,000 | 300,702,464 | $2,493.45 |
| Rank | State | Tax revenue per capita (2007) | Personal income per capita (2007) | Tax revenue as % of personal income |
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| 39 | Alabama | $1,916.81 | $33,643 | 5.70% |
| 1 | Alaska | $5,054.87 | $43,321 | 11.67% |
| 36 | Arizona | $1,951.17 | $32,953 | 5.92% |
| 4 | Arkansas | $2,611.42 | $31,266 | 8.35% |
| 12 | California | $3,154.06 | $42,696 | 7.39% |
| 47 | Colorado | $1,900.96 | $42,377 | 4.49% |
| 25 | Connecticut | $3,681.39 | $56,248 | 6.54% |
| 7 | Delaware | $3,371.30 | $40,852 | 8.25% |
| 46 | Florida | $1,963.69 | $39,070 | 5.03% |
| 41 | Georgia | $1,908.05 | $33,975 | 5.62% |
| 3 | Hawaii | $3,987.80 | $40,490 | 9.85% |
| 13 | Idaho | $2,363.79 | $32,133 | 7.36% |
| 42 | Illinois | $2,384.10 | $42,397 | 5.62% |
| 27 | Indiana | $2,210.91 | $34,103 | 6.48% |
| 37 | Iowa | $2,168.61 | $36,680 | 5.91% |
| 24 | Kansas | $2,481.96 | $37,978 | 6.54% |
| 14 | Kentucky | $2,335.81 | $31,826 | 7.34% |
| 20 | Louisiana | $2,484.05 | $36,271 | 6.85% |
| 10 | Maine | $2,722.89 | $35,381 | 7.70% |
| 43 | Maryland | $2,686.32 | $48,091 | 5.59% |
| 29 | Massachusetts | $3,195.31 | $50,735 | 6.30% |
| 22 | Michigan | $2,373.06 | $35,299 | 6.72% |
| 8 | Minnesota | $3,430.90 | $42,772 | 8.02% |
| 11 | Mississippi | $2,189.13 | $29,569 | 7.40% |
| 45 | Missouri | $1,821.05 | $35,228 | 5.17% |
| 18 | Montana | $2,425.19 | $34,256 | 7.08% |
| 34 | Nebraska | $2,300.70 | $37,730 | 6.10% |
| 33 | Nevada | $2,468.25 | $40,353 | 6.12% |
| 50 | New Hampshire | $1,657.49 | $42,830 | 3.87% |
| 23 | New Jersey | $3,363.73 | $50,919 | 6.61% |
| 6 | New Mexico | $2,649.83 | $32,091 | 8.26% |
| 21 | New York | $3,250.84 | $48,076 | 6.76% |
| 16 | North Carolina | $2,500.97 | $34,439 | 7.26% |
| 17 | North Dakota | $2,795.08 | $39,321 | 7.11% |
| 35 | Ohio | $2,161.64 | $35,511 | 6.09% |
| 30 | Oklahoma | $2,291.39 | $36,899 | 6.21% |
| 38 | Oregon | $2,072.75 | $35,956 | 5.76% |
| 32 | Pennsylvania | $2,482.92 | $40,265 | 6.17% |
| 28 | Rhode Island | $2,626.49 | $41,008 | 6.40% |
| 31 | South Carolina | $1,972.55 | $31,884 | 6.19% |
| 49 | South Dakota | $1,579.87 | $37,375 | 4.23% |
| 44 | Tennessee | $1,849.17 | $34,330 | 5.39% |
| 48 | Texas | $1,690.81 | $38,575 | 4.38% |
| 15 | Utah | $2,206.66 | $30,291 | 7.28% |
| 2 | Vermont | $4,122.13 | $38,880 | 10.60% |
| 40 | Virginia | $2,412.22 | $42,876 | 5.63% |
| 26 | Washington | $2,743.27 | $42,356 | 6.48% |
| 5 | West Virginia | $2,571.62 | $30,831 | 8.34% |
| 19 | Wisconsin | $2,586.69 | $37,314 | 6.93% |
| 9 | Wyoming | $3,870.20 | $49,719 | 7.78% |
| UNWEIGHTED ARITHMETIC MEAN | $2,580.04 | $38,589 | 6.70% |
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