The 10 states with the highest taxes

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The 10 states with the highest taxes
Think taxes are high where you live? See if you live in one of the states that the nonprofit Tax Foundation says have the highest tax burdens: the percentage of total income (what everybody in the state makes) that goes to state and local taxes.
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10. Oregon
- Tax burden: 10.3%
- National average: 9.9%
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9. Rhode Island
- Tax burden: 10.8%
- National average: 9.9%
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8. Minnesota
- Tax burden: 10.8%
- National average: 9.9%
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7. Maryland
- Tax burden: 10.9%
- National average: 9.9%
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6. California
- Tax burden: 11%
- National average: 9.9%
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5. Illinois
- Tax burden: 11%
- National average: 9.9%
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4. Wisconsin
- Tax burden: 11%
- National average: 9.9%
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3. New Jersey
- Tax burden: 12.2%
- National average: 9.9%
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2. Connecticut
- Tax burden: 12.6%
- National average: 9.9%
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1. New York
- Tax burden: 12.7%
- National average: 9.9%
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