Chart: Tax burden by state

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Published January 13, 2015
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Every state has a different taxing strategy. Those that get a heavy dose of tourism tend to rely on sales taxes, while others lean harder on oil drillers and coal miners operating in the state. The list below reveals the top tax revenue for each state, along with the percentage it contributes to the total tax collection. Income tax figures include individual income taxes and corporate net income taxes. We also show the states that tax groceries. The data come from the U.S. Census and the Tax Foundation.
Tax burden by state |
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State | Top tax revenue | % of total | Food tax? |
Alabama | Sales and excise taxes | 50.8 | Yes |
Alaska | Natural resource taxes | 78.3 | No |
Arizona | Sales and excise taxes | 60.9 | No |
Arkansas | Sales and excise taxes | 46.8 | Yes |
California | Income taxes | 55.8 | No |
Colorado | Income taxes | 55.0 | No |
Connecticut | Income taxes | 52.0 | No |
Delaware | Income taxes | 43.0 | No |
Florida | Sales and excise taxes | 82.5 | No |
Georgia | Income taxes | 53.8 | No |
Hawaii | Sales and excise taxes | 64.5 | Yes |
Idaho | Sales and excise taxes | 49.5 | Yes |
Illinois | Income taxes | 54.2 | Yes |
Indiana | Sales and excise taxes | 60.8 | No |
Iowa | Income taxes | 46.2 | No |
Kansas | Sales and excise taxes | 49.1 | Yes |
Kentucky | Sales and excise taxes | 47.3 | No |
Louisiana | Sales and excise taxes | 53.9 | No |
Maine | Sales and excise taxes | 45.8 | No |
Maryland | Income taxes | 47.7 | No |
Massachusetts | Income taxes | 61.8 | No |
Michigan | Sales and excise taxes | 48.9 | No |
Minnesota | Income taxes | 49.0 | No |
Mississippi | Sales and excise taxes | 61.8 | Yes |
Missouri | Income taxes | 51.7 | Yes |
Montana | Income taxes | 46.0 | No |
Nebraska | Income taxes | 50.4 | No |
Nevada | Sales and excise taxes | 77.8 | No |
New Hampshire | Sales and excise taxes | 39.9 | No |
New Jersey | Income taxes | 49.5 | No |
New Mexico | Sales and excise taxes | 51.0 | No |
New York | Income taxes | 61.3 | No |
North Carolina | Income taxes | 52.0 | No |
North Dakota | Natural resource taxes | 46.4 | No |
Ohio | Sales and excise taxes | 49.9 | No |
Oklahoma | Sales and excise taxes | 43.3 | Yes |
Oregon | Income taxes | 73.4 | No |
Pennsylvania | Sales and excise taxes | 50.4 | No |
Rhode Island | Sales and excise taxes | 51.6 | No |
South Carolina | Sales and excise taxes | 51.3 | No |
South Dakota | Sales and excise taxes | 80.1 | Yes |
Tennessee | Sales and excise taxes | 73.8 | Yes |
Texas | Sales and excise taxes | 76.0 | No |
Utah | Income taxes | 50.3 | Yes |
Vermont | Sales and excise taxes | 34.2 | No |
Virginia | Income taxes | 60.8 | Yes |
Washington | Sales and excise taxes | 78.5 | No |
West Virginia | Sales and excise taxes | 48.0 | Yes |
Wisconsin | Income taxes | 49.5 | No |
Wyoming | Natural resource taxes | 39.9 | No |
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