The U.S. Census Bureau has released state-by-state tax burden data for 2004:

Per Capita Tax Burden
State	Per Capita Tax Burden
1. Hawaii	$3,050.03
2. Wyoming	$2,973.87
3. Connecticut	$2,941.21
4. Minnesota	$2,890.90
5. Delaware	$2,862.03
6. Vermont	$2,844.96
7. Massachusetts	$2,628.26
8. New Jersey	$2,415.82
9. California	$2,391.65
10. Michigan	$2,381.34
11. New York	$2,376.77
12. Wisconsin	$2,296.20
U.S.	$2,025.98
38. Iowa	$1,741.66
39. Utah	$1,733.15
40. Oregon	$1,699.54
41. Arizona	$1,673.57
42. Georgia	$1,633,84
43. South Carolina	$1,620.67
44. Tennessee	$1,617.03
45. Missouri	$1,583.28
46. Alabama	$1,550.99
47. New Hampshire	$1,543.79
48. Colorado	$1,532.26
49. South Dakota	$1,378.37
50. Texas	$1,368.45

For press reports, see Associated Press, State Tax Burdens Jump Across the Nation