The U.S. Census Bureau has released States Ranked by Total Taxes and Per Capita Amount: 2005. Here are the Top 10 and Bottom 10 states as ranked by per capita tax burden:
- 1. Vermont $3,600.16
- 2. Hawaii $3,477.93
- 3. Wyoming $3,417.77
- 4. Connecticut $3,300.49
- 5. Delaware $3,228.79
- 6. Minnesota $3,093.93
- 7. Massachusetts $2,815.23
- 8. Alaska $2,786.90
- 9. California $2,724.31
- 10. New Jersey $2,630.31
- U.S. Average $2,192.27
- 41. Oregon $1,791.45
- 42. Georgia $1,727.73
- 43. South Carolina $1,719.95
- 44. Alabama $1,711.27
- 45. Tennessee $1,678.23
- 46. Missouri $1,645.49
- 47. Colorado $1,639.54
- 48. New Hampshire $1,543.62
- 49. Texas $1,434.16
- 50. South Dakota $1,430.46
6 responses to “Census Bureau Releases State-by-State Per Capita Tax Burden”
Interesting Tax Stats
Paul Caron, owner of the Tax Prof Blog, has posted some interesting information that I wanted to mention. First, he links to a new IRS publication that shows the tax share data for 2003 (PDF file). Interesting excerpt: Top 5…
Interesting Tax Stats
Paul Caron, owner of the Tax Prof Blog, has posted some interesting information that I wanted to mention. First, he links to a new IRS publication that shows the tax share data for 2003 (PDF file). Interesting excerpt: Top 5…
Isn’t it interesting that all but 2 (Wyoming & Alaska) of the states in the top 10 are BLUE and all but 2 (Oregon & New Hampshire) of the states in the bottom 10 are RED. The BLUE states pay the RED states’ way. . .
Isn’t it interesting that all but 2 (Wyoming & Alaska) of the states in the top 10 are BLUE and all but 2 (Oregon & New Hampshire) of the states in the bottom 10 are RED. The BLUE states pay the RED states’ way. . .
Uh, couldn’t it also be that the top 10 states spend state taxes on wasteful projects? This includes all taxes, not just federal taxes. Nice try though.
Uh, couldn’t it also be that the top 10 states spend state taxes on wasteful projects? This includes all taxes, not just federal taxes. Nice try though.