The Nelson A. Rockefeller Institute of Government reports that state tax revenues surged 9.1% in the first quarter of 2011, the fasted rate of growth in five years. Here are the ten states with the biggest and smallest tax revenue gains:
1
North Dakota
39.4%
2
Illinois
22.2%
3
Delaware
20.7%
4
North Carolina
20.3%
5
Oregon
19.2%
6
South Carolina
17.2%
7
West Virginia
17.2%
8
Louisiana
14.6%
9
Oklahoma
14.4%
10
Michigan
14.0%
41
Washington
5.3%
42
Tennessee
5.1%
43
Rhode Island
4.6%
44
Maryland
4.2%
45
Mississippi
3.4%
46
Arkansas
3.1%
47
Alabama
3.1%
48
Pennsylvania
2.9%
49
Missouri
2.4%
50
New Hampshire
(0.1%)



