The Tax Foundation has released a free pdf version of its popular annual book, Facts & Figures 2012: How Does Your State Compare?:

How do taxes in your state compare nationally? This convenient pocket-size booklet compares the 50 states on 37 different measures of taxing and spending, including individual and corporate income tax rates, business tax climates, excise taxes, tax burdens and state spending.

In 1941, we introduced our first edition of Facts & Figures. “There is need for concise and accurate data,” we wrote. “Facts give a broader perspective, facts dissipate predilections and prejudices… [and] this collection of data is an important step to meet the challenge presented by the broad problems of public finance.” 

Facts & Figures 2012: How Does Your State Compare? builds on these seven decades of tradition. Mailed to every state legislator and governor, this handbook is designed to be a pocket- and purse-sized guide to state ranks on tax rates, collections, burdens, and more.