Overall Tax Burden by State
|
Overall Rank (1=Highest) | State |
Total Tax Burden (%) |
Property Tax Burden (%) |
Individual Income Tax Burden (%) |
Total Sales & Excise Tax Burden (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York | 13.04% | 4.62% | 4.78% | 3.64% |
| 2 | Hawaii | 11.57% | 2.20% | 2.85% | 6.52% |
| 3 | Maine | 11.02% | 4.80% | 2.69% | 3.53% |
| 4 | Vermont | 10.94% | 5.20% | 2.32% | 3.42% |
| 5 | Minnesota | 10.37% | 3.00% | 3.70% | 3.67% |
| 6 | Connecticut | 10.19% | 4.17% | 3.34% | 2.68% |
| 7 | Rhode Island | 10.14% | 4.70% | 2.31% | 3.13% |
| 8 | Illinois | 10.08% | 4.11% | 2.44% | 3.53% |
| 9 | New Jersey | 10.02% | 5.12% | 2.46% | 2.44% |
| 10 | California | 9.57% | 2.66% | 3.65% | 3.26% |
| 11 | Ohio | 9.48% | 2.90% | 2.71% | 3.87% |
| 12 | Maryland | 9.45% | 2.77% | 3.92% | 2.76% |
| 13 | West Virginia | 9.40% | 2.43% | 2.87% | 4.10% |
| 14 | Iowa | 9.32% | 3.43% | 2.50% | 3.39% |
| 14 | Mississippi | 9.32% | 2.80% | 1.72% | 4.80% |
| 16 | Wisconsin | 9.26% | 3.52% | 2.67% | 3.07% |
| 17 | Nebraska | 9.17% | 3.83% | 2.39% | 2.95% |
| 18 | Massachusetts | 9.03% | 3.60% | 3.40% | 2.03% |
| 19 | Arkansas | 8.99% | 1.79% | 2.29% | 4.91% |
| 20 | New Mexico | 8.94% | 2.03% | 1.75% | 5.16% |
| 21 | Kentucky | 8.79% | 2.03% | 3.16% | 3.60% |
| 22 | North Dakota | 8.69% | 2.20% | 1.28% | 5.21% |
| 23 | Pennsylvania | 8.66% | 2.98% | 2.56% | 3.12% |
| 24 | Indiana | 8.56% | 2.33% | 2.33% | 3.90% |
| 25 | Kansas | 8.54% | 3.07% | 1.66% | 3.81% |
| 26 | Michigan | 8.53% | 3.21% | 2.18% | 3.14% |
| 27 | Louisiana | 8.43% | 2.03% | 1.49% | 4.91% |
| 28 | Oregon | 8.38% | 3.17% | 4.10% | 1.11% |
| 29 | Utah | 8.36% | 2.46% | 2.66% | 3.24% |
| 30 | North Carolina | 8.32% | 2.30% | 2.70% | 3.32% |
| 31 | Arizona | 8.21% | 2.62% | 1.39% | 4.20% |
| 31 | Nevada | 8.21% | 2.23% | 0.00% | 5.98% |
| 33 | Texas | 8.15% | 3.70% | 0.00% | 4.45% |
| 33 | Washington | 8.15% | 2.66% | 0.00% | 5.49% |
| 35 | Colorado | 8.10% | 2.67% | 2.26% | 3.17% |
| 36 | Georgia | 8.09% | 2.75% | 2.31% | 3.03% |
| 37 | Wyoming | 8.03% | 4.17% | 0.00% | 3.86% |
| 38 | Missouri | 7.95% | 2.34% | 2.42% | 3.19% |
| 39 | South Carolina | 7.88% | 2.91% | 1.97% | 3.00% |
| 40 | Idaho | 7.87% | 2.48% | 2.30% | 3.09% |
| 41 | Virginia | 7.77% | 2.92% | 2.73% | 2.12% |
| 42 | Montana | 7.64% | 3.55% | 2.69% | 1.40% |
| 43 | Alabama | 7.24% | 1.41% | 1.86% | 3.97% |
| 44 | South Dakota | 7.22% | 2.90% | 0.00% | 4.32% |
| 45 | Oklahoma | 7.17% | 1.54% | 1.89% | 3.74% |
| 46 | New Hampshire | 7.07% | 5.60% | 0.13% | 1.34% |
| 47 | Florida | 6.64% | 2.72% | 0.00% | 3.92% |
| 48 | Tennessee | 6.47% | 2.05% | 0.11% | 4.31% |
| 49 | Delaware | 5.68% | 1.82% | 2.70% | 1.16% |
| 50 | Alaska | 4.94% | 3.54% | 0.00% | 1.40% |
