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State Taxes
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The average taxpayer's total state and local tax burden for 2006
in each of
50 states including the District of Columbia.
Taxes by state |
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State |
Gasoline* |
Cigarettes |
Retail sales** |
All
state, local taxes*** |
Rank |
All federal,
state,
local taxes*** |
Rank |
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Alabama |
20.3 |
$0.42 |
4% |
8.8% |
46 |
27.5% |
50 |
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Alaska |
8 |
$1.80 |
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6.6% |
50 |
27.9% |
49 |
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Arizona |
19 |
$2.00 |
5.6 |
10.1% |
32 |
29.9% |
29 |
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Arkansas |
21.8 |
$0.59 |
6 |
10.3% |
27 |
29.1% |
40 |
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California |
40.1 |
$0.87 |
7.25 |
10.9% |
15 |
32.7% |
9 |
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Colorado |
22 |
$0.84 |
2.9 |
9.8% |
38 |
30.7% |
23 |
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Connecticut |
40.5 |
$1.51 |
6 |
11.3% |
9 |
35.9% |
1 |
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Delaware |
23 |
$0.55 |
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8.4% |
48 |
29.7% |
33 |
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Florida |
31.9 |
$0.34 |
6 |
9.7% |
39 |
31.0% |
21 |
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Georgia |
21.3 |
$0.37 |
4 |
10.4% |
25 |
30.6% |
25 |
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Hawaii |
31.8 |
$1.60 |
4# |
11.7% |
5 |
31.2% |
17 |
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Idaho |
25 |
$0.57 |
6 |
10.2% |
31 |
29.0% |
42 |
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Illinois |
32.5 |
$0.98 |
6.25 |
10.9% |
14 |
32.7% |
10 |
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Indiana |
26.6 |
$0.56 |
6 |
11.0% |
12 |
30.7% |
24 |
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Iowa |
22 |
$0.36 |
5 |
10.4% |
26 |
29.4% |
36 |
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Kansas |
25 |
$0.79 |
5.3 |
10.7% |
18 |
30.5% |
26 |
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Kentucky |
18.5 |
$0.30 |
6 |
10.7% |
20 |
29.8% |
31 |
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Louisiana |
20 |
$0.36 |
4 |
11.0% |
11 |
29.2% |
37 |
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Maine |
28.3 |
$2.00 |
5 |
13.5% |
1 |
33.1% |
7 |
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Maryland |
23.5 |
$1.00 |
5 |
10.7% |
19 |
32.0% |
13 |
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Massachusetts |
23.5 |
$1.51 |
5 |
10.3% |
28 |
33.4% |
6 |
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Michigan |
30.8 |
$2.00 |
6 |
10.8% |
16 |
31.1% |
19 |
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Minnesota |
22 |
$1.49 |
6.5 |
11.9% |
4 |
33.6% |
5 |
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Mississippi |
18.8 |
$0.18 |
7 |
10.2% |
29 |
28.0% |
48 |
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Missouri |
17.6 |
$0.17 |
4.225 |
9.9% |
34 |
29.4% |
35 |
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Montana |
27.8 |
$1.70 |
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9.5% |
42 |
29.0% |
43 |
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Nebraska |
28 |
$0.64 |
5.5 |
11.6% |
6 |
30.9% |
22 |
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Nevada |
32.5 |
$0.80 |
6.5 |
9.5% |
43 |
31.6% |
14 |
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New Hampshire |
19.6 |
$0.80 |
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7.3% |
49 |
29.2% |
39 |
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New Jersey |
14.5 |
$2.58 |
7 |
10.8% |
17 |
34.3% |
3 |
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New Mexico |
18 |
$0.91 |
5 |
9.9% |
36 |
28.5% |
45 |
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New York |
41.7 |
$1.50 |
4 |
12.9% |
2 |
35.1% |
2 |
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North Carolina |
30.2 |
$0.35 |
4.5 |
10.5% |
23 |
30.3% |
27 |
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North Dakota |
23 |
$0.44 |
5 |
9.8% |
37 |
29.8% |
30 |
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Ohio |
28 |
$1.25 |
5.5 |
12.0% |
3 |
31.3% |
16 |
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Oklahoma |
17 |
$1.03 |
4.5 |
9.6% |
40 |
28.2% |
47 |
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Oregon |
24.9 |
$1.18 |
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9.9% |
35 |
30.2% |
28 |
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Pennsylvania |
32.3 |
$1.35 |
6 |
10.4% |
24 |
31.2% |
18 |
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Rhode Island |
31 |
$2.46 |
7 |
11.5% |
8 |
33.0% |
8 |
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South Carolina |
16.8 |
$0.07 |
5 |
10.2% |
30 |
29.2% |
38 |
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South Dakota |
24 |
$1.53 |
4 |
9.2% |
45 |
28.9% |
44 |
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Tennessee |
21.4 |
$0.20 |
7 |
8.6% |
47 |
28.2% |
46 |
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Texas |
20 |
$1.41 |
6.25 |
9.4% |
44 |
29.7% |
32 |
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Utah |
24.5 |
$0.70 |
4.75 |
10.5% |
22 |
29.5% |
34 |
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Vermont |
20 |
$1.79 |
6 |
11.1% |
10 |
31.3% |
15 |
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Virginia |
19.2 |
$0.30 |
5 |
9.5% |
41 |
31.1% |
20 |
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Washington |
34 |
$2.03 |
6.5 |
10.9% |
13 |
33.7% |
4 |
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West Virginia |
27 |
$0.55 |
6 |
10.6% |
21 |
29.1% |
41 |
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Wisconsin |
32.9 |
$0.77 |
5 |
11.6% |
7 |
32.2% |
12 |
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Wyoming |
14 |
$0.60 |
4 |
10.1% |
33 |
32.4% |
11 |
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District of Columbia |
20 |
$1.00 |
5.75 |
12.8% |
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35.1% |
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*Additional federal levy is 18.4 cents nationwide
**Base state rate (local tax may be higher)
***Average, as percentage of income
#General excise tax instead of sales tax
Sources: Tax Foundation, Tax Policy Center, American Petroleum
Institute,
American Lung Association
Author’s note:
The intent of
termlifeamerica.com is to inform and
motivate the general public into action. One should consider only a qualified
practicing legal individual or entity; in the state
in which you reside for tax advice.
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Connecticut - CT,
Delaware - DE, District of Columbia - DC,
Florida - FL,
Georgia - GA,
Idaho - ID,
Illinois - IL,
Indiana - IN,
Iowa - IA,
Kansas - KS,
Kentucky - KY,
Louisiana - LA,
Maine - ME,
Maryland - MD,
Massachusetts - MA,
Michigan - MI,
Mississippi - MS,
Missouri - MO,
Montana - MT,
Nebraska - NE,
New Mexico - NM,
New Jersey - NJ,
New York - NY,
North Carolina - NC,
North Dakota - ND,
Ohio - OH,
Oklahoma - OK,
Pennsylvania - PA,
Rhode Island - RI,
South Carolina - SC,
South Dakota - SD,
Tennessee - TN,
Texas - TX,
Utah - UT,
Vermont - VT,
Virginia - VA, and
Wisconsin - WI.
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