Table 16
State and Local Taxes Per $1,000 Personal Income, 1996
Rank	State	Amt.		Rank	State	Amt.
1	Alaska	$159		27	Ohio	$111
2	NEW YORK	$144		28	Georgia	111
3	Wisconsin	133		29	Montana	111
4	Hawaii	132		30	Delaware	109
5	Minnesota	132		31	Illinois	109
6	Maine	129		32	Michigan	109
7	New Mexico	126		33	North Carolina	109
8	Vermont	122		34	Oklahoma	108
9	Connecticut	121		35	Arkansas	108
10	North Dakota	121		36	Oregon	107
11	Utah	121		37	Maryland	106
12	Washington	120		38	Pennsylvania	106
13	Nebraska	119		39	South Carolina	105
14	Arizona	118		40	Indiana	104
15	Iowa	117		41	Colorado	103
16	Wyoming	117		42	Florida	103
17	New Jersey	116		43	Texas	103
18	Kentucky	116		44	Louisiana	103
19	Idaho	116		45	Missouri	101
20	Rhode Island	115		46	South Dakota	101
21	Nevada	114		47	Virginia	98
22	Kansas	114		48	Alabama	94
23	Mississippi	114		49	Tennessee	90
24	California	113		50	New Hampshire	89
25	West Virginia	113		U.S. average		$113
26	Massachusetts	112		N.Y.S. % above avg.		27.4%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau data, calculations by The Public Policy Institute
The U.S. average, $113, is at the same level as in 1991; New York's burden has fallen since then from $151, or 34% above average.