Table 18
Change in State-only Taxes Per Capita, 1995-97
Rank	State	Amt.		Rank	State	Amt.
1	Louisiana	20.4%		27	Connecticut	9.2%
2	Minnesota	18.4%		28	Idaho	8.7%
3	Missouri	14.1%		29	Ohio	7.8%
4	Massachusetts	13.9%		30	Virginia	7.8%
5	Nebraska	13.4%		31	Hawaii	7.4%
6	California	13.3%		32	Kentucky	7.2%
7	Oklahoma	13.3%		33	North Carolina	7.1%
8	Colorado	12.4%		34	West Virginia	7.1%
9	Michigan	12.1%		35	Delaware	7.1%
10	Indiana	12.0%		36	Utah	6.6%
11	Wisconsin	11.7%		37	Pennsylvania	6.5%
12	Oregon	11.7%		38	Washington	6.4%
13	Vermont	11.5%		39	Alabama	6.4%
14	Maine	11.3%		40	New Mexico	6.2%
15	Illinois	11.2%		41	Iowa	6.1%
16	Kansas	11.0%		42	Maryland	5.6%
17	North Dakota	11.0%		43	New Jersey	4.5%
18	Rhode Island	10.7%		44	Montana	2.7%
19	Georgia	10.6%		45	Nevada	2.6%
20	South Carolina	10.3%		46	Arizona	1.7%
21	Mississippi	10.2%		47	NEW YORK	1.6%
22	Florida	9.8%		48	Wyoming	-0.6%
23	Tennessee	9.7%		49	New Hampshire	-2.5%
24	Arkansas	9.7%		50	Alaska	-16.5%
25	South Dakota	9.3%
26	Texas	9.2%		U.S. Average		9.1%
Source: Public Policy Institute calculations, based on U.S. Census Bureau data
Major reductions in taxes on personal income and businesses held New Yorkers' tax burden in check, while those in most other states rose.