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Table 30Federal Taxes Per Capita, 2000
Rank
State
Amt.
Rank
State
Amt.
1
Connecticut
$12,049
27
Missouri
$6,496
2
New Jersey
10,074
28
Nebraska
6,444
3
Massachusetts
9,497
29
Indiana
6,376
4
NEW YORK
$8,771
30
Arizona
6,361
5
Illinois
8,396
31
Vermont
6,205
6
Maryland
8,313
32
North Carolina
6,201
7
New Hampshire
8,307
33
Iowa
6,185
8
Washington
8,033
34
Tennessee
6,122
9
Delaware
7,903
35
Hawaii
5,868
10
Colorado
7,869
36
Maine
5,780
11
Nevada
7,847
37
South Dakota
5,698
12
California
7,715
38
South Carolina
5,612
13
Minnesota
7,612
39
Alabama
5,435
14
Florida
7,586
40
Kentucky
5,431
15
Michigan
7,356
41
North Dakota
5,421
16
Rhode Island
7,174
42
Louisiana
5,375
17
Pennsylvania
7,158
43
Utah
5,330
18
Virginia
7,143
44
Oklahoma
5,218
19
Wyoming
6,901
45
Idaho
5,135
20
Wisconsin
6,748
46
Montana
4,993
21
Oregon
6,746
47
Arkansas
4,943
22
Texas
6,735
48
New Mexico
4,902
23
Alaska
6,716
49
Mississippi
4,598
24
Georgia
6,709
50
West Virginia
4,555
25
Kansas
6,700
U.S. average $7,238
26
Ohio
6,669
N.Y.S. % above avg. 21.2%
Source: Tax Foundation
New York's tax burden is relatively high because of the "progressive" nature of the federal tax code and relatively high incomes in New York.
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