The Public Policy Institute


Table 30

Federal 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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