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Just the Facts - Key Economic and Social Indicators for New York State

State and local tax burden, FY 2004-2005

Rank, taxes
per capita
State
Taxes
per capita
Rank, taxes
per $1,000
personal income
Taxes per
$1000 personal
income
1
 NEW YORK
$5,768
2
$141
2
 Connecticut
$5,420
13
$113
3
 Wyoming
$5,275
1
$141
4
 New Jersey
$4,916
14
$113
5
 Massachusetts
$4,473
31
$103
6
 Alaska
$4,402
7
$121
7
 Hawaii
$4,358
6
$125
8
 Maryland
$4,288
30
$103
9
 Rhode Island
$4,218
9
$117
10
 Vermont
$4,155
5
$127
11
 Minnesota
$4,098
17
$110
12
 California
$4,074
18
$109
13
 Maine
$3,978
3
$128
14
 Delaware
$3,899
23
$105
15
 Illinois
$3,863
22
$106
16
 Wisconsin
$3,863
8
$118
17
 Nebraska
$3,755
12
$114
18
 Nevada
$3,754
36
$100
19
 Pennsylvania
$3,721
21
$107
20
 Washington
$3,664
33
$102
21
 Virginia
$3,660
42
$96
22
 Ohio
$3,640
11
$114
23
 Michigan
$3,492
20
$107
24
 Kansas
$3,423
24
$105
25
 Indiana
$3,410
16
$110
26
 Florida
$3,375
39
$97
27
 Colorado
$3,355
46
$89
28
 North Dakota
$3,336
25
$104
29
 New Hampshire
$3,315
47
$88
30
 Iowa
$3,284
27
$104
31
 Louisiana
$3,181
4
$128
32
 New Mexico
$3,167
15
$112
33
 North Carolina
$3,146
32
$102
34
 Arizona
$3,080
34
$101
35
 West Virginia
$3,074
10
$116
36
 Oregon
$3,060
40
$97
37
 Texas
$3,026
45
$91
38
 Georgia
$3,018
41
$97
39
 Missouri
$3,002
43
$95
40
 Kentucky
$2,940
28
$104
41
 Idaho
$2,933
29
$103
42
 Utah
$2,916
26
$104
43
 Montana
$2,910
37
$100
44
 Arkansas
$2,905
19
$108
45
 Oklahoma
$2,849
44
$95
46
 South Carolina
$2,773
38
$98
47
 South Dakota
$2,697
50
$85
48
 Tennessee
$2,670
49
$87
49
 Mississippi
$2,583
35
$101
50
 Alabama
$2,574
48
$88
United States
$3,705
$107
NYS % +/- U.S.
56%
32%
Source: Public Policy Institute Analysis of Census Bureau State and Local Government Finances: 2004-05