General sales tax per capita, FY 2005-2006

Rank	State	General sales tax per capita		Rank	State	General sales tax per capita
1	Washington	$ 1,847		26	Alabama	$ 836
2	Hawaii	$ 1,832		27	North Dakota	$ 803
3	Wyoming	$ 1,560		28	Ohio	$ 802
4	Louisiana	$ 1,539		29	Michigan	$ 800
5	Tennessee	$ 1,359		30	Rhode Island	$ 800
6	Nevada	$ 1,331		31	Wisconsin	$ 791
7	Arkansas	$ 1,280		32	Maine	$ 788
8	New Mexico	$ 1,263		33	New Jersey	$ 786
9	Florida	$ 1,215		34	North Carolina	$ 766
10	Arizona	$ 1,210		35	Iowa	$ 762
11	South Dakota	$ 1,169		36	South Carolina	$ 760
12	NEW YORK	$ 1,129		37	Idaho	$ 735
13	California	$ 1,107		38	Illinois	$ 706
14	Mississippi	$ 1,048		39	Pennsylvania	$ 692
15	Kansas	$ 1,023		40	Kentucky	$ 656
16	Georgia	$ 1,014		41	Massachusetts	$ 623
17	Colorado	$ 1,010		42	West Virginia	$ 619
18	Texas	$ 958		43	Maryland	$ 602
19	Utah	$ 949		44	Virginia	$ 560
20	Nebraska	$ 932		45	Vermont	$ 529
21	Oklahoma	$ 890		46	Alaska	$ 256
22	Minnesota	$ 872		47	Delaware	N/A
23	Connecticut	$ 868		48	Montana	N/A
24	Indiana	$ 845		49	New Hampshire	N/A
25	Missouri	$ 844		50	Oregon	N/A
United States Total		$ 942
NYS +/- U.S.		20%
Source: Public Policy Institute Analysis of Census Bureau State and Local Government Finances: 2005-06

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