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Local taxes per capita and state taxes per capita, FY 2005-2006

Rank, local taxes per capita
State
Local taxes per capita
Rank, state taxes per capita
State taxes per capita
1 NEW YORK $ 3,432 11 $ 2,973
2 New Jersey $ 2,412 10 $ 3,011
3 Connecticut $ 2,208 5 $ 3,461
4 Maryland $ 1,988 14 $ 2,604
5 Wyoming $ 1,969 1 $ 4,121
6 Illinois $ 1,872 31 $ 2,192
7 New Hampshire $ 1,853 48 $ 1,582
8 Colorado $ 1,831 45 $ 1,793
9 Rhode Island $ 1,816 15 $ 2,568
10 Alaska $ 1,762 4 $ 3,708
11 Massachusetts $ 1,746 9 $ 3,013
12 Virginia $ 1,684 29 $ 2,249
13 Maine $ 1,670 12 $ 2,723
14 Texas $ 1,665 49 $ 1,557
15 Nebraska $ 1,648 30 $ 2,240
16 Florida $ 1,630 38 $ 2,056
17 Ohio $ 1,630 36 $ 2,138
18 Pennsylvania $ 1,609 24 $ 2,335
19 Wisconsin $ 1,531 20 $ 2,483
20 Kansas $ 1,511 26 $ 2,270
21 Georgia $ 1,494 43 $ 1,819
22 Indiana $ 1,477 33 $ 2,158
23 Nevada $ 1,447 21 $ 2,466
24 California $ 1,437 8 $ 3,054
25 Louisiana $ 1,416 28 $ 2,251
26 Missouri $ 1,392 47 $ 1,742
27 Iowa $ 1,387 39 $ 2,052
28 Washington $ 1,369 16 $ 2,566
29 South Dakota $ 1,345 50 $ 1,521
30 Arizona $ 1,306 41 $ 1,928
31 Oregon $ 1,300 40 $ 2,051
32 Michigan $ 1,219 23 $ 2,349
33 North Dakota $ 1,173 17 $ 2,551
34 Utah $ 1,106 35 $ 2,142
35 Tennessee $ 1,091 46 $ 1,764
36 South Carolina $ 1,084 44 $ 1,796
37 North Carolina $ 1,063 25 $ 2,326
38 Minnesota $ 998 6 $ 3,354
39 Hawaii $ 996 3 $ 3,826
40 Oklahoma $ 961 32 $ 2,184
41 New Mexico $ 954 13 $ 2,615
42 Montana $ 946 27 $ 2,251
43 Idaho $ 927 34 $ 2,143
44 Alabama $ 922 42 $ 1,855
45 Delaware $ 888 7 $ 3,352
46 Kentucky $ 857 22 $ 2,366
47 Mississippi $ 753 37 $ 2,058
48 West Virginia $ 728 18 $ 2,507
49 Arkansas $ 616 19 $ 2,496
50 Vermont $ 555 2 $ 3,857
United States Total $ 1,618 $ 2,374
NYS +/- U.S. 112% 25%
Source: Public Policy Institute Analysis of Census Bureau State and Local Government Finances: 2005-06
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