State and local tax burden, FY 2005-2006

Rank, taxes per capita	State	State and Local Taxes per capita	Rank, taxes per $1,000 personal income	Taxes per $1000 personal income
1	NEW YORK	$ 6,405	1	$ 151
2	Wyoming	$ 6,090	2	$ 150
3	Connecticut	$ 5,670	15	$ 114
4	Alaska	$ 5,469	3	$ 147
5	New Jersey	$ 5,422	10	$ 117
6	Hawaii	$ 4,823	5	$ 133
7	Massachusetts	$ 4,759	35	$ 104
8	Maryland	$ 4,592	32	$ 104
9	California	$ 4,491	13	$ 115
10	Vermont	$ 4,413	6	$ 129
11	Maine	$ 4,393	4	$ 136
12	Rhode Island	$ 4,384	9	$ 117
13	Minnesota	$ 4,353	18	$ 112
14	Delaware	$ 4,240	24	$ 109
15	Illinois	$ 4,064	26	$ 106
16	Wisconsin	$ 4,013	12	$ 116
17	Pennsylvania	$ 3,944	25	$ 108
18	Washington	$ 3,935	30	$ 105
19	Virginia	$ 3,933	40	$ 100
20	Nevada	$ 3,913	28	$ 105
21	Nebraska	$ 3,888	16	$ 113
22	Kansas	$ 3,781	23	$ 109
23	Ohio	$ 3,768	17	$ 113
24	North Dakota	$ 3,724	14	$ 114
25	Florida	$ 3,687	37	$ 103
26	Louisiana	$ 3,667	8	$ 118
27	Indiana	$ 3,635	19	$ 112
28	Colorado	$ 3,623	46	$ 92
29	New Mexico	$ 3,568	7	$ 120
30	Michigan	$ 3,568	29	$ 105
31	Iowa	$ 3,439	36	$ 103
32	New Hampshire	$ 3,435	49	$ 87
33	North Carolina	$ 3,389	31	$ 105
34	Oregon	$ 3,351	41	$ 100
35	Georgia	$ 3,313	34	$ 104
36	Utah	$ 3,248	20	$ 112
37	West Virginia	$ 3,235	11	$ 116
38	Arizona	$ 3,234	38	$ 103
39	Kentucky	$ 3,224	22	$ 110
40	Texas	$ 3,222	45	$ 94
41	Montana	$ 3,197	33	$ 104
42	Oklahoma	$ 3,145	42	$ 98
43	Missouri	$ 3,134	44	$ 96
44	Arkansas	$ 3,112	21	$ 111
45	Idaho	$ 3,070	39	$ 103
46	South Carolina	$ 2,880	43	$ 98
47	South Dakota	$ 2,866	50	$ 84
48	Tennessee	$ 2,855	48	$ 88
49	Mississippi	$ 2,811	27	$ 106
50	Alabama	$ 2,776	47	$ 89
United States Total		$ 3,992		$ 110
NYS +/- U.S.		60%		37%
Source: Public Policy Institute Analysis of Census Bureau State and Local Government Finances: 2005-06

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