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

PROPERTY TAXES AND SALES TAXES PER CAPITA, 2002

Rank, property taxes per capita State Property taxes per capita Rank, sales and gross receipts taxes per capita Sales and gross receipts taxes per capita
1
 New Jersey $1,872 30 $1,027
2
 Connecticut 1,733 8 1,306
3
 New Hampshire 1,703 47 475
4
 Maine 1,477 35 959
5
 NEW YORK $1,402 17 $1,175
6
 Wyoming 1,387 5 1,386
7
 Rhode Island 1,369 24 1,090
8
 Massachusetts 1,358 44 835
9
 Vermont 1,337 38 930
10
 Alaska 1,295 46 485
11
 Illinois 1,261 21 1,102
12
 Wisconsin 1,189 29 1,047
13
 Texas 1,128 7 1,318
14
 Minnesota 1,038 16 1,178
15
 Nebraska 1,012 28 1,053
16
 Maryland 993 40 912
17
 Iowa 980 33 983
18
 Michigan 975 31 1,019
19
 Indiana 971 42 897
20
 Washington 954 1 1,974
21
 Florida 944 6 1,374
22
 Montana 937 48 411
23
 Ohio 933 37 944
24
 Kansas 931 19 1,131
25
 Colorado 925 15 1,178
26
 Virginia 921 41 898
27
 Oregon 892 50 253
28
 Pennsylvania 885 39 916
29
 South Dakota 879 13 1,224
30
 California 864 14 1,187
31
 North Dakota 840 25 1,086
32
 Nevada 786 3 1,772
33
 Arizona 782 9 1,301
34
 Georgia 777 22 1,100
35
 South Carolina 754 45 834
36
 Idaho 714 43 845
37
 Missouri 684 27 1,066
38
 North Carolina 653 36 945
39
 Utah 612 20 1,129
40
 Tennessee 596 10 1,289
41
 Mississippi 574 18 1,135
42
 West Virginia 499 23 1,097
43
 Delaware 496 49 405
44
 Hawaii 496 2 1,808
45
 Kentucky 483 34 964
46
 Louisiana 434 4 1,552
47
 Oklahoma 425 32 987
48
 New Mexico 408 11 1,252
49
 Arkansas 371 12 1,234
50
 Alabama 329 26 1,072
United States $971   $1,127
N.Y.S. above avg. 44%   4%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau; calculations by The Public Policy Institute