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

STATE TAXES PER CAPITA AND LOCAL TAXES PER CAPITA

Rank, Local Taxes State Local Taxes
per capita 		Rank, State Taxes State Taxes
Per Capita
1
 NEW YORK $ 2,404 8 2,280
2
 New Jersey 1,937 12 2,178
3
 Connecticut 1,789 4 2,652
4
 Maryland 1,709 15 2,043
5
 Colorado 1,622 40 1,610
6
 Alaska 1,564 33 1,738
7
 Illinois 1,538 23 1,810
8
 Maine 1,501 14 2,060
9
 Wyoming 1,466 9 2,215
10
 Texas 1,454 48 1,375
11
 Massachusetts 1,429 6 2,335
12
 Rhode Island 1,426 16 2,030
13
 Ohio 1,412 27 1,773
14
 New Hampshire 1,377 44 1,535
15
 Nebraska 1,358 31 1,749
16
 Virginia 1,321 24 1,806
17
 Wisconsin 1,267 10 2,202
18
 Pennsylvania 1,261 25 1,802
19
 California 1,259 7 2,296
20
 Georgia 1,257 35 1,682
21
 Nevada 1,245 18 1,975
22
 Florida 1,219 42 1,586
23
 Kansas 1,178 26 1,789
24
 Washington 1,168 13 2,143
25
 Arizona 1,158 38 1,652
26
 South Dakota 1,145 50 1,294
27
 Missouri 1,143 43 1,560
28
 Iowa 1,136 34 1,711
29
 Oregon 1,122 46 1,509
30
 Indiana 1,116 36 1,678
31
 Louisiana 1,080 39 1,646
32
 Minnesota 1,064 3 2,688
33
 North Dakota 952 32 1,740
34
 Utah 941 28 1,758
35
 South Carolina 913 45 1,517
36
 Tennessee 910 49 1,371
37
 Michigan 883 11 2,200
38
 North Carolina 875 22 1,930
39
 Oklahoma 791 30 1,754
40
 Idaho 788 29 1,755
41
 Montana 768 41 1,599
42
 Vermont 733 5 2,493
43
 Alabama 722 47 1,464
44
 Kentucky 694 19 1,973
45
 New Mexico 687 17 1,995
46
 Hawaii 676 1 2,822
47
 Delaware 655 2 2,772
48
 Mississippi 631 37 1,662
49
 West Virginia 603 20 1,964
50
 Arkansas 461` 21 1,955
United States avg. 1,314   1,902
New York above avg. 83%   20%
Data from the U.S. Census Bureau;calculations by The Public Policy Institute