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

STATE AND LOCAL TAX BURDENS, 2002

Rank, Taxes
per Capita		 State State and Local Taxes per Capita Rank, Taxes per $1,000 Personal Income State and Local Taxes Per $1,000 Personal Income
1
 NEW YORK $4,645 1 $131
2
 Connecticut 4,373 27 104
3
 New Jersey 4,038 21 104
4
 Massachusetts 3,721 40 96
5
 Minnesota 3,673 7 113
6
 Maryland 3,646 20 104
7
 Wyoming 3,644 3 122
8
 Maine 3,507 2 130
9
 California 3,440 17 106
10
 Wisconsin 3,421 5 117
11
 Hawaii 3,416 4 121
12
 Rhode Island 3,392 6 114
13
 Delaware 3,334 15 107
14
 Illinois 3,303 29 101
15
 Alaska 3,229 28 103
16
 Washington 3,216 32 101
17
 Vermont 3,190 12 111
18
 Ohio 3,170 11 111
19
 Colorado 3,088 45 92
20
 Nebraska 3,077 14 108
21
 Pennsylvania 3,052 31 101
22
 Michigan 3,051 25 104
23
 Virginia 3,037 43 95
24
 Nevada 2,968 30 101
25
 Kansas 2,941 26 104
26
 Iowa 2,837 24 104
27
 New Hampshire 2,825 49 85
28
 Georgia 2,816 34 100
29
 Indiana 2,759 33 100
30
 North Dakota 2,727 18 105
31
 Louisiana 2,722 10 111
32
 North Carolina 2,718 35 100
33
 Texas 2,713 42 95
34
 Florida 2,686 44 94
35
 Missouri 2,667 39 96
36
 Arizona 2,650 19 104
37
 Kentucky 2,636 16 106
38
 New Mexico 2,634 9 111
39
 Utah 2,599 13 108
40
 West Virginia 2,571 8 112
41
 Oregon 2,558 46 91
42
 Oklahoma 2,516 37 100
43
 Idaho 2,451 36 100
44
 South Dakota 2,423 47 90
45
 Arkansas 2,387 22 104
46
 South Carolina 2,376 41 96
47
 Montana 2,346 38 98
48
 Mississippi 2,275 23 104
49
 Tennessee 2,241 50 84
50
 Alabama 2,170 48 88
U.S. average $3,149   $104
N.Y.S. above avg. 48%   26%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau; calculations by The Public Policy Institute