The Public Policy Institute


State and Local Taxes Per $1,000 Personal Income
1998
Rank
State
Amt.
 
Rank
State
Amt.
1
Maine
$144
 
27
Mississippi
$110
2
NEW YORK
$142
 
28
Ohio
110
3
New Mexico
131
 
29
Louisiana
109
4
Wisconsin
129
 
30
Maryland
108
5
Minnesota
128
 
31
Arizona
107
6
Hawaii
126
 
32
Arkansas
107
7
Connecticut
125
 
33
North Carolina
107
8
Vermont
125
 
34
Oklahoma
107
9
Alaska
122
 
35
Pennsylvania
107
10
North Dakota
122
 
36
Georgia
106
11
Wyoming
122
 
37
Indiana
106
12
Delaware
119
 
38
Illinois
105
13
Utah
118
 
39
South Carolina
103
14
Rhode Island
117
 
40
Missouri
102
15
Kansas
116
 
41
Colorado
101
16
California
115
 
42
Nevada
101
17
New Jersey
115
 
43
Oregon
101
18
Washington
115
 
44
Virginia
101
19
Idaho
114
 
45
Florida
100
20
Montana
114
 
46
Texas
99
21
Kentucky
113
 
47
South Dakota
98
22
Massachusetts
113
 
48
Alabama
91
23
Michigan
113
 
49
Tennessee
90
24
Nebraska
112
 
50
New Hampshire
88
25
West Virginia
112
U.S. average
$112
26
Iowa
110
N.Y.S. % above avg.
26.8%
Source: Public Policy Institute calculations from U.S. Census Bureau data