State and Local Tax Burdens Ranked, Highest to Lowest, Calendar Year 2007
Alaska 6.6% 50 $2,729 $41,469
New Hampshire 8.0% 49 $3,504 $43,745
Tennessee 8.5% 48 $3,054 $35,960
Delaware 8.8% 47 $3,804 $43,471
Alabama 8.8% 46 $3,090 $35,007
Oklahoma 9.0% 45 $3,248 $36,077
South Dakota 9.0% 44 $3,435 $38,072
Texas 9.3% 43 $3,533 $38,005
Wyoming 9.5% 42 $4,340 $45,881
Montana 9.7% 41 $3,353 $34,415
New Mexico 9.8% 40 $3,251 $33,163
North Dakota 9.9% 39 $3,626 $36,635
Oregon 10.0% 37 $3,747 $37,356
Florida 10.0% 38 $3,962 $39,782
Missouri 10.1% 34 $3,678 $36,341
Idaho 10.1% 35 $3,367 $33,274
Nevada 10.1% 36 $4,127 $40,916
Virginia 10.2% 33 $4,460 $43,710
Arizona 10.3% 31 $3,603 $34,836
Georgia 10.3% 32 $3,615 $35,210
Colorado 10.4% 30 $4,509 $43,512
Mississippi 10.5% 29 $3,103 $29,582
Massachusetts 10.6% 28 $5,419 $51,297
South Carolina 10.7% 26 $3,520 $32,790
Utah 10.7% 27 $3,452 $32,249
Indiana 10.7% 25 $3,887 $36,169
Pennsylvania 10.8% 24 $4,405 $40,942
Maryland 10.8% 23 $5,341 $49,324
Illinois 10.8% 22 $4,594 $42,428
West Virginia 10.9% 21 $3,401 $31,198
Kentucky 10.9% 20 $3,568 $32,673
Iowa 11.0% 18 $4,085 $37,068
North Carolina 11.0% 19 $3,933 $35,705
Louisiana 11.0% 17 $3,808 $34,501
Washington 11.1% 16 $4,604 $41,530
Kansas 11.2% 15 $4,330 $38,732
Michigan 11.2% 14 $4,202 $37,538
Arkansas 11.3% 13 $3,514 $31,145
California 11.5% 12 $4,965 $43,338
Minnesota 11.5% 11 $4,971 $43,121
New Jersey 11.6% 10 $5,991 $51,605
Nebraska 11.9% 9 $4,549 $38,373
Connecticut 12.2% 8 $6,756 $55,536
Wisconsin 12.3% 7 $4,736 $38,639
Ohio 12.4% 5 $4,597 $37,020
Hawaii 12.4% 6 $5,014 $40,455
District of Columbia 12.5%   $7,873 $62,852
Rhode Island 12.7% 4 $5,291 $41,809
New York 13.8% 3 $6,522 $47,176
Maine 14.0% 2 $5,045 $36,117
Vermont 14.1% 1 $5,387 $38,306
Source: Bureau of Economic Analysis, Census Bureau and Tax Foundation