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Tax dollars state by state
See where your state ranks.
NEW YORK (CNN/Money) -- Residents in which states pay the most in taxes? The figures below are from the Massachusetts Taxpayers Foundation for 2002, the latest data available.
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| State |
Personal income tax |
Sales and excise taxes |
Total taxes* |
| Tax $ per $1000 |
Rank |
Tax $ per $1000 |
Rank |
Tax $ per $1000 |
Rank |
| New York |
44.45 |
1 |
33.10 |
36 |
130.79 |
1 |
| Maryland |
40.16 |
2 |
26.13 |
44 |
104.42 |
20 |
| Oregon |
37.12 |
3 |
8.98 |
50 |
90.93 |
46 |
| Ohio |
36.18 |
4 |
33.03 |
37 |
110.96 |
11 |
| Kentucky |
34.45 |
5 |
38.84 |
21 |
106.22 |
16 |
| Minnesota |
33.37 |
6 |
36.28 |
26 |
113.14 |
7 |
| North Carolina |
32.24 |
7 |
34.84 |
31 |
100.17 |
35 |
| Massachusetts |
31.75 |
8 |
21.52 |
45 |
95.87 |
40 |
| Hawaii |
31.63 |
9 |
63.85 |
1 |
120.62 |
4 |
| Wisconsin |
31.34 |
10 |
35.90 |
28 |
117.26 |
5 |
| Maine |
30.75 |
11 |
35.59 |
29 |
130.16 |
2 |
| Delaware |
30.47 |
12 |
13.02 |
49 |
107.24 |
15 |
| California |
29.09 |
13 |
36.59 |
24 |
106.01 |
17 |
| Utah |
28.88 |
14 |
47.10 |
12 |
108.39 |
13 |
| Virginia |
28.86 |
15 |
28.14 |
42 |
95.18 |
43 |
| Georgia |
27.06 |
16 |
39.19 |
19 |
100.36 |
34 |
| Oklahoma |
25.91 |
17 |
39.06 |
20 |
99.53 |
37 |
| Rhode Island |
25.83 |
18 |
36.53 |
25 |
113.63 |
6 |
| Idaho |
25.56 |
19 |
34.45 |
33 |
99.84 |
36 |
| Pennsylvania |
25.51 |
20 |
30.28 |
41 |
100.91 |
31 |
| Connecticut |
25.23 |
21 |
30.92 |
40 |
103.56 |
27 |
| Arkansas |
25.21 |
22 |
53.78 |
5 |
104.00 |
22 |
| Missouri |
24.95 |
23 |
38.39 |
22 |
96.06 |
39 |
| West Virginia |
24.90 |
24 |
47.64 |
11 |
111.68 |
8 |
| Indiana |
24.36 |
25 |
32.64 |
38 |
100.39 |
33 |
| Kansas |
24.11 |
26 |
39.85 |
18 |
103.66 |
26 |
| Montana |
23.77 |
27 |
17.18 |
46 |
98.05 |
38 |
| Nebraska |
23.37 |
28 |
36.86 |
23 |
107.71 |
14 |
| South Carolina |
23.08 |
29 |
33.65 |
35 |
95.82 |
41 |
| Colorado |
23.08 |
30 |
35.21 |
30 |
92.30 |
45 |
| Vermont |
22.95 |
31 |
32.24 |
39 |
110.60 |
12 |
| Iowa |
22.62 |
32 |
35.98 |
27 |
103.85 |
24 |
| New Mexico |
22.46 |
33 |
53.00 |
6 |
111.45 |
9 |
| Michigan |
22.35 |
34 |
34.69 |
32 |
103.83 |
25 |
| New Jersey |
20.66 |
35 |
26.49 |
43 |
104.20 |
21 |
| Alabama |
19.16 |
36 |
43.25 |
16 |
87.58 |
48 |
| Illinois |
18.21 |
37 |
33.82 |
34 |
101.31 |
29 |
| Louisiana |
16.34 |
38 |
63.46 |
2 |
111.26 |
10 |
| Mississippi |
15.69 |
39 |
51.85 |
7 |
103.92 |
23 |
| Arizona |
15.15 |
40 |
51.30 |
8 |
104.47 |
19 |
| North Dakota |
12.14 |
41 |
41.90 |
17 |
105.19 |
18 |
| New Hampshire |
1.68 |
42 |
14.24 |
48 |
84.65 |
49 |
| Tennessee |
0.95 |
43 |
48.24 |
9 |
83.89 |
50 |
| Texas |
0.00 |
44 |
46.37 |
14 |
95.49 |
42 |
| Alaska |
0.00 |
45 |
15.42 |
47 |
102.76 |
28 |
| Florida |
0.00 |
45 |
47.95 |
10 |
93.74 |
44 |
| Nevada |
0.00 |
45 |
60.41 |
4 |
101.20 |
30 |
| South Dakota |
0.00 |
45 |
45.64 |
15 |
90.37 |
47 |
| Washington |
0.00 |
45 |
61.92 |
3 |
100.90 |
32 |
| Wyoming |
0.00 |
45 |
46.38 |
13 |
121.97 |
3 |
| * Includes property taxes, personal income taxes, and sales and excise taxes. |
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