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