The U.S. Census Bureau
 
States Ranked by Total Taxes and Per Capita Amount: 2002
(Amounts are in thousands. Per capita amounts are in dollars.  Revised February 2005)
Total tax Total tax per capita
Rank State Amount Rank State Amount
       
  United States….. 535,191,161   United States…..                          1,862.33
       
1 California….. 77,755,376 1 Hawaii…..                          2,769.77
2 New York….. 43,262,137 2 Delaware…..                          2,696.77
3 Texas….. 28,662,395 3 Minnesota…..                          2,631.65
4 Florida….. 25,352,237 4 Connecticut…..                          2,611.39
5 Illinois….. 22,474,774 5 Vermont…..                          2,461.07
       
6 Pennsylvania….. 22,135,537 6 Massachusetts…..                          2,311.34
7 Michigan….. 21,864,052 7 New York…..                          2,259.00
8 Ohio….. 20,130,415 8 California…..                          2,222.34
9 New Jersey….. 18,328,814 9 Wyoming…..                          2,193.19
10 North Carolina….. 15,537,366 10 Michigan…..                          2,177.26
       
11 Massachusetts….. 14,822,592 11 Wisconsin…..                          2,171.66
12 Georgia….. 13,772,147 12 New Jersey…..                          2,136.97
13 Minnesota….. 13,224,036 13 Washington…..                          2,081.52
14 Virginia….. 12,781,149 14 Maine…..                          2,023.75
15 Washington….. 12,628,567 15 Rhode Island…..                          1,990.28
       
16 Wisconsin….. 11,813,831 16 Maryland…..                          1,988.47
17 Maryland….. 10,821,276 17 West Virginia…..                          1,967.73
18 Indiana….. 10,200,590 18 New Mexico…..                          1,955.82
19 Connecticut….. 9,032,787 19 Kentucky…..                          1,949.80
20 Missouri….. 8,728,932 20 Arkansas…..                          1,911.39
       
21 Arizona….. 8,477,321 21 North Carolina…..                          1,869.27
22 Kentucky….. 7,974,690 22 Nevada…..                          1,819.80
23 Tennessee….. 7,797,681 23 Pennsylvania…..                          1,795.55
24 Louisiana….. 7,356,936 24 Illinois…..                          1,785.84
25 Colorado….. 6,923,171 25 Kansas…..                          1,772.34
       
26 Alabama….. 6,509,765 26 Ohio…..                          1,764.28
27 South Carolina….. 6,087,792 27 North Dakota…..                          1,762.30
28 Oklahoma….. 6,052,680 28 Virginia…..                          1,757.10
29 Arkansas….. 5,176,050 29 Oklahoma…..                          1,735.29
30 Oregon….. 5,163,687 30 Nebraska…..                          1,733.79
       
31 Iowa….. 5,006,251 31 Iowa…..                          1,705.71
32 Kansas….. 4,808,361 32 Alaska…..                          1,699.69
33 Mississippi….. 4,728,905 33 Utah…..                          1,691.98
34 Nevada….. 3,945,329 34 Idaho…..                          1,691.05
35 Utah….. 3,925,382 35 Indiana…..                          1,656.48
       
36 New Mexico….. 3,628,055 36 Mississippi…..                          1,648.85
37 West Virginia….. 3,551,756 37 Louisiana…..                          1,643.27
38 Hawaii….. 3,420,671 38 Georgia…..                          1,612.66
39 Nebraska….. 2,992,522 39 Montana…..                          1,585.42
40 Maine….. 2,626,830 40 Arizona…..                          1,558.62
       
41 Idaho….. 2,271,075 41 Colorado…..                          1,539.17
42 Delaware….. 2,173,600 42 Missouri…..                          1,536.78
43 Rhode Island….. 2,127,609 43 Florida…..                          1,519.83
44 New Hampshire….. 1,897,021 44 New Hampshire…..                          1,486.69
45 Vermont….. 1,518,479 45 South Carolina…..                          1,482.66
       
46 Montana….. 1,442,731 46 Oregon…..                          1,465.71
47 North Dakota….. 1,117,299 47 Alabama…..                          1,452.75
48 Wyoming….. 1,094,402 48 Tennessee…..                          1,346.28
49 Alaska….. 1,089,504 49 Texas…..                          1,319.45
50 South Dakota….. 976,596 50 South Dakota…..                          1,284.99
Source:  U. S. Census Bureau, Governments Division, 2002 Survey of State Tac Collections, revised February 2005

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Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Governments Division
Created: April 04 2005
Last Revised: April 04 2005