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States with the Highest Tax Burden in America

Ranked list of US states by total state and local tax burden, from highest to lowest.

Top 51

#StatePostalState & Local Tax Burden
1New YorkNY14.2%
2HawaiiHI13.2%
3ConnecticutCT12.5%
4MinnesotaMN12.3%
5CaliforniaCA12.2%
6VermontVT12.0%
7MarylandMD11.9%
8New JerseyNJ11.9%
9OregonOR11.7%
10MaineME11.6%
11Rhode IslandRI11.4%
12DelawareDE11.3%
13IllinoisIL11.2%
14District of ColumbiaDC11.0%
15IowaIA11.0%
16UtahUT10.9%
17VirginiaVA10.9%
18MassachusettsMA10.8%
19NebraskaNE10.8%
20WisconsinWI10.8%
21WashingtonWA10.6%
22New MexicoNM10.5%
23PennsylvaniaPA10.4%
24ArkansasAR10.3%
25KansasKS10.2%
26MontanaMT10.2%
27OhioOH10.1%
28West VirginiaWV10.0%
29KentuckyKY9.8%
30ColoradoCO9.6%
31MichiganMI9.6%
32North CarolinaNC9.6%
33IdahoID9.5%
34ArizonaAZ9.4%
35MississippiMS9.4%
36NevadaNV9.4%
37New HampshireNH9.2%
38North DakotaND9.2%
39South CarolinaSC9.2%
40AlabamaAL9.1%
41GeorgiaGA9.0%
42IndianaIN9.0%
43MissouriMO9.0%
44FloridaFL8.9%
45LouisianaLA8.9%
46OklahomaOK8.8%
47South DakotaSD8.6%
48TexasTX8.4%
49WyomingWY7.9%
50TennesseeTN6.9%
51AlaskaAK5.6%

Methodology

This ranking is based on Tax Foundation data. All 50 states and DC are ranked by state & local tax burden. Data is refreshed periodically. See our methodology page for full details on data sources and update frequency.

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States with the Highest Tax Burden in America is sourced from Tax Foundation. All figures are aggregate public datasets.

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