Just the Facts 1999-2000

Table 16
State and Local Taxes Per $1,000 Personal Income, 1996
Rank	State	Amt.	Rank	State	Amt.
1	Alaska	$159	27	Ohio	$111
2	NEW YORK	$144	28	Georgia	111
3	Wisconsin	133	29	Montana	111
4	Hawaii	132	30	Delaware	109
5	Minnesota	132	31	Illinois	109
6	Maine	129	32	Michigan	109
7	New Mexico	126	33	North Carolina	109
8	Vermont	122	34	Oklahoma	108
9	Connecticut	121	35	Arkansas	108
10	North Dakota	121	36	Oregon	107
11	Utah	121	37	Maryland	106
12	Washington	120	38	Pennsylvania	106
13	Nebraska	119	39	South Carolina	105
14	Arizona	118	40	Indiana	104
15	Iowa	117	41	Colorado	103
16	Wyoming	117	42	Florida	103
17	New Jersey	116	43	Texas	103
18	Kentucky	116	44	Louisiana	103
19	Idaho	116	45	Missouri	101
20	Rhode Island	115	46	South Dakota	101
21	Nevada	114	47	Virginia	98
22	Kansas	114	48	Alabama	94
23	Mississippi	114	49	Tennessee	90
24	California	113	50	New Hampshire	89
25	West Virginia	113	U.S. average		$113
26	Massachusetts	112	N.Y.S. % above avg.		27.4%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau data, calculations by The Public Policy Institute
The U.S. average, $113, is at the same level as in 1991; New York's burden has fallen since then from $151, or 34% above average.