Just the Facts 1999-2000

Table 22
Local Taxes Per Capita, 1996
Rank	State	Amt.	Rank	State	Amt.
1	NEW YORK	$2,109	27	Iowa	$891
2	New Jersey	1,636	28	Washington	882
3	New Hampshire	1,533	29	Nevada	855
4	Connecticut	1,439	30	Arizona	848
5	Alaska	1,289	31	Missouri	835
6	Illinois	1,275	32	Louisiana	818
7	Maryland	1,176	33	Indiana	778
8	Rhode Island	1,168	34	Tennessee	717
9	Colorado	1,157	35	North Dakota	708
10	Vermont	1,149	36	Utah	694
11	Ohio	1,102	37	Montana	650
12	Nebraska	1,097	38	Hawaii	644
13	Massachusetts	1,094	39	Michigan	639
14	Wisconsin	1,089	40	North Carolina	629
15	Maine	1,074	41	South Carolina	599
16	Virginia	1,008	42	Oklahoma	588
17	Texas	998	43	Idaho	578
18	Pennsylvania	994	44	Alabama	556
19	South Dakota	967	45	Delaware	500
20	Florida	960	46	Kentucky	495
21	Georgia	954	47	West Virginia	481
22	Wyoming	945	48	New Mexico	476
23	Kansas	931	49	Mississippi	472
24	Minnesota	929	50	Arkansas	457
25	Oregon	901	U.S. average		$1,020
26	California	893	N.Y.S. % above		106.8%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau data; calculations by The Public Policy Institute
Property taxes make up 61% of local tax revenue in New York, followed by taxes on sales (19%), personal income (12%) and corporate income (8%).