Just the Facts 1999-2000

Table 34
Utility Sales Taxes Per Capita, 1996
Rank	State	Amt.	Rank	State	Amt.
1	New Jersey	$181	27	Nevada	$31
2	Illinois	123	28	Louisiana	30
3	West Virginia	123	29	Arkansas	29
4	Florida	122	30	Utah	26
5	NEW YORK	$120	31	Oklahoma	25
6	Hawaii	111	32	South Carolina	22
7	Alabama	99	33	New Mexico	21
8	Washington	87	34	Colorado	19
9	Virginia	73	35	Georgia	17
10	Rhode Island	66	36	Nebraska	17
11	Pennsylvania	62	37	Montana	15
12	Ohio	61	38	Vermont	15
13	Connecticut	59	39	Wyoming	15
14	Wisconsin	58	40	Alaska	14
15	Missouri	56	41	Mississippi	12
16	California	55	42	Minnesota	10
17	Maryland	54	43	Idaho	8
18	Texas	50	44	Tennessee	7
19	North Dakota	49	45	Michigan	6
20	New Hampshire	46	46	South Dakota	4
21	North Carolina	41	47	Iowa	3
22	Arizona	39	48	Indiana	1
23	Delaware	37	49	Maine	1
24	Kansas	37	50	Massachusetts	0
25	Kentucky	32	U.S. average		$60
26	Oregon	32	N.Y.S. % above		100.0%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau data; calculations by The Public Policy Institute
State and local taxes in New York total 18% of typical utility bills; data above do not reflect reduction in gross receipts tax since 1996.