| Table 32 | |||||
| Federal Tax Burden Per Capita, 1996 | |||||
| Rank | State | Amt. | Rank | State | Amt. |
| 1 | Connecticut | $8,096 | 27 | Missouri | $4,842 |
| 2 | New Jersey | 7,159 | 28 | Indiana | 4,829 |
| 3 | Massachusetts | 6,409 | 29 | Georgia | 4,744 |
| 4 | NEW YORK | $6,352 | 30 | Texas | 4,689 |
| 5 | Delaware | 6,179 | 31 | Iowa | 4,684 |
| 6 | Illinois | 6,046 | 32 | Vermont | 4,674 |
| 7 | Nevada | 5,965 | 33 | Tennessee | 4,606 |
| 8 | Maryland | 5,958 | 34 | South Dakota | 4,573 |
| 9 | Alaska | 5,939 | 35 | North Carolina | 4,464 |
| 10 | New Hampshire | 5,836 | 36 | North Dakota | 4,443 |
| 11 | Minnesota | 5,556 | 37 | Arizona | 4,369 |
| 12 | Michigan | 5,539 | 38 | Idaho | 4,270 |
| 13 | Colorado | 5,532 | 39 | Maine | 4,242 |
| 14 | Washington | 5,519 | 40 | Montana | 4,168 |
| 15 | Rhode Island | 5,437 | 41 | Alabama | 4,105 |
| 16 | Pennsylvania | 5,340 | 42 | Louisiana | 4,104 |
| 17 | Hawaii | 5,337 | 43 | Kentucky | 4,028 |
| 18 | Virginia | 5,334 | 44 | Arkansas | 4,007 |
| 19 | Florida | 5,218 | 45 | Oklahoma | 4,000 |
| 20 | California | 5,212 | 46 | South Carolina | 4,000 |
| 21 | Wyoming | 5,115 | 47 | New Mexico | 3,904 |
| 22 | Ohio | 5,076 | 48 | Utah | 3,823 |
| 23 | Wisconsin | 5,037 | 49 | West Virginia | 3,702 |
| 24 | Kansas | 4,963 | 50 | Mississippi | 3,413 |
| 25 | Oregon | 4,916 | U.S. Average | $5,225 | |
| 26 | Nebraska | 4,866 | N.Y.S. % above avg. | 21.6% | |
| Source: Tax Foundation | |||||
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