Property Tax Burden

(per $1,000 of personal income)

Description

This variable is calculated by taking tax revenues from state and local property taxes per $1,000 of personal income. We have used U.S. Census Bureau data, for which the most recent year available is 2019. These data were released in October 2021.

Current (2022)

Current values and ranks for the 2022 edition of Rich States, Poor States.

Property Tax Burden Rank

Worst Best

State	Value	Rank
Alabama	$14.37	1^st
Alaska	$36.26	40^th
Arizona	$25.77	16^th
Arkansas	$17.82	4^th
California	$29.17	28^th
Colorado	$30.55	30^th
Connecticut	$42.68	44^th
Delaware	$18.06	5^th
Florida	$27.96	22^nd
Georgia	$27.04	18^th
Hawaii	$26.66	17^th
Idaho	$24.83	15^th
Illinois	$40.04	42^nd
Indiana	$23.69	13^th
Iowa	$35.41	38^th
Kansas	$31.81	33^rd
Kentucky	$20.28	7^th
Louisiana	$19.64	6^th
Maine	$56.02	50^th
Maryland	$27.07	19^th
Massachusetts	$35.85	39^th
Michigan	$31.40	32^nd
Minnesota	$29.93	29^th
Mississippi	$28.72	27^th
Missouri	$23.23	12^th
Montana	$35.13	37^th
Nebraska	$37.85	41^st
Nevada	$20.72	8^th
New Hampshire	$51.81	48^th
New Jersey	$51.21	47^th
New Mexico	$20.94	9^th
New York	$46.15	46^th
North Carolina	$22.46	10^th
North Dakota	$27.62	20^th
Ohio	$28.17	23^rd
Oklahoma	$17.41	3^rd
Oregon	$32.52	35^th
Pennsylvania	$28.61	24^th
Rhode Island	$45.56	45^th
South Carolina	$28.62	25^th
South Dakota	$28.64	26^th
Tennessee	$17.34	2^nd
Texas	$40.10	43^rd
Utah	$24.31	14^th
Vermont	$53.82	49^th
Virginia	$30.58	31^st
Washington	$27.72	21^st
West Virginia	$22.68	11^th
Wisconsin	$32.31	34^th
Wyoming	$33.92	36^th

U.S. Trends

Overview of states' Property Tax Burden over time.

Historical Ranks

Historical state ranks for Property Tax Burden across editions of the Rich States, Poor States.

State	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022
Alabama	1^st	1^st	1^st	1^st	1^st	1^st	1^st	1^st	2^nd	2^nd	1^st	1^st	1^st	1^st	1^st
Alaska	39^th	38^th	38^th	38^th	38^th	39^th	42^nd	40^th	40^th	47^th	37^th	38^th	39^th	40^th	40^th
Arizona	24^th	19^th	22^nd	23^rd	26^th	26^th	27^th	23^rd	20^th	18^th	18^th	19^th	18^th	17^th	16^th
Arkansas	3^rd	4^th	2^nd	2^nd	3^rd	3^rd	4^th	4^th	3^rd	3^rd	3^rd	4^th	3^rd	5^th	4^th
California	17^th	14^th	17^th	31^st	30^th	27^th	28^th	25^th	24^th	20^th	21^st	22^nd	21^st	19^th	28^th
Colorado	19^th	20^th	19^th	19^th	20^th	35^th	38^th	27^th	25^th	23^rd	20^th	21^st	25^th	24^th	30^th
Connecticut	44^th	43^rd	42^nd	42^nd	44^th	43^rd	43^rd	43^rd	44^th	43^rd	44^th	43^rd	44^th	44^th	44^th
Delaware	2^nd	3^rd	5^th	4^th	4^th	4^th	3^rd	3^rd	4^th	4^th	4^th	3^rd	4^th	4^th	5^th
Florida	32^nd	34^th	37^th	41^st	39^th	37^th	30^th	30^th	27^th	24^th	22^nd	25^th	23^rd	22^nd	22^nd
Georgia	23^rd	24^th	24^th	24^th	23^rd	22^nd	23^rd	21^st	19^th	25^th	24^th	23^rd	19^th	18^th	18^th
Hawaii	6^th	8^th	10^th	10^th	10^th	11^th	9^th	9^th	9^th	10^th	10^th	12^th	13^th	16^th	17^th
Idaho	21^st	21^st	11^th	11^th	14^th	15^th	14^th	14^th	15^th	16^th	16^th	14^th	15^th	15^th	15^th
Illinois	41^st	39^th	39^th	39^th	40^th	41^st	41^st	42^nd	42^nd	42^nd	43^rd	42^nd	43^rd	43^rd	42^nd
Indiana	30^th	30^th	23^rd	29^th	29^th	28^th	17^th	17^th	16^th	14^th	13^th	10^th	12^th	11^th	13^th
Iowa	33^rd	32^nd	33^rd	32^nd	33^rd	32^nd	32^nd	34^th	35^th	35^th	35^th	35^th	36^th	37^th	38^th
Kansas	38^th	33^rd	32^nd	33^rd	31^st	29^th	29^th	32^nd	31^st	32^nd	32^nd	32^nd	33^rd	34^th	33^rd
Kentucky	8^th	6^th	7^th	7^th	7^th	7^th	7^th	7^th	6^th	6^th	7^th	6^th	7^th	7^th	7^th
Louisiana	7^th	7^th	6^th	6^th	6^th	6^th	6^th	6^th	7^th	7^th	5^th	8^th	8^th	6^th	6^th
Maine	49^th	48^th	45^th	45^th	45^th	45^th	46^th	45^th	46^th	45^th	47^th	46^th	46^th	47^th	50^th
Maryland	16^th	11^th	14^th	13^th	12^th	19^th	19^th	15^th	22^nd	22^nd	25^th	20^th	20^th	21^st	19^th
Massachusetts	35^th	36^th	35^th	35^th	35^th	36^th	36^th	39^th	39^th	38^th	39^th	39^th	38^th	39^th	39^th
Michigan	36^th	41^st	44^th	40^th	41^st	40^th	37^th	35^th	34^th	33^rd	34^th	34^th	30^th	33^rd	32^nd
Minnesota	15^th	17^th	21^st	22^nd	25^th	25^th	31^st	31^st	32^nd	28^th	31^st	31^st	28^th	28^th	29^th
Mississippi	14^th	18^th	16^th	16^th	15^th	16^th	15^th	16^th	18^th	19^th	23^rd	24^th	22^nd	26^th	27^th
Missouri	12^th	15^th	15^th	15^th	13^th	14^th	13^th	13^th	13^th	11^th	14^th	9^th	11^th	12^th	12^th
Montana	37^th	35^th	34^th	34^th	36^th	33^rd	35^th	37^th	38^th	36^th	38^th	37^th	37^th	38^th	37^th
Nebraska	34^th	37^th	36^th	36^th	34^th	34^th	34^th	36^th	36^th	39^th	41^st	40^th	41^st	41^st	41^st
Nevada	18^th	16^th	20^th	25^th	32^nd	30^th	21^st	20^th	14^th	13^th	11^th	11^th	9^th	9^th	8^th
New Hampshire	50^th	50^th	49^th	50^th	50^th	49^th	49^th	49^th	49^th	50^th	50^th	50^th	50^th	50^th	48^th
New Jersey	48^th	47^th	48^th	49^th	48^th	48^th	50^th	50^th	50^th	49^th	48^th	48^th	48^th	48^th	47^th
New Mexico	5^th	5^th	4^th	5^th	5^th	5^th	5^th	5^th	5^th	8^th	6^th	7^th	6^th	8^th	9^th
New York	45^th	44^th	43^rd	43^rd	43^rd	44^th	44^th	46^th	45^th	44^th	45^th	45^th	45^th	45^th	46^th
North Carolina	11^th	12^th	12^th	12^th	11^th	12^th	12^th	12^th	12^th	15^th	12^th	13^th	10^th	10^th	10^th
North Dakota	27^th	27^th	29^th	20^th	19^th	10^th	11^th	10^th	8^th	5^th	9^th	15^th	31^st	30^th	20^th
Ohio	29^th	31^st	31^st	30^th	24^th	21^st	24^th	26^th	29^th	27^th	26^th	26^th	24^th	25^th	23^rd
Oklahoma	4^th	2^nd	3^rd	3^rd	2^nd	2^nd	2^nd	2^nd	1^st	1^st	2^nd	2^nd	2^nd	2^nd	3^rd
Oregon	28^th	25^th	26^th	28^th	27^th	31^st	33^rd	33^rd	33^rd	34^th	33^rd	33^rd	32^nd	31^st	35^th
Pennsylvania	26^th	29^th	30^th	27^th	22^nd	20^th	25^th	29^th	28^th	30^th	30^th	28^th	26^th	27^th	24^th
Rhode Island	46^th	46^th	46^th	46^th	47^th	46^th	47^th	47^th	47^th	46^th	46^th	47^th	47^th	46^th	45^th
South Carolina	31^st	28^th	28^th	21^st	21^st	23^rd	26^th	28^th	30^th	31^st	29^th	30^th	27^th	23^rd	25^th
South Dakota	22^nd	23^rd	25^th	18^th	17^th	17^th	18^th	18^th	21^st	26^th	27^th	27^th	34^th	32^nd	26^th
Tennessee	9^th	10^th	9^th	8^th	8^th	8^th	8^th	8^th	10^th	9^th	8^th	5^th	5^th	3^rd	2^nd
Texas	42^nd	40^th	40^th	37^th	37^th	38^th	39^th	38^th	37^th	37^th	40^th	41^st	42^nd	42^nd	43^rd
Utah	13^th	13^th	13^th	14^th	16^th	13^th	16^th	19^th	17^th	17^th	17^th	17^th	14^th	13^th	14^th
Vermont	47^th	49^th	50^th	47^th	49^th	47^th	48^th	48^th	48^th	48^th	49^th	49^th	49^th	49^th	49^th
Virginia	20^th	26^th	27^th	26^th	28^th	24^th	22^nd	22^nd	26^th	29^th	28^th	29^th	29^th	29^th	31^st
Washington	25^th	22^nd	18^th	17^th	18^th	18^th	20^th	24^th	23^rd	21^st	19^th	18^th	17^th	20^th	21^st
West Virginia	10^th	9^th	8^th	9^th	9^th	9^th	10^th	11^th	11^th	12^th	15^th	16^th	16^th	14^th	11^th
Wisconsin	43^rd	42^nd	41^st	44^th	42^nd	42^nd	40^th	41^st	43^rd	40^th	36^th	36^th	35^th	35^th	34^th
Wyoming	40^th	45^th	47^th	48^th	46^th	50^th	45^th	44^th	41^st	41^st	42^nd	44^th	40^th	36^th	36^th

Historical Values

Historical values for Property Tax Burden. The years listed correspond to the actual data years, not necessarily the publication of Rich States, Poor States.

State	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019
Alabama	$13.60	$14.00	$14.13	$14.77	$15.13	$16.44	$15.65	$14.97	$15.18	$14.44	$14.37	$14.08	$14.65	$14.29	$14.37
Alaska	$39.74	$38.72	$38.16	$36.39	$39.19	$43.29	$44.29	$42.80	$37.12	$49.97	$35.91	$36.29	$37.66	$37.23	$36.26
Arizona	$31.00	$28.83	$29.17	$30.10	$32.01	$34.35	$31.72	$29.21	$27.54	$26.71	$26.88	$26.61	$26.66	$25.99	$25.77
Arkansas	$16.07	$17.08	$15.69	$15.78	$16.93	$18.81	$18.72	$18.81	$18.03	$18.45	$18.13	$18.08	$18.15	$18.32	$17.82
California	$28.24	$26.63	$27.18	$33.03	$34.33	$35.28	$32.65	$29.72	$28.56	$28.06	$27.50	$27.60	$27.36	$27.08	$29.17
Colorado	$29.61	$28.97	$28.34	$28.98	$29.87	$38.86	$38.08	$29.87	$28.77	$28.55	$27.29	$27.53	$28.93	$28.39	$30.55
Connecticut	$44.35	$43.46	$42.54	$41.66	$44.82	$46.92	$45.36	$44.80	$43.55	$42.53	$42.16	$42.28	$42.68	$42.42	$42.68
Delaware	$15.97	$16.47	$16.72	$17.15	$17.96	$19.19	$17.50	$17.59	$18.49	$18.73	$18.66	$18.06	$18.77	$18.01	$18.06
Florida	$34.30	$35.84	$38.08	$41.28	$41.13	$40.55	$34.80	$31.65	$29.53	$28.63	$28.05	$27.86	$28.71	$27.83	$27.96
Georgia	$30.48	$30.52	$29.59	$30.25	$31.29	$32.27	$29.95	$28.56	$27.05	$28.90	$28.21	$27.71	$26.80	$26.36	$27.04
Hawaii	$18.35	$21.51	$22.40	$23.23	$23.89	$25.50	$22.62	$21.66	$21.33	$21.69	$22.54	$22.76	$23.70	$24.96	$26.66
Idaho	$29.95	$29.07	$23.32	$23.56	$25.43	$27.03	$26.41	$25.57	$25.25	$25.68	$25.46	$23.71	$24.91	$23.72	$24.83
Illinois	$41.22	$40.99	$39.44	$38.91	$42.24	$44.43	$43.51	$44.14	$42.74	$42.25	$41.88	$40.60	$42.21	$40.75	$40.04
Indiana	$33.15	$32.40	$29.18	$31.58	$32.97	$35.38	$27.44	$26.68	$25.31	$24.59	$23.72	$22.61	$23.45	$22.37	$23.69
Iowa	$36.40	$35.63	$34.99	$33.27	$34.65	$36.69	$35.15	$34.02	$34.79	$35.04	$34.94	$34.17	$34.81	$34.97	$35.41
Kansas	$39.10	$35.78	$33.99	$33.83	$34.37	$36.42	$33.76	$31.82	$32.43	$31.23	$30.76	$31.54	$32.20	$32.12	$31.81
Kentucky	$19.61	$20.09	$19.91	$20.41	$20.61	$21.37	$20.42	$20.29	$20.39	$20.40	$20.72	$19.79	$20.65	$20.33	$20.28
Louisiana	$19.04	$21.42	$17.57	$17.32	$18.88	$20.66	$20.42	$20.10	$20.86	$20.60	$20.44	$20.84	$20.78	$19.82	$19.64
Maine	$54.63	$53.41	$45.50	$45.46	$45.28	$49.27	$47.52	$45.50	$48.18	$47.66	$48.89	$47.53	$46.96	$47.19	$56.02
Maryland	$28.18	$24.83	$25.27	$24.49	$24.98	$30.71	$28.27	$25.95	$28.53	$28.19	$28.29	$26.85	$27.21	$27.44	$27.07
Massachusetts	$37.63	$37.45	$35.17	$35.33	$36.87	$39.71	$37.94	$37.28	$36.59	$37.62	$37.02	$36.69	$36.55	$36.58	$35.85
Michigan	$37.83	$41.11	$42.87	$40.39	$42.31	$43.41	$38.00	$35.50	$33.88	$33.42	$32.96	$32.01	$31.11	$31.27	$31.40
Minnesota	$27.53	$27.34	$28.96	$29.84	$31.82	$34.11	$34.85	$31.75	$32.71	$29.48	$30.57	$30.12	$29.62	$29.52	$29.93
Mississippi	$27.44	$27.47	$26.45	$25.79	$26.08	$28.22	$27.25	$26.51	$27.01	$27.19	$28.19	$27.84	$28.30	$28.53	$28.72
Missouri	$25.41	$26.90	$25.89	$25.59	$25.01	$26.74	$26.31	$24.59	$24.32	$23.84	$23.72	$22.50	$23.13	$23.25	$23.23
Montana	$38.58	$37.26	$35.12	$35.10	$37.73	$38.46	$37.84	$36.26	$36.07	$36.89	$36.34	$34.89	$35.39	$36.38	$35.13
Nebraska	$36.86	$38.02	$36.87	$35.40	$36.42	$38.49	$37.43	$35.68	$35.87	$37.65	$38.80	$38.18	$39.19	$38.94	$37.85
Nevada	$28.60	$26.90	$28.48	$30.48	$34.60	$36.57	$29.91	$27.20	$24.81	$24.30	$23.06	$22.72	$22.20	$21.57	$20.72
New Hampshire	$54.94	$55.27	$52.66	$53.38	$56.47	$57.24	$54.32	$53.07	$53.12	$54.67	$57.18	$55.44	$57.90	$55.89	$51.81
New Jersey	$51.69	$52.50	$50.57	$51.22	$52.48	$56.71	$55.54	$54.07	$54.21	$54.37	$52.25	$51.13	$51.51	$50.83	$51.21
New Mexico	$17.27	$17.31	$16.54	$17.21	$18.40	$19.53	$19.38	$19.36	$19.34	$20.63	$20.52	$19.90	$20.25	$20.50	$20.94
New York	$45.26	$44.49	$42.81	$41.88	$44.71	$47.67	$45.92	$46.19	$46.48	$46.63	$47.06	$46.26	$45.90	$44.77	$46.15
North Carolina	$25.08	$25.25	$23.78	$24.25	$24.89	$26.35	$25.02	$24.49	$23.69	$24.88	$23.63	$23.20	$22.58	$22.05	$22.46
North Dakota	$31.86	$31.29	$31.43	$29.16	$29.03	$25.30	$23.83	$22.01	$20.88	$19.97	$21.53	$24.59	$31.38	$30.69	$27.62
Ohio	$32.52	$34.02	$33.47	$32.94	$31.77	$32.11	$30.40	$29.76	$29.93	$29.19	$29.55	$28.20	$28.78	$28.43	$28.17
Oklahoma	$17.06	$16.09	$15.94	$16.21	$16.58	$18.72	$15.74	$14.99	$14.26	$14.28	$15.18	$16.26	$17.20	$17.21	$17.41
Oregon	$32.16	$30.94	$30.32	$31.04	$32.12	$36.65	$35.64	$33.69	$32.89	$33.54	$32.82	$31.74	$31.63	$31.19	$32.52
Pennsylvania	$31.11	$32.13	$32.55	$31.02	$30.63	$31.86	$30.40	$29.98	$29.92	$29.97	$30.26	$29.09	$29.24	$29.01	$28.61
Rhode Island	$49.12	$48.62	$47.06	$47.79	$49.04	$50.76	$49.18	$49.27	$49.45	$49.09	$47.92	$47.86	$46.97	$45.27	$45.56
South Carolina	$33.67	$31.65	$31.17	$29.44	$30.09	$32.28	$30.82	$29.96	$30.54	$30.22	$29.99	$29.36	$29.29	$28.32	$28.62
South Dakota	$30.30	$30.45	$29.63	$27.88	$28.45	$29.65	$27.95	$26.81	$27.70	$28.99	$29.68	$28.73	$33.14	$31.24	$28.64
Tennessee	$21.13	$21.75	$21.30	$21.55	$21.76	$23.23	$22.06	$21.00	$21.38	$21.14	$21.10	$19.37	$19.85	$17.40	$17.34
Texas	$42.13	$41.06	$40.18	$36.06	$38.65	$42.26	$39.22	$37.04	$35.93	$37.14	$37.48	$38.35	$40.46	$39.82	$40.10
Utah	$27.30	$25.81	$24.96	$25.31	$26.13	$26.43	$27.37	$26.98	$26.39	$26.55	$25.47	$24.75	$24.29	$23.61	$24.31
Vermont	$49.68	$54.51	$53.89	$48.92	$52.61	$55.50	$52.97	$50.32	$52.35	$50.62	$52.75	$51.68	$52.10	$52.05	$53.82
Virginia	$29.85	$31.07	$30.87	$30.78	$32.56	$32.57	$29.92	$29.09	$29.13	$29.79	$29.82	$29.23	$30.48	$29.99	$30.58
Washington	$31.10	$29.23	$28.24	$27.71	$28.49	$30.29	$29.42	$29.41	$28.55	$28.07	$27.25	$26.55	$26.43	$27.43	$27.72
West Virginia	$22.18	$21.63	$21.29	$22.26	$22.60	$23.90	$23.48	$22.31	$22.56	$24.29	$24.47	$24.75	$25.08	$23.70	$22.68
Wisconsin	$43.23	$43.04	$41.33	$41.96	$43.52	$45.60	$43.29	$42.29	$43.27	$38.19	$35.81	$34.69	$34.31	$33.32	$32.31
Wyoming	$40.13	$47.28	$50.19	$49.20	$48.65	$61.05	$46.01	$45.43	$41.84	$39.02	$41.32	$42.43	$37.75	$34.29	$33.92

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