Sales Tax Burden

(per $1,000 of personal income)

Description

This variable is calculated by taking tax revenues from state and local sales taxes per $1,000 of personal income. Sales taxes taken into consideration include the general sales tax and specific sales taxes. We use U.S. Census Bureau Data, for which the most recent year available is 2021. Where appropriate, gross receipts or business franchise taxes, counted as sales taxes in the Census data, are subtracted from a state’s total sales taxes in order to avoid double-counting tax burden in a state. These data were released in October 2022.

Current (2024)

Current values and ranks for the 2024 edition of Rich States, Poor States.

Sales Tax Burden Rank

Worst Best

ME 31

VT 7

NH 1

WA 43

ID 34

MT 1

ND 29

MN 15

IL 13

WI 17

MI 18

NY 24

RI 16

MA 8

OR 1

NV 48

WY 23

SD 41

IA 33

IN 32

OH 25

PA 10

NJ 12

CT 11

CA 19

UT 38

CO 26

NE 30

MO 27

KY 20

WV 14

VA 9

MD 6

DE 1

AZ 44

NM 50

KS 40

AR 47

TN 45

NC 28

SC 21

OK 37

LA 46

MS 42

AL 39

GA 22

AK 5

HI 49

TX 36

FL 35

State	Value	Rank
Alabama	$28.27	39^th
Alaska	$5.65	5^th
Arizona	$33.67	44^th
Arkansas	$37.74	47^th
California	$20.31	19^th
Colorado	$22.72	26^th
Connecticut	$18.31	11^th
Delaware	$0.00	1^st
Florida	$26.00	35^th
Georgia	$20.64	22^nd
Hawaii	$42.03	49^th
Idaho	$25.74	34^th
Illinois	$18.90	13^th
Indiana	$24.89	32^nd
Iowa	$25.05	33^rd
Kansas	$28.62	40^th
Kentucky	$20.37	20^th
Louisiana	$37.52	46^th
Maine	$24.51	31^st
Maryland	$13.09	6^th
Massachusetts	$13.73	8^th
Michigan	$20.12	18^th
Minnesota	$19.24	15^th
Mississippi	$31.89	42^nd
Missouri	$22.88	27^th
Montana	$0.00	1^st
Nebraska	$24.35	30^th
Nevada	$39.14	48^th
New Hampshire	$0.00	1^st
New Jersey	$18.63	12^th
New Mexico	$42.22	50^th
New York	$22.15	24^th
North Carolina	$23.83	28^th
North Dakota	$23.89	29^th
Ohio	$22.56	25^th
Oklahoma	$27.02	37^th
Oregon	$0.00	1^st
Pennsylvania	$17.91	10^th
Rhode Island	$19.65	16^th
South Carolina	$20.54	21^st
South Dakota	$29.73	41^st
Tennessee	$34.48	45^th
Texas	$26.37	36^th
Utah	$28.06	38^th
Vermont	$13.52	7^th
Virginia	$14.60	9^th
Washington	$32.62	43^rd
West Virginia	$19.05	14^th
Wisconsin	$19.97	17^th
Wyoming	$21.01	23^rd

U.S. Trends

Overview of states' Sales Tax Burden over time.

Historical Ranks

Historical state ranks for Sales 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	2023	2024
Alabama	27^th	25^th	32^nd	31^st	29^th	30^th	29^th	32^nd	33^rd	31^st	32^nd	34^th	35^th	35^th	35^th	35^th	39^th
Alaska	5^th	5^th	5^th	5^th	5^th	5^th	5^th	5^th	5^th	5^th	5^th	5^th	5^th	5^th	5^th	5^th	5^th
Arizona	45^th	44^th	45^th	45^th	42^nd	41^st	45^th	46^th	48^th	44^th	44^th	45^th	43^rd	45^th	46^th	45^th	44^th
Arkansas	46^th	46^th	47^th	43^rd	46^th	47^th	46^th	45^th	44^th	48^th	46^th	47^th	46^th	46^th	45^th	47^th	47^th
California	32^nd	31^st	33^rd	29^th	24^th	33^rd	31^st	27^th	30^th	33^rd	30^th	28^th	22^nd	22^nd	24^th	23^rd	19^th
Colorado	26^th	24^th	27^th	28^th	26^th	28^th	27^th	26^th	34^th	29^th	28^th	29^th	32^nd	33^rd	28^th	29^th	26^th
Connecticut	13^th	12^th	10^th	11^th	10^th	11^th	10^th	14^th	12^th	12^th	10^th	10^th	10^th	11^th	10^th	11^th	11^th
Delaware	1^st	1^st	1^st	1^st	1^st	1^st	1^st	1^st	1^st	1^st	1^st	1^st	1^st	1^st	1^st	1^st	1^st
Florida	40^th	39^th	39^th	39^th	39^th	39^th	38^th	36^th	36^th	36^th	35^th	36^th	39^th	40^th	36^th	34^th	35^th
Georgia	31^st	29^th	37^th	36^th	36^th	32^nd	32^nd	34^th	32^nd	28^th	21^st	21^st	21^st	20^th	20^th	18^th	22^nd
Hawaii	50^th	50^th	50^th	49^th	49^th	50^th	50^th	50^th	50^th	50^th	50^th	50^th	50^th	50^th	50^th	50^th	49^th
Idaho	33^rd	28^th	30^th	33^rd	27^th	25^th	24^th	24^th	26^th	26^th	27^th	27^th	26^th	30^th	30^th	33^rd	34^th
Illinois	11^th	11^th	11^th	10^th	16^th	10^th	11^th	10^th	10^th	10^th	17^th	20^th	23^rd	18^th	17^th	17^th	13^th
Indiana	25^th	30^th	29^th	30^th	38^th	36^th	35^th	35^th	35^th	34^th	34^th	35^th	33^rd	34^th	33^rd	31^st	32^nd
Iowa	18^th	19^th	19^th	20^th	30^th	27^th	26^th	30^th	22^nd	21^st	29^th	30^th	29^th	27^th	26^th	30^th	33^rd
Kansas	36^th	37^th	35^th	35^th	35^th	35^th	37^th	38^th	39^th	38^th	38^th	39^th	40^th	41^st	39^th	38^th	40^th
Kentucky	15^th	14^th	17^th	17^th	18^th	18^th	17^th	17^th	16^th	16^th	15^th	16^th	15^th	16^th	21^st	21^st	20^th
Louisiana	48^th	48^th	48^th	47^th	47^th	46^th	47^th	47^th	45^th	26^th	45^th	46^th	49^th	49^th	47^th	46^th	46^th
Maine	20^th	22^nd	21^st	22^nd	20^th	19^th	19^th	20^th	20^th	24^th	22^nd	24^th	27^th	31^st	29^th	27^th	31^st
Maryland	6^th	6^th	7^th	8^th	9^th	8^th	8^th	8^th	8^th	8^th	8^th	8^th	8^th	8^th	7^th	7^th	6^th
Massachusetts	8^th	8^th	6^th	6^th	6^th	9^th	9^th	9^th	9^th	9^th	9^th	9^th	9^th	9^th	8^th	8^th	8^th
Michigan	23^rd	32^nd	22^nd	24^th	32^nd	37^th	34^th	29^th	25^th	23^rd	20^th	19^th	20^th	21^st	15^th	13^th	18^th
Minnesota	16^th	18^th	16^th	16^th	17^th	20^th	21^st	21^st	19^th	19^th	18^th	17^th	19^th	17^th	16^th	19^th	15^th
Mississippi	43^rd	43^rd	42^nd	42^nd	43^rd	42^nd	41^st	40^th	43^rd	41^st	41^st	40^th	42^nd	42^nd	43^rd	42^nd	42^nd
Missouri	30^th	35^th	25^th	25^th	22^nd	22^nd	23^rd	23^rd	24^th	25^th	24^th	25^th	24^th	28^th	25^th	26^th	27^th
Montana	1^st	1^st	1^st	1^st	1^st	1^st	1^st	1^st	1^st	1^st	1^st	1^st	1^st	1^st	1^st	1^st	1^st
Nebraska	37^th	41^st	31^st	32^nd	31^st	23^rd	22^nd	25^th	27^th	30^th	25^th	23^rd	25^th	26^th	23^rd	28^th	30^th
Nevada	39^th	36^th	40^th	40^th	40^th	40^th	42^nd	44^th	46^th	47^th	48^th	49^th	47^th	48^th	48^th	48^th	48^th
New Hampshire	1^st	1^st	1^st	1^st	1^st	1^st	1^st	1^st	1^st	1^st	1^st	1^st	1^st	1^st	1^st	1^st	1^st
New Jersey	10^th	10^th	13^th	15^th	12^th	13^th	13^th	11^th	13^th	13^th	12^th	11^th	11^th	12^th	12^th	12^th	12^th
New Mexico	44^th	45^th	46^th	46^th	48^th	48^th	49^th	48^th	49^th	49^th	49^th	48^th	48^th	47^th	49^th	49^th	50^th
New York	29^th	26^th	26^th	27^th	28^th	26^th	30^th	31^st	31^st	32^nd	33^rd	33^rd	30^th	32^nd	32^nd	32^nd	24^th
North Carolina	22^nd	17^th	20^th	21^st	23^rd	29^th	28^th	22^nd	21^st	18^th	26^th	26^th	28^th	29^th	27^th	25^th	28^th
North Dakota	19^th	20^th	28^th	26^th	34^th	34^th	39^th	43^rd	47^th	45^th	47^th	43^rd	37^th	37^th	41^st	40^th	29^th
Ohio	28^th	34^th	23^rd	23^rd	14^th	15^th	15^th	15^th	15^th	22^nd	31^st	32^nd	34^th	24^th	22^nd	22^nd	25^th
Oklahoma	35^th	33^rd	34^th	34^th	37^th	38^th	36^th	37^th	37^th	35^th	36^th	37^th	36^th	36^th	38^th	39^th	37^th
Oregon	1^st	1^st	1^st	1^st	1^st	1^st	1^st	1^st	1^st	1^st	1^st	1^st	1^st	1^st	1^st	1^st	1^st
Pennsylvania	12^th	13^th	12^th	12^th	11^th	12^th	12^th	12^th	11^th	11^th	11^th	12^th	12^th	10^th	11^th	10^th	10^th
Rhode Island	14^th	15^th	14^th	13^th	13^th	14^th	14^th	13^th	14^th	14^th	13^th	13^th	13^th	14^th	13^th	15^th	16^th
South Carolina	24^th	23^rd	24^th	19^th	21^st	21^st	20^th	19^th	23^rd	20^th	19^th	14^th	14^th	13^th	14^th	16^th	21^st
South Dakota	41^st	42^nd	41^st	41^st	41^st	43^rd	40^th	39^th	40^th	43^rd	43^rd	42^nd	45^th	43^rd	42^nd	41^st	41^st
Tennessee	47^th	47^th	44^th	44^th	45^th	45^th	44^th	42^nd	42^nd	40^th	40^th	41^st	41^st	39^th	40^th	44^th	45^th
Texas	34^th	27^th	36^th	37^th	25^th	24^th	25^th	28^th	28^th	37^th	37^th	38^th	38^th	38^th	37^th	36^th	36^th
Utah	38^th	38^th	38^th	38^th	33^rd	31^st	33^rd	33^rd	29^th	27^th	23^rd	22^nd	31^st	23^rd	34^th	37^th	38^th
Vermont	7^th	7^th	9^th	9^th	8^th	6^th	7^th	7^th	7^th	7^th	7^th	7^th	7^th	7^th	6^th	6^th	7^th
Virginia	9^th	9^th	8^th	7^th	7^th	7^th	6^th	6^th	6^th	6^th	6^th	6^th	6^th	6^th	9^th	9^th	9^th
Washington	49^th	49^th	49^th	50^th	44^th	44^th	43^rd	41^st	41^st	42^nd	42^nd	44^th	44^th	44^th	44^th	43^rd	43^rd
West Virginia	17^th	16^th	15^th	14^th	15^th	17^th	18^th	18^th	17^th	15^th	14^th	15^th	16^th	15^th	19^th	14^th	14^th
Wisconsin	21^st	21^st	18^th	18^th	19^th	16^th	16^th	16^th	18^th	17^th	16^th	18^th	17^th	19^th	18^th	20^th	17^th
Wyoming	42^nd	40^th	43^rd	48^th	50^th	49^th	48^th	49^th	38^th	39^th	39^th	31^st	18^th	25^th	31^st	24^th	23^rd

Historical Values

Historical values for Sales 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	2020	2021
Alabama	$26.28	$22.67	$27.13	$26.56	$24.56	$24.80	$24.02	$24.34	$25.01	$24.67	$24.98	$25.29	$26.16	$25.72	$26.04	$25.73	$28.27
Alaska	$6.87	$5.73	$6.60	$7.31	$6.59	$11.22	$9.92	$5.81	$5.71	$5.60	$5.62	$5.61	$5.61	$5.67	$5.87	$5.35	$5.65
Arizona	$40.60	$31.97	$43.92	$40.89	$33.56	$31.06	$36.69	$36.74	$37.16	$35.89	$35.25	$34.78	$33.25	$35.78	$36.79	$34.85	$33.67
Arkansas	$41.33	$35.47	$44.09	$40.09	$39.28	$38.21	$37.70	$36.11	$35.64	$38.49	$37.17	$37.69	$37.07	$36.95	$36.25	$36.28	$37.74
California	$28.06	$23.72	$27.30	$25.73	$23.78	$26.10	$24.47	$23.60	$24.24	$25.28	$24.19	$23.58	$21.21	$21.59	$23.23	$22.21	$20.31
Colorado	$26.12	$22.13	$25.37	$24.86	$24.01	$24.20	$23.91	$23.35	$25.08	$23.55	$23.85	$23.66	$25.11	$24.56	$24.20	$22.21	$22.72
Connecticut	$20.39	$17.38	$15.97	$17.74	$16.78	$16.40	$15.98	$17.98	$17.12	$16.98	$16.84	$15.11	$16.76	$17.32	$17.09	$16.53	$18.31
Delaware	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
Florida	$33.36	$26.92	$34.34	$31.18	$28.68	$28.36	$28.34	$27.32	$28.05	$28.33	$26.83	$26.18	$28.57	$30.59	$27.68	$25.52	$26.00
Georgia	$27.59	$23.60	$30.73	$28.92	$26.92	$25.39	$24.72	$25.25	$24.52	$23.34	$22.56	$21.04	$20.59	$20.35	$20.47	$19.37	$20.64
Hawaii	$48.37	$40.15	$50.40	$48.56	$44.68	$42.40	$42.62	$47.74	$50.07	$47.43	$47.35	$48.06	$46.64	$49.52	$52.91	$48.84	$42.03
Idaho	$28.63	$23.36	$26.76	$26.90	$24.44	$23.27	$22.92	$22.48	$23.36	$23.27	$23.38	$23.35	$23.57	$23.80	$24.26	$24.20	$25.74
Illinois	$18.21	$16.11	$17.62	$17.01	$20.02	$16.19	$16.36	$16.66	$16.37	$16.42	$20.37	$20.90	$21.25	$19.60	$20.24	$19.24	$18.90
Indiana	$25.97	$23.61	$25.75	$26.13	$28.27	$27.47	$27.25	$27.23	$27.04	$26.90	$26.75	$25.74	$25.55	$25.21	$25.02	$24.04	$24.89
Iowa	$23.23	$20.95	$22.46	$21.75	$24.66	$24.16	$23.34	$24.09	$20.97	$21.86	$23.93	$24.01	$24.06	$23.56	$23.71	$23.88	$25.05
Kansas	$29.90	$26.07	$29.65	$28.07	$26.61	$26.89	$28.32	$30.11	$29.73	$29.24	$29.49	$30.57	$30.64	$30.73	$29.25	$27.63	$28.62
Kentucky	$22.74	$19.97	$21.74	$21.11	$20.64	$20.15	$19.69	$19.78	$19.15	$19.63	$19.58	$19.93	$19.48	$19.41	$20.73	$20.25	$20.37
Louisiana	$44.84	$38.22	$47.41	$43.37	$40.04	$37.50	$37.84	$36.78	$35.98	$36.63	$35.78	$37.45	$42.72	$41.05	$37.41	$34.85	$37.52
Maine	$23.87	$21.63	$23.31	$22.35	$21.01	$20.55	$19.99	$20.38	$20.38	$22.31	$22.97	$23.07	$23.72	$23.96	$24.25	$23.06	$24.51
Maryland	$12.68	$10.98	$13.31	$13.89	$13.99	$13.65	$13.08	$13.13	$13.15	$13.28	$13.35	$12.98	$12.83	$12.66	$12.96	$12.49	$13.09
Massachusetts	$14.35	$12.55	$12.98	$12.41	$11.76	$14.15	$14.05	$13.86	$13.66	$14.09	$14.00	$13.89	$13.66	$13.44	$13.72	$12.80	$13.73
Michigan	$24.93	$23.73	$23.54	$23.52	$26.42	$27.96	$26.54	$23.88	$21.94	$22.00	$22.14	$20.89	$20.32	$21.08	$19.84	$17.77	$20.12
Minnesota	$23.11	$20.62	$21.52	$21.00	$20.16	$20.69	$20.29	$20.44	$20.01	$21.59	$20.46	$19.98	$20.32	$19.43	$19.97	$19.58	$19.24
Mississippi	$36.65	$31.66	$37.84	$35.16	$33.68	$31.77	$31.78	$31.41	$32.05	$32.75	$33.19	$31.12	$32.83	$32.08	$32.59	$31.01	$31.89
Missouri	$27.44	$24.52	$24.72	$23.60	$21.75	$22.41	$22.17	$22.30	$21.91	$22.78	$23.12	$23.30	$23.32	$23.58	$23.44	$22.88	$22.88
Montana	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
Nebraska	$32.32	$29.40	$26.80	$26.72	$25.23	$22.73	$22.02	$22.80	$23.39	$24.01	$23.32	$22.78	$23.38	$23.39	$23.18	$23.58	$24.35
Nevada	$32.86	$25.58	$35.00	$31.97	$29.46	$29.71	$32.17	$35.96	$36.35	$37.71	$39.15	$38.46	$40.51	$40.12	$40.85	$37.37	$39.14
New Hampshire	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
New Jersey	$17.76	$15.47	$20.26	$20.11	$18.47	$18.10	$17.73	$16.92	$17.21	$17.64	$17.35	$16.88	$16.97	$17.71	$17.80	$17.05	$18.63
New Mexico	$40.19	$34.39	$44.04	$42.35	$40.62	$38.25	$39.70	$39.78	$39.63	$41.20	$41.37	$38.08	$41.01	$37.92	$46.74	$47.25	$42.22
New York	$27.11	$22.88	$24.72	$24.69	$24.49	$23.97	$24.27	$24.21	$24.41	$25.11	$25.41	$24.95	$24.53	$24.13	$24.76	$24.12	$22.15
North Carolina	$24.19	$20.59	$23.16	$22.26	$22.54	$24.45	$23.97	$21.54	$20.86	$21.50	$23.36	$23.34	$23.79	$23.71	$24.18	$22.53	$23.83
North Dakota	$23.48	$20.99	$25.68	$24.52	$26.58	$26.29	$29.47	$35.62	$37.07	$36.55	$37.53	$32.18	$28.00	$28.50	$30.30	$29.21	$23.89
Ohio	$26.80	$24.49	$23.58	$23.12	$19.01	$18.77	$18.66	$18.66	$19.14	$21.98	$24.84	$24.76	$25.83	$22.68	$22.51	$21.70	$22.56
Oklahoma	$29.00	$23.81	$28.10	$27.72	$28.22	$28.09	$27.74	$28.14	$28.06	$27.19	$27.33	$26.76	$27.92	$28.12	$28.99	$27.78	$27.02
Oregon	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
Pennsylvania	$19.78	$17.48	$18.68	$18.35	$17.40	$17.15	$17.55	$17.25	$16.92	$16.98	$17.12	$17.15	$17.10	$16.98	$17.47	$16.51	$17.91
Rhode Island	$22.47	$20.16	$20.99	$19.49	$18.77	$18.48	$17.84	$17.68	$18.14	$18.46	$18.61	$18.24	$18.40	$18.46	$19.07	$18.21	$19.65
South Carolina	$25.84	$21.89	$24.34	$21.73	$21.29	$21.56	$20.21	$20.25	$21.23	$21.72	$21.89	$19.16	$18.54	$18.32	$19.46	$18.72	$20.54
South Dakota	$33.83	$30.97	$35.00	$32.57	$33.00	$32.78	$31.26	$30.46	$31.48	$33.18	$33.39	$32.11	$33.69	$33.53	$32.14	$30.88	$29.73
Tennessee	$41.72	$36.26	$41.16	$40.59	$38.45	$37.08	$35.21	$34.85	$31.80	$32.21	$32.53	$31.94	$31.57	$29.13	$29.34	$33.61	$34.48
Texas	$28.64	$23.31	$29.74	$29.11	$23.79	$22.95	$23.10	$23.87	$24.18	$29.06	$28.70	$27.98	$28.35	$28.59	$28.08	$26.90	$26.37
Utah	$32.61	$26.38	$31.36	$29.82	$26.42	$25.38	$26.19	$25.17	$24.21	$23.33	$22.97	$22.56	$25.06	$21.83	$25.18	$26.92	$28.06
Vermont	$13.55	$11.88	$14.81	$14.31	$13.48	$13.14	$12.90	$12.83	$12.81	$12.63	$12.55	$12.29	$12.23	$12.55	$12.58	$12.06	$13.52
Virginia	$15.00	$12.65	$14.47	$13.79	$12.72	$13.23	$12.06	$11.69	$12.09	$11.82	$11.94	$11.88	$11.83	$11.49	$14.02	$13.74	$14.60
Washington	$47.66	$39.80	$50.10	$48.73	$34.02	$33.41	$33.57	$31.73	$31.79	$33.16	$33.23	$33.17	$33.51	$34.25	$34.51	$32.50	$32.62
West Virginia	$23.13	$20.24	$21.20	$19.96	$19.19	$20.04	$19.89	$19.85	$19.15	$18.84	$19.56	$19.53	$20.05	$18.78	$20.43	$18.18	$19.05
Wisconsin	$24.09	$21.55	$21.85	$21.70	$20.72	$20.04	$19.55	$19.46	$19.50	$19.93	$20.29	$20.14	$20.08	$20.11	$20.29	$19.64	$19.97
Wyoming	$35.53	$27.24	$38.54	$47.50	$46.92	$39.86	$39.17	$41.38	$28.68	$30.15	$31.53	$24.75	$20.18	$22.88	$24.53	$22.40	$21.01

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