Top Taxing States In The Country

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 The US Census Bureau came out with the state rankings of taxation per capita. The US Average is $2,192.27 dollars per capita of taxes per capita. These numbers in themselves do not mean a whole lot, but if you are looking where to live, this is an indicator of how the states spend you money with taxes.

States Ranked by Total Taxes and Per Capita Amount: 2005

Rank
State
Amount
1 Vermont $ 3,600.16
2 Hawaii $ 3,477.93
3 Wyoming $ 3,417.77
4 Connecticut $ 3,300.49
5 Delaware $ 3,228.79
6 Minnesota $ 3,093.93
7 Massachusetts $ 2,815.23
8 Alaska $ 2,786.90
9 California $ 2,724.31
10 New Jersey $ 2,630.65

Via the US Census Bureau

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  1. Hah! We wish. California would rank #4 if what it -spent- rather than what it -collected- were used. Taxes are not revenues, they are expenditures.

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