| Taxes by state | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
State |
Gasoline* |
Cigarettes |
Retail sales** |
All state, local taxes*** |
Rank |
|
All federal, state, local taxes*** |
Rank |
|
Alabama |
20.3 |
$0.42 |
4% |
8.8% |
46 |
|
27.5% |
50 |
|
Alaska |
8 |
$1.80 |
|
6.6% |
50 |
|
27.9% |
49 |
|
Arizona |
19 |
$2.00 |
5.6 |
10.1% |
32 |
|
29.9% |
29 |
|
Arkansas |
21.8 |
$0.59 |
6 |
10.3% |
27 |
|
29.1% |
40 |
|
California |
40.1 |
$0.87 |
7.25 |
10.9% |
15 |
|
32.7% |
9 |
|
Colorado |
22 |
$0.84 |
2.9 |
9.8% |
38 |
|
30.7% |
23 |
|
Connecticut |
40.5 |
$1.51 |
6 |
11.3% |
9 |
|
35.9% |
1 |
|
Delaware |
23 |
$0.55 |
|
8.4% |
48 |
|
29.7% |
33 |
|
Florida |
31.9 |
$0.34 |
6 |
9.7% |
39 |
|
31.0% |
21 |
|
Georgia |
21.3 |
$0.37 |
4 |
10.4% |
25 |
|
30.6% |
25 |
|
Hawaii |
31.8 |
$1.60 |
4# |
11.7% |
5 |
|
31.2% |
17 |
|
Idaho |
25 |
$0.57 |
6 |
10.2% |
31 |
|
29.0% |
42 |
|
Illinois |
32.5 |
$0.98 |
6.25 |
10.9% |
14 |
|
32.7% |
10 |
|
Indiana |
26.6 |
$0.56 |
6 |
11.0% |
12 |
|
30.7% |
24 |
|
Iowa |
22 |
$0.36 |
5 |
10.4% |
26 |
|
29.4% |
36 |
|
Kansas |
25 |
$0.79 |
5.3 |
10.7% |
18 |
|
30.5% |
26 |
|
Kentucky |
18.5 |
$0.30 |
6 |
10.7% |
20 |
|
29.8% |
31 |
|
Louisiana |
20 |
$0.36 |
4 |
11.0% |
11 |
|
29.2% |
37 |
|
Maine |
28.3 |
$2.00 |
5 |
13.5% |
1 |
|
33.1% |
7 |
|
Maryland |
23.5 |
$1.00 |
5 |
10.7% |
19 |
|
32.0% |
13 |
|
Massachusetts |
23.5 |
$1.51 |
5 |
10.3% |
28 |
|
33.4% |
6 |
|
Michigan |
30.8 |
$2.00 |
6 |
10.8% |
16 |
|
31.1% |
19 |
|
Minnesota |
22 |
$1.49 |
6.5 |
11.9% |
4 |
|
33.6% |
5 |
|
Mississippi |
18.8 |
$0.18 |
7 |
10.2% |
29 |
|
28.0% |
48 |
|
Missouri |
17.6 |
$0.17 |
4.225 |
9.9% |
34 |
|
29.4% |
35 |
|
Montana |
27.8 |
$1.70 |
|
9.5% |
42 |
|
29.0% |
43 |
|
Nebraska |
28 |
$0.64 |
5.5 |
11.6% |
6 |
|
30.9% |
22 |
|
Nevada |
32.5 |
$0.80 |
6.5 |
9.5% |
43 |
|
31.6% |
14 |
|
New Hampshire |
19.6 |
$0.80 |
|
7.3% |
49 |
|
29.2% |
39 |
|
New Jersey |
14.5 |
$2.58 |
7 |
10.8% |
17 |
|
34.3% |
3 |
|
New Mexico |
18 |
$0.91 |
5 |
9.9% |
36 |
|
28.5% |
45 |
|
New York |
41.7 |
$1.50 |
4 |
12.9% |
2 |
|
35.1% |
2 |
|
North Carolina |
30.2 |
$0.35 |
4.5 |
10.5% |
23 |
|
30.3% |
27 |
|
North Dakota |
23 |
$0.44 |
5 |
9.8% |
37 |
|
29.8% |
30 |
|
Ohio |
28 |
$1.25 |
5.5 |
12.0% |
3 |
|
31.3% |
16 |
|
Oklahoma |
17 |
$1.03 |
4.5 |
9.6% |
40 |
|
28.2% |
47 |
|
Oregon |
24.9 |
$1.18 |
|
9.9% |
35 |
|
30.2% |
28 |
|
Pennsylvania |
32.3 |
$1.35 |
6 |
10.4% |
24 |
|
31.2% |
18 |
|
Rhode Island |
31 |
$2.46 |
7 |
11.5% |
8 |
|
33.0% |
8 |
|
South Carolina |
16.8 |
$0.07 |
5 |
10.2% |
30 |
|
29.2% |
38 |
|
South Dakota |
24 |
$1.53 |
4 |
9.2% |
45 |
|
28.9% |
44 |
|
Tennessee |
21.4 |
$0.20 |
7 |
8.6% |
47 |
|
28.2% |
46 |
|
Texas |
20 |
$1.41 |
6.25 |
9.4% |
44 |
|
29.7% |
32 |
|
Utah |
24.5 |
$0.70 |
4.75 |
10.5% |
22 |
|
29.5% |
34 |
|
Vermont |
20 |
$1.79 |
6 |
11.1% |
10 |
|
31.3% |
15 |
|
Virginia |
19.2 |
$0.30 |
5 |
9.5% |
41 |
|
31.1% |
20 |
|
Washington |
34 |
$2.03 |
6.5 |
10.9% |
13 |
|
33.7% |
4 |
|
West Virginia |
27 |
$0.55 |
6 |
10.6% |
21 |
|
29.1% |
41 |
|
Wisconsin |
32.9 |
$0.77 |
5 |
11.6% |
7 |
|
32.2% |
12 |
|
Wyoming |
14 |
$0.60 |
4 |
10.1% |
33 |
|
32.4% |
11 |
|
District of Columbia |
20 |
$1.00 |
5.75 |
12.8% |
|
|
35.1% |
|
*Additional federal levy is 18.4 cents nationwide
**Base state rate (local tax may be higher)
***Average, as percentage of income
#General excise tax instead of sales tax
Yup... every state ranked 1-10 (highest tax) voted for Kerry in ‘04
Every state ranked 41-50 (lowest tax) voted for Bush in ‘04.
Without exception
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