2026 Competitiveness Redbook | Page 17

Census Estimates of State and Local Taxes( 2023)
Rank
Per Capita Burden
Burden Per $ 1000 PI
Rank
1 New York
$ 12,536
$ 157.25
2
2 North Dakota
$ 9,912
$ 136.71
4
3 Hawaii
$ 9,768
$ 151.35
3
4 Connecticut
$ 9,444
$ 107.55
15
5 New Jersey
$ 9,254
$ 115.49
9
6 Massachusetts
$ 9,156
$ 102.95
19
7 California
$ 8,972
$ 113.37
11
8 New Mexico
$ 8,970
$ 164.31
1
9 Vermont
$ 8,479
$ 129.30
5
10 Illinois
$ 8,372
$ 118.81
6
11 Maryland
$ 8,193
$ 111.35
12
12 Wyoming
$ 8,063
$ 101.01
24
13 Minnesota
$ 7,892
$ 110.23
14
14 Washington
$ 7,786
$ 99.17
28
15 Delaware
$ 7,779
$ 117.38
7
16 Oregon
$ 7,624
$ 115.60
8
17 Alaska
$ 7,532
$ 107.19
16
18 Maine
$ 7,251
$ 113.63
10
19 Virginia
$ 7,067
$ 97.96
31
20 Rhode Island
$ 6,889
$ 104.37
17
21 Pennsylvania
$ 6,884
$ 102.22
22
22 Colorado
$ 6,820
$ 86.28
44
23 Nebraska
$ 6,667
$ 95.41
32
24 Kansas
$ 6,626
$ 102.86
20
25 Iowa
$ 6,493
$ 103.72
18
26 Nevada
$ 6,401
$ 99.14
29
27 Utah
$ 6,305
$ 100.18
26
28 Wisconsin
$ 6,057
$ 95.13
33
29 Indiana
$ 5,990
$ 99.31
27
30 Montana
$ 5,890
$ 92.54
36
31 Ohio
$ 5,884
$ 98.03
30
32 Louisiana
$ 5,867
$ 102.46
21
33 Texas
$ 5,811
$ 88.78
42
34 New Hampshire
$ 5,786
$ 75.01
49
35 West Virginia
$ 5,704
$ 110.78
13
36 Kentucky
$ 5,472
$ 101.18
23
37 Michigan
$ 5,432
$ 91.05
38
38 North Carolina
$ 5,428
$ 89.26
39
39 Oklahoma
$ 5,346
$ 89.23
40
40 Arkansas
$ 5,324
$ 93.02
35
41 South Dakota
$ 5,322
$ 74.24
50
42 Missouri
$ 5,300
$ 86.68
43
43 Florida
$ 5,233
$ 77.43
48
43 Georgia
$ 5,233
$ 92.36
37
45 Idaho
$ 5,060
$ 85.95
45
46 Arizona
$ 5,046
$ 82.36
46
47 South Carolina
$ 5,036
$ 89.09
41
48 Alabama
$ 4,972
$ 93.33
34
49 Tennessee
$ 4,951
$ 81.00
47
50 Mississippi
$ 4,874
$ 100.50
25
Dist. of Columbia
$ 15,257
$ 145.54
United States
$ 7,083
$ 103.60
TABLE 10
Source: U. S. Census Bureau
Washington ranks 14th in per capita burden and 28th in burden per $ 1000 of personal income.