State Taxes Summary - Comparison Chart

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State Taxes Summary
Comparison Chart

Here is a table comparing the income tax, sales tax, and the gasoline taxes of every state in the United States.

California seems to have the highest taxes, and
Alaska seems to have the lowest taxes, overall.

Seven states have no income tax - Alaska, Florida, Nevada, South Dakota, Texas, Washington and Wyoming. Five states have no sales tax - Alaska, Delaware, Montana, New Hampshire and Oregon. All states have a gasoline tax.

			U.S. State Taxes Comparison Table
				2005 INCOME TAX Rate @$60,000		2005 SALES TAX Rate		2005 GASOLINE TAX Rate
	Abre.	State		2005 Rank	2005 (%)	2005 Rank	2005 (%)	2005 Rank	2005 (¢ per gal.)
1	AL	Alabama			5	48	4		18¢
2	AK	Alaska		50	none	50	none	49	8¢
3	AZ	Arizona			4.72		5.6		18¢
4	AR	Arkansas			7		6		21.5¢
5	CA	California		1	9.3	1	7.25		18¢
6	CO	Colorado			4.63	49	2.9		22¢
7	CT	Connecticut			5		6		25¢
8	DE	Delaware			5.95	50	none		23¢
	DC	D.C.		1	9.3		5.75		20¢
9	FL	Florida		50	none		6	47	14.5¢
10	GA	Georgia			6	48	4	50	7.5¢
11	HI	Hawaii		5	8.25	48	4		16¢
12	ID	Idaho			7.8		6		25¢
13	IL	Illinois		?	3 net	4	6.25		19¢
14	IN	Indiana		?	3.4 gross		6		18¢
15	IA	Iowa		3	8.98		5		20.7¢
16	KS	Kansas			6.45		5.3		24¢
17	KY	Kentucky			6		6		18.5¢
18	LA	Louisiana			6	48	4		20¢
19	ME	Maine		4	8.5		5		25.9¢
20	MD	Maryland			4.75		5		23.5¢
21	MA	Massachusetts			5.3		5		23.5¢
22	MI	Michigan		48	3.9		6		19¢
23	MN	Minnesota			7.85	3	6.5		20¢
24	MS	Mississippi			5	2	7		18¢
25	MO	Missouri			6		4.225		17¢
26	MT	Montana			6.9	50	none	6	27.75¢
27	NE	Nebraska			6.84		5.5		25.3¢
28	NV	Nevada		50	none	3	6.5		23¢
29	NH	New Hampshire			int. only	50	none		18¢
30	NJ	New Jersey			5.525		6	47	14.5¢
31	NM	New Mexico			6		5		17¢
32	NY	New York			6.85	48	4	7	27.4¢
33	NC	North Carolina			7.75		4.5	8	27.1¢
34	ND	North Dakota		47	3.92		5		23¢
35	OH	Ohio			4.983		5.5	5	28¢
36	OK	Oklahoma			6.65		4.5		16¢
37	OR	Oregon		2	9	50	none		24¢
38	PA	Pennsylvania		49	3.07		6	2	31.1¢
39	RI	Rhode Island			25% Fed.	2	7	4	30¢
40	SC	South Carolina			7		5		16¢
41	SD	South Dakota		50	none	48	4		22¢
42	TN	Tennessee			int. only	2	7		20¢
43	TX	Texas		50	none	4	6.25		20¢
44	UT	Utah			7		4.75		24.5¢
45	VT	Vermont			7.2		6		20¢
46	VA	Virginia			5.75		5		17.5¢
47	WA	Washington		50	none	3	6.5	3	31¢
48	WV	West Virginia			6.5		6		20.5¢
49	WI	Wisconsin			6.5		5	1	32.9¢
50	WY	Wyoming		50	none	48	4	48	14¢
				Ave. =	6 % ?	Ave. =	4.7 %	Ave. =	21.1 cents
									8 % ?
There are other factors, but I wanted as simple a comparison as possible. California has the highest income tax, AND the highest sales tax - a double whammy. Wisconsin has the highest gasoline tax, followed by Pennsylvania and Washington.

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Disclaimer
The author is not perfect, and errors can occur.
Please check any questioned data for yourself.
This relative state tax data comparison is meant as a guide only.
All the details have been conveniently ignored, especially in the State Income Tax column.

This Vaughns State Taxes Comparison Chart
was last updated on 2012-07-19.