Facts & Figures 2014: How Does Your State Compare?

by Richard Borean, Tax Foundation, March 19, 2014

Today we released the 2014 edition of Facts & Figures: How Does Your State Compare? Just in time for Tax Season, the latest edition of this popular pocket-sized handbook contains the rates and rankings of all 50 states on 39 different measures of tax and fiscal policy (topics listed below).

Click here for a free download.

The topics in this year’s edition include:

Taxes and Tax Measures

• Tax Freedom Day by State 
• State-Local Tax Burden
• State Business Tax Climate Index
• State Tax Collections Per Capita
• State Revenue Per Capita
• State and Local Tax Collections Per Capita
• State and Local Revenue Per Capita
• Sources of State and Local Tax Collections
• Federal Aid as a Percentage of State Revenue
• Federal Income Tax Payments by Income Percentile
• Selected Federal Tax Rates

Individual Income Taxes

• State Individual Income Tax Rates
• State Individual Income Tax Collections Per Capita
• State and Local Individual Income Tax Collections Per Capita

Corporate Income Taxes

• State Corporate Income Tax Rates
• State Corporate Income Tax Collections Per Capita
• State and Local Corporate Income Tax Collections Per Capita
• State Gross Receipts Taxes

General Sales Taxes

• State and Local Sales Tax Rates
• State General Sales Tax Collections  Per Capita
• State and Local Sales Tax Collections Per Capita

Excise Taxes

• State Gasoline Tax Rates
• Share of State & Local Road Spending Covered by State & Local Tolls, User Fees, & User Taxes
• State Cigarette Excise Tax Rates
• State Spirits Excise Tax Rates
• State Wine Excise Tax Rates
• State Beer Excise Tax Rates
• State and Local Cell Phone Tax Rates
• Sales Tax Treatment of Groceries, Candy, and Soda
• State and Local Excise Collections Per Capita

Property Taxes

• Mean Property Taxes as a Percentage of Owner-Occupied Housing Value
• State and Local Property Tax Collections Per Capita
• Capital Stock Tax Rates

Estate and Inheritance Taxes

• Estate Tax Rates and Exemptions
• Inheritance Tax Rates and Exemptions

State Debt

• State Debt Per Capita
• State and Local Debt Per Capita

Data

• Income Per Capita by State
• People Per Household by State

Complimentary print copies are being mailed to state officials and Tax Foundation supporters, with additional print copies available for purchase online soon.

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LINK: Facts & Figures: How Does Your State Compare?