How High Are State and Local Tax Collections in Your State?

by Jared Walczak, Tax Foundation, Nov 21, 2023

Contrary to initial expectations, the pandemic years were good for state and local tax collections, and while the surges of 2021 and 2022 have not continued into calendar year 2023, revenues remain robust in most states and well above pre-pandemic levels even after accounting for inflation.

Today’s map shows state and local tax collections per capita in each state as of fiscal year (FY) 2021, the most recent year for which full state-by-state data are available. But because the events of recent years are so significant, we will also discuss the trajectory of state and local tax collections through FY 2023, which ended in June of this year.

For FY 2021, the District of Columbia surpassed all states with $13,278 in per capita tax collections. New York followed at $10,266 in state and local tax collections per person, with Connecticut ($9,458), California ($9,175), New Jersey ($8,303), and Massachusetts ($8,101) not far behind. At the other end of the spectrum, Alaska was lowest at $4,192, followed by Alabama ($4,245), Tennessee ($4,272), Florida ($4,405), and Mississippi ($4,435).

(Hawaii is 6th at $7,746 per capita) …

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