Ever wonder how your state stacked up against the others, tax-wise? Everyone will be moving to Oklahoma, soon, right?
| Sales | Gas/gal. | Cig./pack | Beer/gal. | State burden | Rank | State/Fed. burden | Rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alabama | 4.0% | $0.20 | $0.43 | $1.05 | 8.8% | 46 | 28.0% | 49 |
Alaska | none | $0.08 | $2.00 | $1.07 | 6.6% | 50 | 28.1% | 48 |
Arizona | 5.6%* | $0.19 | $2.00 | $0.16 | 10.3% | 31 | 31.3% | 25 |
Arkansas | 6.0% | $0.22 | $0.59 | $0.21 | 11.3% | 13 | 30.7% | 32 |
California | 7.3% | $0.46 | $0.87 | $0.20 | 11.5% | 12 | 34.3% | 8 |
Colorado | 2.9% | $0.22 | $0.84 | $0.08 | 10.4% | 30 | 31.8% | 23 |
Connecticut | 6.0% | $0.44 | $2.00 | $0.20 | 12.2% | 8 | 38.3% | 1 |
Delaware | none* | $0.23 | $1.15 | $0.16 | 8.8% | 47 | 31.2% | 26 |
Florida | 6.0% | $0.33 | $0.34 | $0.48 | 10.0% | 38 | 33.6% | 12 |
Georgia | 4.0% | $0.26 | $0.37 | $0.48 | 10.3% | 32 | 30.9% | 28 |
Hawaii | 4%* | $0.33 | $1.80 | $0.93 | 12.4% | 6 | 33.0% | 16 |
Idaho | 6.0% | $0.25 | $0.57 | $0.15 | 10.1% | 35 | 29.6% | 42 |
Illinois | 6.3% | $0.40 | $0.98 | $0.19 | 10.8% | 22 | 33.2% | 14 |
Indiana | 6.0% | $0.32 | $1.00 | $0.12 | 10.7% | 25 | 30.8% | 30 |
Iowa | 5.0% | $0.22 | $1.36 | $0.19 | 11.0% | 18 | 30.6% | 33 |
Kansas | 5.3% | $0.25 | $0.79 | $0.18 | 11.2% | 15 | 31.0% | 27 |
Kentucky | 6%* | $0.19 | $0.30 | $0.08 | 10.9% | 20 | 30.4% | 34 |
Louisiana | 4.0% | $0.20 | $0.36 | $0.32 | 11.0% | 17 | 29.1% | 44 |
Maine | 5.0% | $0.29 | $2.00 | $0.35 | 14.0% | 2 | 33.9% | 10 |
Maryland | 6.0% | $0.24 | $2.00 | $0.09 | 10.8% | 23 | 33.1% | 15 |
Massachusetts | 5.0% | $0.24 | $1.51 | $0.11 | 10.6% | 28 | 34.4% | 7 |
Michigan | 6.0% | $0.36 | $2.00 | $0.20 | 11.2% | 14 | 31.9% | 21 |
Minnesota | 6.5% | $0.22 | $1.49 | $0.15 | 11.5% | 11 | 33.9% | 11 |
Mississippi | 7.0% | $0.19 | $0.18 | $0.43 | 10.5% | 29 | 28.1% | 47 |
Missouri | 4.2% | $0.18 | $0.17 | $0.06 | 10.1% | 34 | 30.2% | 38 |
Montana | none | $0.28 | $1.70 | $0.14 | 9.7% | 41 | 29.8% | 39 |
Nebraska | 5.5% | $0.24 | $0.64 | $0.31 | 11.9% | 9 | 31.8% | 22 |
Nevada | 6.5% | $0.33 | $0.80 | $0.16 | 10.1% | 36 | 35.2% | 4 |
New Hampshire | none* | $0.20 | $1.08 | $0.30 | 8.0% | 49 | 30.8% | 29 |
New Jersey | 7.0% | $0.15 | $2.58 | $0.12 | 11.6% | 10 | 35.6% | 3 |
New Mexico | 5.0% | $0.18 | $0.91 | $0.41 | 9.8% | 40 | 28.8% | 45 |
New York | 4.0% | $0.41 | $1.50 | $0.11 | 13.8% | 3 | 37.1% | 2 |
N. Carolina | 4.3% | $0.30 | $0.35 | $0.53 | 11.0% | 19 | 31.3% | 24 |
N. Dakota | 5.0% | $0.23 | $0.44 | $0.16 | 9.9% | 39 | 30.2% | 37 |
Ohio | 5.5%* | $0.28 | $1.25 | $0.18 | 12.4% | 5 | 32.4% | 18 |
Oklahoma | 4.5% | $0.17 | $1.03 | $0.40 | 9.0% | 45 | 27.8% | 50 |
Oregon | none | $0.25 | $1.18 | $0.08 | 10.0% | 37 | 30.7% | 31 |
Pennsylvania | 6.0% | $0.32 | $1.35 | $0.08 | 10.8% | 24 | 31.9% | 20 |
Rhode Island | 7.0% | $0.31 | $2.46 | $0.10 | 12.7% | 4 | 35.1% | 6 |
S. Carolina | 6.0% | $0.17 | $0.07 | $0.77 | 10.7% | 26 | 30.3% | 35 |
S. Dakota | 4.0% | $0.24 | $1.53 | $0.27 | 9.0% | 44 | 29.3% | 43 |
Tennessee | 7.0% | $0.21 | $0.62 | $0.14 | 8.5% | 48 | 28.8% | 46 |
Texas | 6.25%* | $0.20 | $1.41 | $0.19 | 9.3% | 43 | 29.8% | 41 |
Utah | 4.7% | $0.25 | $0.70 | $0.41 | 10.7% | 27 | 30.3% | 36 |
Vermont | 6.0% | $0.20 | $1.79 | $0.27 | 14.1% | 1 | 35.1% | 5 |
Virginia | 5.0% | $0.20 | $0.30 | $0.26 | 10.2% | 33 | 32.9% | 17 |
Washington | 6.5%* | $0.36 | $2.03 | $0.26 | 11.1% | 16 | 34.0% | 9 |
West Virginia | 6.0% | $0.32 | $0.55 | $0.18 | 10.9% | 21 | 29.8% | 40 |
Wisconsin | 5.0% | $0.33 | $1.77 | $0.06 | 12.3% | 7 | 33.3% | 13 |
Wyoming | 4.0% | $0.14 | $0.60 | $0.02 | 9.5% | 42 | 32.1% | 19 |
*State collects a gross-receipts tax that is applied before the retail level.
Updated March 27, 2008
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