Census Estimates of State and Local Taxes Per Capita
State & Local Per Capita Tax Burden
What does this mean?
Taxes impose a cost on businesses, their employees and their owners. Total taxes divided by population allow for a comparison across states.
Why does this matter?
To ensure long-term economic growth, North Carolina taxes should be competitive with the level of state and local taxes in other states.
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Census Estimates of State and Local Taxes Per Capita
Source: Federation of Tax Administrators
Census Estimates of State and Local Taxes
| State | 2013-01 | 2014-01 | 2015-01 | 2016-01 | 2017-01 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 2,951.00 | 3,036.00 | 3,144.00 | 3,203.00 | 3,369.92 |
| Alaska | 11,869.00 | 9,220.00 | 3,504.00 | 3,812.00 | 4,096.14 |
| Arizona | 3,388.00 | 3,366.00 | 3,485.00 | 3,582.00 | 3,471.75 |
| Arkansas | 3,523.00 | 3,629.00 | 3,868.00 | 3,958.00 | 4,001.59 |
| California | 4,833.00 | 5,274.00 | 5,864.00 | 6,077.00 | 6,169.70 |
| Colorado | 4,083.00 | 4,270.00 | 4,599.00 | 4,622.00 | 4,880.57 |
| Connecticut | 6,950.00 | 7,264.00 | 7,422.00 | 7,220.00 | 7,637.97 |
| Delaware | 4,575.00 | 4,561.00 | 4,769.00 | 4,757.00 | 4,885.93 |
| District of Columbia | 9,368.00 | 9,379.00 | 10,605.00 | 10,841.00 | 10,717.21 |
| Florida | 3,344.00 | 3,328.00 | 3,453.00 | 3,478.00 | 3,652.60 |
| Georgia | 3,258.00 | 3,289.00 | 3,520.00 | 3,660.00 | 3,739.49 |
| Hawaii | 5,331.00 | 5,665.00 | 6,111.00 | 6,467.00 | 6,640.41 |
| Idaho | 3,043.00 | 3,123.00 | 3,437.00 | 3,514.00 | 3,711.56 |
| Illinois | 5,166.00 | 5,378.00 | 5,751.00 | 5,654.00 | 5,764.19 |
| Indiana | 3,750.00 | 3,778.00 | 3,839.00 | 3,872.00 | 3,893.24 |
| Iowa | 4,411.00 | 4,437.00 | 4,759.00 | 4,884.00 | 4,992.04 |
| Kansas | 4,335.00 | 4,443.00 | 4,393.00 | 4,494.00 | 4,643.33 |
| Kentucky | 3,432.00 | 3,496.00 | 3,782.00 | 3,823.00 | 3,893.88 |
| Louisiana | 3,684.00 | 3,778.00 | 3,951.00 | 3,888.00 | 4,328.36 |
| Maine | 4,620.00 | 4,814.00 | 5,105.00 | 5,227.00 | 5,302.27 |
| Maryland | 5,133.00 | 5,433.00 | 5,857.00 | 6,027.00 | 6,301.27 |
| Massachusetts | 5,574.00 | 5,692.00 | 6,349.00 | 6,469.00 | 6,564.32 |
| Michigan | 3,666.00 | 3,746.00 | 4,010.00 | 4,082.00 | 4,188.53 |
| Minnesota | 5,226.00 | 5,511.00 | 5,954.00 | 6,090.00 | 6,176.36 |
| Mississippi | 3,252.00 | 3,428.00 | 3,673.00 | 3,613.00 | 3,677.82 |
| Missouri | 3,388.00 | 3,448.00 | 3,649.00 | 3,682.00 | 3,820.64 |
| Montana | 3,602.00 | 3,764.00 | 4,046.00 | 3,824.00 | 3,878.16 |
| Nebraska | 4,379.00 | 4,623.00 | 5,057.00 | 5,087.00 | 5,118.27 |
| Nevada | 3,856.00 | 3,810.00 | 4,109.00 | 4,277.00 | 4,495.33 |
| New Hampshire | 3,988.00 | 4,184.00 | 4,649.00 | 4,818.00 | 4,895.09 |
| New Jersey | 6,073.00 | 6,288.00 | 6,680.00 | 6,709.00 | 6,978.25 |
| New Mexico | 3,625.00 | 3,676.00 | 4,161.00 | 3,891.00 | 4,117.32 |
| New York | 7,751.00 | 8,026.00 | 8,743.00 | 8,957.00 | 9,073.20 |
| North Carolina | 3,534.00 | 3,574.00 | 3,791.00 | 3,919.00 | 3,960.47 |
| North Dakota | 9,449.00 | 8,633.00 | 9,183.00 | 6,630.00 | 6,664.68 |
| Ohio | 4,053.00 | 4,266.00 | 4,417.00 | 4,473.00 | 4,681.68 |
| Oklahoma | 3,480.00 | 3,470.00 | 3,701.00 | 3,458.00 | 3,543.52 |
| Oregon | 3,789.00 | 3,867.00 | 4,365.00 | 4,508.00 | 4,731.06 |
| Pennsylvania | 4,468.00 | 4,625.00 | 4,954.00 | 5,058.00 | 5,165.60 |
| Rhode Island | 4,978.00 | 5,120.00 | 5,421.00 | 5,562.00 | 5,562.17 |
| South Carolina | 3,020.00 | 3,154.00 | 3,426.00 | 3,435.00 | 3,522.09 |
| South Dakota | 3,471.00 | 3,476.00 | 3,838.00 | 3,938.00 | 4,260.28 |
| Tennessee | 3,095.00 | 3,081.00 | 3,270.00 | 3,322.00 | 3,405.46 |
| Texas | 3,750.00 | 3,798.00 | 4,126.00 | 4,020.00 | 4,161.03 |
| Utah | 5,137.00 | 5,425.00 | 5,800.00 | 5,904.00 | 6,044.14 |
| Vermont | 4,053.00 | 4,209.00 | 4,466.00 | 4,560.00 | 4,797.30 |
| Virginia | 4,269.00 | 4,361.00 | 4,772.00 | 5,050.00 | 5,341.56 |
| Washington | 3,803.00 | 3,905.00 | 4,105.00 | 3,917.00 | 3,953.96 |
| West Virginia | 4,629.00 | 4,792.00 | 4,664.00 | 4,770.00 | 4,890.98 |
| Wisconsin | 6,669.00 | 5,785.00 | 6,389.00 | 5,545.00 | 4,698.44 |
| Wyoming | 4,596.49 | 4,630.59 | 4,835.57 | 4,830.82 | 4,951.46 |
| U.S. Average | 4,620.99 | 4,653.50 | 4,859.25 | 4,852.13 | 4,968.87 |