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Source: WalletHub

Overall Tax Burden by State

 
Overall Rank*  State Total Tax Burden
(%)
 
Property Tax Burden
(%)
 
Individual Income Tax Burden
(%)
 
Total Sales & Excise Tax Burden
(%)
 
1 New York 12.47% 4.36%
(5)
4.72%
(1)
3.39%
(24)
2 Hawaii 12.31% 2.74%
(26)
2.86%
(10)
6.71%
(1)
3 Maine 11.14% 5.33%
(1)
2.52%
(14)
3.29%
(26)
4 Vermont 10.28% 4.98%
(2)
2.07%
(27)
3.23%
(27)
5 Connecticut 9.83% 4.24%
(6)
2.92%
(9)
2.67%
(40)
6 New Jersey 9.76% 4.88%
(4)
2.36%
(17)
2.52%
(43)
7 Maryland 9.44% 2.66%
(31)
4.21%
(2)
2.57%
(41)
8 Minnesota 9.41% 2.89%
(22)
3.11%
(6)
3.41%
(23)
9 Illinois 9.38% 3.66%
(10)
2.27%
(22)
3.45%
(22)
10 Iowa 9.15% 3.40%
(14)
2.41%
(16)
3.34%
(25)
11 Rhode Island 9.07% 4.17%
(7)
1.93%
(33)
2.97%
(33)
12 California 8.89% 2.79%
(23)
3.05%
(7)
3.05%
(31)
13 Nebraska 8.84% 3.67%
(9)
2.19%
(24)
2.98%
(32)
14 New Mexico 8.83% 1.95%
(43)
1.26%
(39)
5.62%
(3)
15 Kansas 8.71% 3.08%
(17)
2.07%
(27)
3.56%
(19)
16 Ohio 8.65% 2.74%
(26)
2.28%
(21)
3.63%
(16)
17 Wisconsin 8.62% 3.12%
(16)
2.63%
(13)
2.87%
(37)
18 Indiana 8.58% 2.22%
(39)
2.73%
(12)
3.63%
(16)
19 Mississippi 8.56% 2.76%
(24)
1.49%
(38)
4.31%
(8)
20 Massachusetts 8.48% 3.42%
(13)
3.22%
(4)
1.84%
(45)
21 Kentucky 8.43% 1.93%
(44)
3.04%
(8)
3.46%
(21)
22 Arkansas 8.40% 1.68%
(48)
2.04%
(29)
4.68%
(5)
23 West Virginia 8.36% 2.23%
(38)
2.43%
(15)
3.70%
(14)
24 Colorado 8.28% 3.05%
(19)
2.04%
(29)
3.19%
(28)
25 Washington 8.24% 2.58%
(32)
0.00%
(44)
5.66%
(2)
26 Virginia 8.23% 2.97%
(21)
2.82%
(11)
2.44%
(44)
27 Utah 8.08% 2.34%
(37)
2.20%
(23)
3.54%
(20)
28 Louisiana 8.05% 1.80%
(46)
1.66%
(37)
4.59%
(6)
29 Texas 8.01% 4.00%
(8)
0.00%
(44)
4.01%
(11)
30 Pennsylvania 7.95% 2.71%
(28)
2.32%
(19)
2.92%
(36)
31 Oregon 7.80% 3.07%
(18)
3.62%
(3)
1.11%
(48)
32 Nevada 7.69% 2.13%
(41)
0.00%
(44)
5.56%
(4)
33 Idaho 7.64% 2.35%
(35)
2.15%
(25)
3.14%
(29)
34 Arizona 7.62% 2.35%
(35)
1.23%
(40)
4.04%
(9)
35 North Carolina 7.60% 2.12%
(42)
2.35%
(18)
3.13%
(30)
36 Georgia 7.46% 2.58%
(32)
2.11%
(26)
2.77%
(38)
37 South Carolina 7.44% 2.69%
(29)
2.03%
(31)
2.72%
(39)
38 Michigan 7.40% 3.02%
(20)
1.81%
(35)
2.57%
(41)
39 Alabama 7.35% 1.39%
(50)
1.93%
(33)
4.03%
(10)
40 North Dakota 7.34% 2.54%
(34)
0.80%
(41)
4.00%
(12)
41 Oklahoma 7.12% 1.76%
(47)
1.69%
(36)
3.67%
(15)
42 Missouri 7.11% 2.16%
(40)
1.99%
(32)
2.96%
(34)
43 Montana 6.93% 3.40%
(14)
2.32%
(19)
1.21%
(47)
44 South Dakota 6.69% 2.69%
(29)
0.00%
(44)
4.00%
(12)
45 Wyoming 6.42% 3.47%
(12)
0.00%
(44)
2.95%
(35)
46 Florida 6.33% 2.75%
(25)
0.00%
(44)
3.58%
(18)
47 Tennessee 6.22% 1.66%
(49)
0.02%
(43)
4.54%
(7)
48 New Hampshire 6.14% 4.94%
(3)
0.13%
(42)
1.07%
(50)
49 Delaware 6.12% 1.88%
(45)
3.15%
(5)
1.09%
(49)
50 Alaska 5.06% 3.59%
(11)
0.00%
(44)
1.47%
(46)

SOURCE https://wallethub.com/edu/states-with-highest-lowest-tax-burden/20494#expert=Jordan_Barry