Per Capita State Selective Sales Taxes
FY 1998

Rank	State	Dollars	Rank	State	Dollars
1.	Nevada	$555.04	27.	New York	$264.52
2.	Connecticut	515.83		U.S. Average	264.45
3.	North Dakota	471.58	28.	Maine	249.15
4.	New Hampshire	420.22	29.	Virginia	248.31
5.	Hawaii	407.71	30.	Ohio	248.01
6.	Vermont	388.34	31.	Idaho	244.00
7.	West Virginia	387.40	32.	Iowa	239.53
8.	Texas	374.97	33.	Nebraska	239.18
9.	Minnesota	357.55	34.	Tennessee	238.05
10.	New Jersey	355.41	35.	Arkansas	231.73
11.	Delaware	342.63	36.	Massachusetts	229.08
12.	Rhode Island	341.23	37.	Missouri	215.44
13.	Maryland	327.47	38.	Kansas	211.96
14.	Alabama	326.96	39.	Indiana	210.56
15.	North Carolina	326.32	40.	Arizona	205.20
16.	Kentucky	324.25	41.	Oregon	204.55
17.	Washington	311.75	42.	Oklahoma	203.56
18.	Montana	307.80	43.	Colorado	198.34
19.	Mississippi	307.33	44.	Utah	198.15
20.	South Dakota	296.50	45.	Michigan	196.46
21.	Wisconsin	294.71	46.	South Carolina	190.68
22.	Illinois	291.87	47.	Alaska	190.23
23.	New Mexico	285.45	48.	California	159.48
24.	Pennsylvania	281.20	49.	Wyoming	140.03
25.	Louisiana	278.74	50.	Georgia	130.66
26.	Florida	268.42
	Florida's 5-Year History	Rank		Dollars	% of U.S. Average
	1994	22		$251.52	104.5%
	1995	22		$259.10	105.1%
	1996	22		$264.69	105.7%
	1997	21		$273.85	106.5%
	1998	26		$268.42	101.5%

Source: U.S. Department of Commerce and Florida TaxWatch, January 2000

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