Floridian's Per Capita State Tax Burden
Ranking Drops Two Positions

Total Per Capita State Taxation
FY 1998

RankState Dollars RankState Dollars
1.Connecticut$2,869.1526.West Virginia$1,663.16
2.Delaware2,663.2727.Indiana1,652.39
3.Hawaii2,662.4028.Utah1,646.51
4.Minnesota2,434.6929.Illinois1,641.45
5.Massachusetts2,357.0030.Vermont1,620.40
6.Michigan2,209.7131.Arkansas1,598.34
7.Wisconsin2,134.3332.Oklahoma1,583.76
8.Washington2,075.2633.Nebraska1,583.41
9.California2,072.8434.Mississippi1,578.28
10.New Mexico2,057.8835.Ohio1,573.99
11.New York1,989.2536.Virginia1,552.49
12.Alaska1,931.9837.Oregon1,523.18
13.New Jersey1,922.9838.Georgia1,516.55
14.Maine1,905.0039.Montana1,513.52
15.Nevada1,847.8640.Missouri1,511.73
16.North Carolina1,837.9841.Florida1,509.33
17.Kentucky1,807.7142.Arizona1,488.39
18.Rhode Island1,805.5843.Colorado1,485.36
19.Maryland1,789.7744.South Carolina1,481.53
20.Wyoming1,779.0445.Louisiana1,392.09
21.Kansas1,767.9446.Alabama1,317.58
U.S. Average1,760.6947.Tennessee1,288.18
22.Pennsylvania1,718.9848.Texas1,246.41
23.North Dakota1,690.2449.South Dakota1,129.62
24.Iowa1,678.0350.New Hampshire851.07
25.Idaho1,674.03
Florida's
5-Year History
RankDollars% of U.S.
Average
199436$1,276.3088.7%
199541$1,310.5786.1%
199640$1,368.0086.5%
199739$1,438.5286.6%
199841$1,509.3385.7%

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

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