Floridians' State and Local Tax Burden

Floridians' State and Local Tax Burden
Ranking Rises Three Slots

Total Per Capita State and Local Taxation
FY 1996 (latest available local data)

Rank State Dollars Rank State Dollars

1. New York $3,986.54 26. Virginia $2,341.00

2. Connecticut 3,831.09 27. Florida 2,328.33

3. Alaska 3,791.37 28. Arizona 2,295.05

4. New Jersey 3,436.32 29. Oregon 2,279.25

5. Hawaii 3,235.99 30. New Mexico 2,262.80

6. Massachusetts 3,138.70 31. New Hampshire 2,253.68

7. Minnesota 3,087.62 32. North Carolina 2,251.29

8. Wisconsin 2,952.86 33. Wyoming 2,245.94

9. Delaware 2,828.65 34. North Dakota 2,237.80

10. Washington 2,795.33 35. Indiana 2,222.17

11. Maryland 2,786.22 36. Missouri 2,197.64

12. Illinois 2,733.38 37. Kentucky 2,166.15

13. Rhode Island 2,733.27 38. Utah 2,151.20

14. California 2,704.52 39. Idaho 2,139.83

15. Nevada 2,657.52 40. Texas 2,109.56

16. Michigan 2,632.60 41. Montana 2,078.91

17. Maine 2,599.67 42. West Virginia 1,998.42

U.S. Total 2,598.00 43. Oklahoma 1,986.84

18. Vermont 2,576.72 44. South Carolina 1,981.11

19. Pennsylvania 2,547.28 45. South Dakota 1,964.83

20. Nebraska 2,531.13 46. Louisiana 1,945.66

21. Ohio 2,502.59 47. Arkansas 1,935.06

22. Kansas 2,477.76 48. Mississippi 1,894.35

23. Iowa 2,448.32 49. Tennessee 1,879.17

24. Colorado 2,417.74 50. Alabama 1,786.04

25. Georgia 2,353.97

Florida's
5-Year History Rank Dollars % of U.S.
Average

1992 30 $1,920.64 88.5%

1993 32 $2,006.95 88.4%

1994 29 $2,185.86 91.1%

1995 30 $2,252.29 92.8%

1996 27 $2,328.33 89.6%

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

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