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

Rank	State	Dollars	Rank	State	Dollars
1.	New York	$2,108.61	26.	California	$893.03
2.	New Jersey	1,635.51	27.	Iowa	891.33
3.	New Hampshire	1,533.29	28.	Washington	882.00
4.	Connecticut	1,439.46	29.	Nevada	855.12
5.	Alaska	1,288.76	30.	Arizona	847.59
6.	Illinois	1,275.01	31.	Missouri	835.42
7.	Maryland	1,176.06	32.	Louisiana	818.04
8.	Rhode Island	1,168.42	33.	Indiana	777.72
9.	Colorado	1,156.91	34.	Tennessee	716.66
10.	Vermont	1,148.82	35.	North Dakota	707.79
11.	Ohio	1,101.94	36.	Utah	694.22
12.	Nebraska	1,096.83	37.	Montana	649.54
13.	Massachusetts	1,094.48	38.	Hawaii	643.68
14.	Wisconsin	1,089.13	39.	Michigan	638.78
15.	Maine	1,073.88	40.	North Carolina	628.69
	U.S. Average	1,020.04	41.	South Carolina	598.84
16.	Virginia	1,007.60	42.	Oklahoma	587.94
17.	Texas	998.15	43.	Idaho	578.01
18.	Pennsylvania	994.11	44.	Alabama	555.58
19.	South Dakota	967.22	45.	Delaware	499.89
20.	Florida	960.33	46.	Kentucky	495.39
21.	Georgia	954.22	47.	West Virginia	480.96
22.	Wyoming	944.55	48.	New Mexico	476.09
23.	Kansas	930.81	49.	Mississippi	472.21
24.	Minnesota	928.86	50.	Arkansas	457.47
25.	Oregon	901.06
	Florida's 5-Year History	Rank		Dollars	% of U.S. Average
	1992	20		$834.49	95.6%
	1993	24		$847.71	92.3%
	1994	22		$909.56	94.6%
	1995	23		$941.79	95.3%
	1996	20		$960.33	94.1%

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

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