Special Report
States Where Americans Are Paying the Most Taxes
February 16, 2018 4:41 pm
Last Updated: January 12, 2020 3:17 am
36. Pennsylvania
> Taxes paid as pct. of income: 10.2%
> Income per capita: $50,742 (16th highest)
> Income tax collections per capita: $897 (24th lowest)
> Property tax collections per capita: $1,405 (21st highest)
> General sales tax collections per capita: $771 (22nd lowest)
37. Hawaii
> Taxes paid as pct. of income: 10.2%
> Income per capita: $50,363 (18th highest)
> Income tax collections per capita: $1,389 (10th highest)
> Property tax collections per capita: $980 (17th lowest)
> General sales tax collections per capita: $2,090 (the highest)
38. Delaware
> Taxes paid as pct. of income: 10.2%
> Income per capita: $47,869 (21st highest)
> Income tax collections per capita: $1,205 (13th highest)
> Property tax collections per capita: $828 (6th lowest)
> General sales tax collections per capita: $0 (tied — the lowest)
39. Oregon
> Taxes paid as pct. of income: 10.3%
> Income per capita: $45,399 (23rd lowest)
> Income tax collections per capita: $1,814 (6th highest)
> Property tax collections per capita: $1,350 (25th highest)
> General sales tax collections per capita: $0 (tied — the lowest)
40. Vermont
> Taxes paid as pct. of income: 10.3%
> Income per capita: $49,984 (20th highest)
> Income tax collections per capita: $1,133 (19th highest)
> Property tax collections per capita: $2,339 (6th highest)
> General sales tax collections per capita: $586 (11th lowest)
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