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April 12, 2025

These Are The Most Taxed States In America

by Tyler Durden
ZeroHedge.com

This graphic, via Visual Capitalist's Bruno Venditti, is based on research by WalletHub, which ranked states by total tax burden, combining property, income, and sales taxes as a share of personal income. Data is from the Tax Policy Center as of March 2025.



Hawaii Tops the Nation in Total Tax Burden
Hawaii holds the highest total tax burden in the United States, with residents contributing nearly 14% of their income to state and local governments. This includes 4.2% in income taxes, 2.6% in property taxes, and a substantial 7.2% in sales and excise taxes.   (The following is a kind of cool thing I've just gotten to work: The first data table that has ever been posted to AtomicBobs! If you left-click "New York" and drag downward, you'll see that the table's contents are arranged by column, not row. While that would be no big deal under straight html, it IS kind of a big deal here, since AB goes out of its way to prevent html tables. I've been mulling over a workaround to this for maybe five years. While it's not a five year PROBLEM, it took some setup that I only just got around to doing.

Okay, I can see that I've left you yawning. I find this kind of challenge interesting - but then I'm a computer geek. - De)

Rank

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State

Hawaii
New York
Vermont
California
Maine
New Jersey
Illinois
Rhode Island
Maryland
Connecticut
Minnesota
New Mexico
Massachusetts
Utah
Ohio
Kansas
Iowa
Indiana
Mississippi
Oregon
Louisiana
Kentucky
Virginia
West Virginia
Nebraska
Colorado
Nevada
Washington
Arkansas
Pennsylvania
Georgia
Wisconsin
Michigan
Arizona
North Carolina
South Carolina
Alabama
Montana
Missouri
Texas
Idaho
Oklahoma
North Dakota
Delaware
Florida
South Dakota
Tennessee
New Hampshire
Wyoming
Alaska
Total Tax Burden

13.9%
13.6%
11.5%
11.0%
10.6%
10.3%
10.2%
10.1%
10.0%
9.9%
9.7%
9.6%
9.6%
9.5%
9.4%
9.3%
9.2%
9.1%
9.1%
9.1%
8.9%
8.9%
8.9%
8.9%
8.8%
8.7%
8.6%
8.6%
8.6%
8.6%
8.5%
8.3%
8.3%
8.2%
8.2%
8.2%
8.0%
7.9%
7.8%
7.8%
7.5%
7.0%
6.6%
6.5%
6.5%
6.5%
6.4%
5.9%
5.8%
4.9%



In contrast, Alaska has the lowest overall tax burden. Residents there pay no state income tax, only 3.5% of their income in property taxes, and just 1.5% in sales and excise taxes—resulting in a total tax burden of only 4.9%.

Individual Income Tax
Topping the list is New York, followed closely by California, Maryland, Oregon, and Hawaii. These states tend to have more progressive tax systems and offer extensive public services and infrastructure, which are often funded by higher income taxes.

On the other hand, five states—Alaska, Florida, Nevada, South Dakota, and Tennessee—are tied for having the lowest individual income tax burdens, all ranked 43rd. This is because these states do not levy a state income tax at all.

Property Tax
At the top of the list are Vermont, New Hampshire, and New Jersey—states known for higher living costs and robust public services, which often rely on property taxes for funding. (Curiously, New Hampshire still manages to come in at #48 overall. - De) Rounding out the top five are New York and Maine.

On the opposite end, states like Alabama, Arkansas, and Oklahoma have the lowest property tax burdens, with Tennessee and Delaware also ranking near the bottom.

http://www.zerohedge.com/personal-finance/these-are-most-taxed-states-america

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