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State tax collections per person

Vermont collected $8,075 in state taxes per resident in fiscal 2025, the most of any state. Alaska collected the least, at $2,288. Across the 50 states, collections averaged $4,503 per person. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of State Government Tax Collections / Population Estimates, Vintage 2025, 2025.

The figures include every state tax, from income and sales taxes to excise and severance taxes, but not taxes collected by cities, counties and school districts. States that leave more taxing to local governments therefore look lower, and some state taxes are paid by visitors or out-of-state businesses. This is a measure of what state governments collect, not of the total tax burden on a typical household.

Data year: Fiscal year 2025Source released April 15, 2026Last updated Oct. 23, 2026STC FY2025, sum of items T01–T99

50 ranked states; DC and Puerto Rico appear as reference rows where the source supplies them. Highest does not mean best.

Lowest state estimate $2,288 Alaska
Highest state estimate $8,075 Vermont
Vermont: $8,075 Hawaii: $7,703 New Mexico: $7,028 California: $6,989 North Dakota: $6,902 Connecticut: $6,711 New York: $6,563 Delaware: $6,557 Massachusetts: $6,454 Minnesota: $6,327 New Jersey: $5,662 Illinois: $5,606 Maryland: $5,255 Washington: $4,920 Rhode Island: $4,909 Maine: $4,889 Oregon: $4,802 Virginia: $4,533 Nevada: $4,424 Kansas: $4,406 Idaho: $4,376 Wyoming: $4,363 Pennsylvania: $4,330 Wisconsin: $4,236 Montana: $4,225 Arkansas: $4,032 Michigan: $4,029 Utah: $3,994 West Virginia: $3,936 Indiana: $3,932 Kentucky: $3,763 Iowa: $3,743 Mississippi: $3,707 North Carolina: $3,628 Nebraska: $3,614 Louisiana: $3,547 Tennessee: $3,496 Arizona: $3,494 South Carolina: $3,455 Alabama: $3,403 Colorado: $3,370 Ohio: $3,264 Oklahoma: $3,164 Georgia: $3,040 South Dakota: $2,874 Missouri: $2,871 Texas: $2,836 Florida: $2,709 New Hampshire: $2,383 Alaska: $2,288
Each dot is a state. The scale runs from the lowest to highest estimate; intervals are not shown here. Read about uncertainty.

The 10 states that collect the most per person

  1. Vermont: $8,075
  2. Hawaii: $7,703
  3. New Mexico: $7,028
  4. California: $6,989
  5. North Dakota: $6,902
  6. Connecticut: $6,711
  7. New York: $6,563
  8. Delaware: $6,557
  9. Massachusetts: $6,454
  10. Minnesota: $6,327

The 10 states that collect the least per person

  1. Alaska: $2,288
  2. New Hampshire: $2,383
  3. Florida: $2,709
  4. Texas: $2,836
  5. Missouri: $2,871
  6. South Dakota: $2,874
  7. Georgia: $3,040
  8. Oklahoma: $3,164
  9. Ohio: $3,264
  10. Colorado: $3,370

State distribution and comparisons

The middle of the 50-state distribution is $4,129: the average of the 25th and 26th ordered state estimates. This treats each state equally, so it answers a different question from a population-weighted national estimate.

Do richer states collect more tax per person?

These states’ ranks change the most between state tax collections per person and median household income. These comparisons identify different questions worth investigating; a rank gap does not measure a causal effect or a statistical difference between unlike units.

StateState tax collections per personMedian household income
New Hampshire$2,383 · #49$99,782 · #6
New Mexico$7,028 · #3$67,816 · #43
Alaska$2,288 · #50$95,665 · #11

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The state-by-state view

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Ranked among 50 states; shown for reference. Rank 1 = highest value.

State tax collections per person · Fiscal year 2025 · U.S. dollars
RankState / jurisdictionValue90% margin of errorDifference from previous rank
1Vermont$8,075Not publishedNot a survey test
2Hawaii$7,703Not publishedNot a survey test
3New Mexico$7,028Not publishedNot a survey test
4California$6,989Not publishedNot a survey test
5North Dakota$6,902Not publishedNot a survey test
6Connecticut$6,711Not publishedNot a survey test
7New York$6,563Not publishedNot a survey test
8Delaware$6,557Not publishedNot a survey test
9Massachusetts$6,454Not publishedNot a survey test
10Minnesota$6,327Not publishedNot a survey test
11New Jersey$5,662Not publishedNot a survey test
12Illinois$5,606Not publishedNot a survey test
13Maryland$5,255Not publishedNot a survey test
14Washington$4,920Not publishedNot a survey test
15Rhode Island$4,909Not publishedNot a survey test
16Maine$4,889Not publishedNot a survey test
17Oregon$4,802Not publishedNot a survey test
18Virginia$4,533Not publishedNot a survey test
19Nevada$4,424Not publishedNot a survey test
20Kansas$4,406Not publishedNot a survey test
21Idaho$4,376Not publishedNot a survey test
22Wyoming$4,363Not publishedNot a survey test
23Pennsylvania$4,330Not publishedNot a survey test
24Wisconsin$4,236Not publishedNot a survey test
25Montana$4,225Not publishedNot a survey test
26Arkansas$4,032Not publishedNot a survey test
27Michigan$4,029Not publishedNot a survey test
28Utah$3,994Not publishedNot a survey test
29West Virginia$3,936Not publishedNot a survey test
30Indiana$3,932Not publishedNot a survey test
31Kentucky$3,763Not publishedNot a survey test
32Iowa$3,743Not publishedNot a survey test
33Mississippi$3,707Not publishedNot a survey test
34North Carolina$3,628Not publishedNot a survey test
35Nebraska$3,614Not publishedNot a survey test
36Louisiana$3,547Not publishedNot a survey test
37Tennessee$3,496Not publishedNot a survey test
38Arizona$3,494Not publishedNot a survey test
39South Carolina$3,455Not publishedNot a survey test
40Alabama$3,403Not publishedNot a survey test
41Colorado$3,370Not publishedNot a survey test
42Ohio$3,264Not publishedNot a survey test
43Oklahoma$3,164Not publishedNot a survey test
44Georgia$3,040Not publishedNot a survey test
45South Dakota$2,874Not publishedNot a survey test
46Missouri$2,871Not publishedNot a survey test
47Texas$2,836Not publishedNot a survey test
48Florida$2,709Not publishedNot a survey test
49New Hampshire$2,383Not publishedNot a survey test
50Alaska$2,288Not publishedNot a survey test

50 states.

Common questions

Which state collects the most taxes per person?

Vermont, at $8,075 per resident in fiscal 2025.

Which state collects the least?

Alaska collects the least in state taxes, at $2,288 per resident in fiscal 2025.

Is this the same as tax burden?

Not exactly. Tax burden usually includes local taxes and compares taxes with income. This ranking counts state taxes only, per resident. For two parts of the picture, see sales tax by state and property tax by state.

What this ranking measures

Taxes collected by the state government in fiscal year 2025, divided by the state’s July 1, 2025 population: income, sales, property, excise, severance and all other state taxes.

State government taxes only: local taxes, such as most property taxes, are not included, so states that leave more to local governments look lower. Some taxes are paid by visitors or out-of-state businesses, for example tourism and oil and gas severance taxes. Fiscal years end on different dates in different states.

The size of the gap

The difference between the highest and lowest state estimates is $5,787. The U.S. benchmark is $4,503. It is not a simple average of the states. The U.S. figure divides the 50 states’ combined collections by their combined population; DC, whose government also collects city-type taxes, is excluded.

18 states have point estimates above the U.S. benchmark and 32 below it. These counts do not establish statistical significance.

How much should you read into a rank?

The survey covers every state government, so there is no sampling error, but figures can be revised when the Census Bureau publishes full state finance data. “Not published” means uncertainty is not quantified here, not that the estimates are exact.

Ranks use the full precision of the source file, so only truly equal values share a rank (1, 2, 2, 4).

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Source and method

Producer
U.S. Census Bureau
Product / file
Annual Survey of State Government Tax Collections / Population Estimates, Vintage 2025 · STC FY2025, sum of items T01–T99
Period
Fiscal year 2025
Unit
U.S. dollars
Calculation
1,000 × sum of all tax items for the state in the FY2025 flat file ($ thousands) / July 1, 2025 resident population (Vintage 2025). Census does not publish per-capita collections. Rank = 1 + number of eligible jurisdictions with a higher value.
Coverage
The 50 states are ranked. Washington, D.C., can be added with the toggle above the table; Puerto Rico is shown for reference only, where the source covers it.
Cadence
Annual, in the spring after each fiscal year. FY2026 collections expected in spring 2027.
Independence
Rank the States is independent. The agencies that produce the source data do not endorse these rankings.

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Updates and corrections

Last updated Oct. 23, 2026. Earlier editions stay available on the data page, and every change is listed in the update log. If a number or definition looks wrong, report an error with the state, value, and source you checked.

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