Sales Tax by State

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Introduction

Sales tax is one of, if not the, primary tax that is levied by state governments. It is a tax applied to goods and services and charged at the point of purchase. 

For some states, primarily those without a state income tax, the sales tax is the chief means for raising revenue. Forty-five states and the District of Columbia have a statewide sales tax that is levied on goods and services, and additional local sales taxes are levied in thirty-eight states.

The definition of retail sales and taxable items varies depending on the states. Most, if not all, jurisdictions have numerous categories of services and goods that are exempt from sales tax or taxed at reduced rates. 

Learn for yourself how sales taxes differ by state by looking at the data in the charts.

#StateSales Tax RateSales Tax StatusContribution of General Sales Tax to Total RevenueState-Local Tax Burden
1Alaska0%No2.17%4.6%
2Delaware0%No12.4%
3Montana0%No10.5%
4New Hampshire0%No9.6%
5Oregon0%No10.8%
6Colorado2.9%Yes14.06%9.7%
7Alabama4%Yes12.56%9.8%
8Georgia4%Yes12.72%8.9%
9Hawaii4%Yes22.11%14.1%
10New York4%Yes10.12%15.9%
11Wyoming4%Yes9.85%7.5%
12Missouri4.23%Yes13.58%9.3%
13Louisiana4.45%Yes18.1%9.1%
14Oklahoma4.5%Yes15.92%9%
15South Dakota4.5%Yes21.12%8.4%
16North Carolina4.75%Yes12.69%9.9%
17North Dakota5%Yes11.84%8.8%
18Wisconsin5%Yes11.2%10.9%
19New Mexico5.13%Yes16.22%10.2%
20Virginia5.3%Yes8.28%12.5%
21Maine5.5%Yes11.6%12.4%
22Nebraska5.5%Yes12.49%11.5%
23Arizona5.6%Yes20.26%9.5%
24Ohio5.75%Yes13.38%10%
25District of Columbia6%11.16%12%
26Florida6%Yes17.89%9.1%
27Idaho6%Yes14.12%10.7%
28Iowa6%Yes9.96%11.2%
29Kentucky6%Yes9.9%9.6%
30Maryland6%Yes7.22%11.3%
31Michigan6%Yes10.18%8.6%
32Pennsylvania6%Yes9.24%10.6%
33South Carolina6%Yes9.57%8.9%
34Vermont6%Yes5.59%13.6%
35West Virginia6%Yes8.92%9.8%
36Utah6.1%Yes12.1%12.1%
37Illinois6.25%Yes11.66%12.9%
38Massachusetts6.25%Yes7.96%11.5%
39Texas6.25%Yes18.44%8.6%
40Connecticut6.35%Yes10.32%15.4%
41Arkansas6.5%Yes17.92%10.2%
42Kansas6.5%Yes15%11.2%
43Washington6.5%Yes25.11%10.7%
44New Jersey6.63%Yes9.97%13.2%
45Nevada6.85%Yes24.08%9.6%
46Minnesota6.88%Yes10.05%12.1%
47Indiana7%Yes12.98%9.3%
48Mississippi7%Yes13.43%9.8%
49Rhode Island7%Yes9.2%11.4%
50Tennessee7%Yes19.55%7.6%
51California7.25%Yes10.86%13.5%

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4%

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12.56%

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#20

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Alaska

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0%

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#1

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2.17%

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Arizona

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5.6%

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#23

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20.26%

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#15

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Arkansas

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6.5%

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#41

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17.92%

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#25

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California

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7.25%

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#51

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10.86%

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#47

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Colorado

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2.9%

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#6

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14.06%

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#15

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#19

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Connecticut

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6.35%

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#40

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10.32%

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#50

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Delaware

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0%

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#42

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District of Columbia

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6%

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#25

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11.16%

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#39

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Florida

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6%

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#26

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17.89%

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#10

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#11

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Georgia

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4%

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#8

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12.72%

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#20

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#8

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Hawaii

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4%

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#9

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22.11%

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#49

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Idaho

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6%

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#27

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14.12%

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#29

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Illinois

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6.25%

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#37

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11.66%

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#26

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#45

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Indiana

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7%

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#47

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12.98%

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#19

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#13

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Iowa

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6%

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#28

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9.96%

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#36

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#33

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Kansas

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6.5%

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#42

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15%

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#13

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#34

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Kentucky

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6%

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#29

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9.9%

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#37

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#16

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Louisiana

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4.45%

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#13

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18.1%

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#12

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Maine

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5.5%

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#21

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11.6%

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#27

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#43

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Maryland

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6%

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#30

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7.22%

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#45

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#35

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Massachusetts

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6.25%

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#38

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7.96%

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#44

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#37

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Michigan

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6%

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#31

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10.18%

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#32

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#5

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Minnesota

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6.88%

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#46

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10.05%

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#40

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Mississippi

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7%

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#48

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13.43%

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#21

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Missouri

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4.23%

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#12

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13.58%

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#16

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#14

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Montana

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0%

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#27

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Nebraska

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5.5%

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#22

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12.49%

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#38

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Nevada

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6.85%

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#45

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24.08%

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#17

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New Hampshire

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0%

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#18

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New Jersey

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6.63%

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#44

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9.97%

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#46

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New Mexico

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5.13%

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#19

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16.22%

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#26

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New York

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4%

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#10

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10.12%

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#51

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North Carolina

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4.75%

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#16

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12.69%

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#21

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#23

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North Dakota

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5%

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#17

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11.84%

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#7

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Ohio

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5.75%

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#24

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13.38%

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#24

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Oklahoma

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4.5%

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#14

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15.92%

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#12

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#10

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Oregon

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0%

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#5

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#31

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Pennsylvania

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6%

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#32

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9.24%

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#40

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#28

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Rhode Island

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7%

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#49

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9.2%

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#41

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#36

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South Carolina

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6%

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#33

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9.57%

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South Dakota

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4.5%

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#15

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21.12%

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Tennessee

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7%

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#50

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19.55%

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Texas

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6.25%

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#39

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18.44%

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#6

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Utah

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6.1%

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#36

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12.1%

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Vermont

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6%

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#34

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5.59%

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Virginia

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5.3%

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#20

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8.28%

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#44

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Washington

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6.5%

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25.11%

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#30

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West Virginia

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6%

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#35

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8.92%

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#42

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#22

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Wisconsin

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5%

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#18

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11.2%

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#32

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Wyoming

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4%

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9.85%

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