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Introduction

A tax burden is the total responsibility that a person, organization, or government has in regard to paying a percentage of taxes. The higher the percentage of taxes that must be paid, the greater the tax burden and the higher the responsibility to pay them.

In 2022, New York state has the highest overall tax burden out of the 50 states. A total of 15.9% of the state’s net product is used to pay state and local taxes. The second highest tax burden by state is found in Connecticut, at 15.4%. Hawaii is number three, with 14.1%.

During the Coronavirus pandemic, from 2020—2022, the tax burden of the United States increased every year, and in each of those three years the tax burden was the highest it’s been since 1978, and it continues to increase.

The individual taxes that affect the aforementioned percentages include, but are not limited to, the excise tax, estate tax, property tax, state and local sales tax, and inheritance tax. Each tax works in tandem to create a high tax burden in a given state.

Although the three states with the highest tax burdens saw a marked increase in the percentage of their respective tax burdens, many states saw only a minimal increase in their taxes from 2020—2022. In other states, their total tax burden actually decreased during that same period. 

#StateState-Local Tax BurdenIncome Tax RateProperty Tax RateCorporate Tax Rate
1Alaska4.6%0%0.98%9.4%
2Wyoming7.5%0%0.51%0%
3Tennessee7.6%0%0.63%6.5%
4South Dakota8.4%0%1.14%0%
5Michigan8.6%4.25%1.53%6%
6Texas8.6%0%1.6%0%
7North Dakota8.8%1.1%0.88%4.3%
8Georgia8.9%1%0.87%5.8%
9South Carolina8.9%0%0.53%5%
10Oklahoma9%0.25%0.83%4%
11Florida9.1%0%0.86%5.5%
12Louisiana9.1%1.85%0.51%7.5%
13Indiana9.3%3.23%0.81%4.9%
14Missouri9.3%1.5%0.96%4%
15Arizona9.5%2.59%0.6%4.9%
16Kentucky9.6%5%0.78%5%
17Nevada9.6%0%0.56%0%
18New Hampshire9.6%5%1.89%7.5%
19Colorado9.7%4.55%0.52%4.6%
20Alabama9.8%2%0.37%6.5%
21Mississippi9.8%4%0.63%5%
22West Virginia9.8%3%0.53%6.5%
23North Carolina9.9%4.99%0.78%2.5%
24Ohio10%2.77%1.52%0%
25Arkansas10.2%2%0.61%5.3%
26New Mexico10.2%1.7%0.59%5.9%
27Montana10.5%1%0.74%6.8%
28Pennsylvania10.6%3.07%1.43%9%
29Idaho10.7%1%0.65%5.8%
30Washington10.7%7%0.84%0%
31Oregon10.8%4.75%0.91%7.6%
32Wisconsin10.9%3.54%1.53%7.9%
33Iowa11.2%0.33%1.43%8.4%
34Kansas11.2%3.1%1.28%7%
35Maryland11.3%2%1.01%8.3%
36Rhode Island11.4%3.75%1.37%7%
37Massachusetts11.5%5%1.08%8%
38Nebraska11.5%2.46%1.54%7.3%
39District of Columbia12%4%8.3%
40Minnesota12.1%5.35%1.05%9.8%
41Utah12.1%4.95%0.56%4.9%
42Delaware12.4%2.2%0.59%8.7%
43Maine12.4%5.8%1.2%8.9%
44Virginia12.5%2%0.84%6%
45Illinois12.9%4.95%1.97%9.5%
46New Jersey13.2%1.4%2.13%11.5%
47California13.5%1%0.7%8.8%
48Vermont13.6%3.35%1.76%8.5%
49Hawaii14.1%1.4%0.31%6.4%
50Connecticut15.4%3%1.73%7.5%
51New York15.9%4%1.3%7.3%

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Alabama

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9.8%

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#2

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#26

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Alaska

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4.6%

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#30

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#48

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Arizona

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9.5%

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#15

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#27

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#12

Ranked in the US

#12

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Arkansas

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10.2%

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#25

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#22

Ranked in the US

#13

Ranked in the US

#18

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California

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13.5%

Ranked in the US

#47

Ranked in the US

#11

Ranked in the US

#17

Ranked in the US

#45

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Colorado

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9.7%

Ranked in the US

#19

Ranked in the US

#41

Ranked in the US

#5

Ranked in the US

#11

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Connecticut

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15.4%

Ranked in the US

#50

Ranked in the US

#29

Ranked in the US

#46

Ranked in the US

#34

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Delaware

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12.4%

Ranked in the US

#42

Ranked in the US

#25

Ranked in the US

#10

Ranked in the US

#44

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District of Columbia

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12%

Ranked in the US

#39

Ranked in the US

#37

Ranked in the US

#40

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Florida

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9.1%

Ranked in the US

#11

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#2

Ranked in the US

#25

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#19

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Georgia

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8.9%

Ranked in the US

#8

Ranked in the US

#12

Ranked in the US

#26

Ranked in the US

#20

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Hawaii

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14.1%

Ranked in the US

#49

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#16

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#1

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#25

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Idaho

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10.7%

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#29

Ranked in the US

#13

Ranked in the US

#16

Ranked in the US

#21

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Illinois

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12.9%

Ranked in the US

#45

Ranked in the US

#43

Ranked in the US

#49

Ranked in the US

#49

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Indiana

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9.3%

Ranked in the US

#13

Ranked in the US

#33

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#21

Ranked in the US

#13

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Iowa

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11.2%

Ranked in the US

#33

Ranked in the US

#10

Ranked in the US

#39

Ranked in the US

#42

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Kansas

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11.2%

Ranked in the US

#34

Ranked in the US

#32

Ranked in the US

#36

Ranked in the US

#30

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Kentucky

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9.6%

Ranked in the US

#16

Ranked in the US

#46

Ranked in the US

#19

Ranked in the US

#15

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Louisiana

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9.1%

Ranked in the US

#12

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#20

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#3

Ranked in the US

#35

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Maine

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12.4%

Ranked in the US

#43

Ranked in the US

#50

Ranked in the US

#35

Ranked in the US

#46

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Maryland

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11.3%

Ranked in the US

#35

Ranked in the US

#23

Ranked in the US

#31

Ranked in the US

#41

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Massachusetts

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11.5%

Ranked in the US

#37

Ranked in the US

#47

Ranked in the US

#33

Ranked in the US

#39

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Michigan

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8.6%

Ranked in the US

#5

Ranked in the US

#40

Ranked in the US

#42

Ranked in the US

#23

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Minnesota

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12.1%

Ranked in the US

#40

Ranked in the US

#49

Ranked in the US

#32

Ranked in the US

#50

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Mississippi

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9.8%

Ranked in the US

#21

Ranked in the US

#38

Ranked in the US

#14

Ranked in the US

#16

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Missouri

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9.3%

Ranked in the US

#14

Ranked in the US

#18

Ranked in the US

#29

Ranked in the US

#8

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Montana

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10.5%

Ranked in the US

#27

Ranked in the US

#14

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#18

Ranked in the US

#29

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Nebraska

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11.5%

Ranked in the US

#38

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#26

Ranked in the US

#44

Ranked in the US

#32

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Nevada

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9.6%

Ranked in the US

#17

Ranked in the US

#3

Ranked in the US

#8

Ranked in the US

#1

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New Hampshire

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9.6%

Ranked in the US

#18

Ranked in the US

#48

Ranked in the US

#48

Ranked in the US

#36

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New Jersey

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13.2%

Ranked in the US

#46

Ranked in the US

#17

Ranked in the US

#50

Ranked in the US

#51

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New Mexico

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10.2%

Ranked in the US

#26

Ranked in the US

#19

Ranked in the US

#11

Ranked in the US

#22

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New York

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15.9%

Ranked in the US

#51

Ranked in the US

#39

Ranked in the US

#37

Ranked in the US

#33

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North Carolina

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9.9%

Ranked in the US

#23

Ranked in the US

#45

Ranked in the US

#20

Ranked in the US

#7

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North Dakota

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8.8%

Ranked in the US

#7

Ranked in the US

#15

Ranked in the US

#27

Ranked in the US

#10

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Ohio

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10%

Ranked in the US

#24

Ranked in the US

#28

Ranked in the US

#41

Ranked in the US

#2

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Oklahoma

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9%

Ranked in the US

#10

Ranked in the US

#9

Ranked in the US

#22

Ranked in the US

#9

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Oregon

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10.8%

Ranked in the US

#31

Ranked in the US

#42

Ranked in the US

#28

Ranked in the US

#37

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Pennsylvania

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10.6%

Ranked in the US

#28

Ranked in the US

#31

Ranked in the US

#40

Ranked in the US

#47

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Rhode Island

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11.4%

Ranked in the US

#36

Ranked in the US

#36

Ranked in the US

#38

Ranked in the US

#31

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South Carolina

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8.9%

Ranked in the US

#9

Ranked in the US

#4

Ranked in the US

#6

Ranked in the US

#17

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South Dakota

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8.4%

Ranked in the US

#4

Ranked in the US

#5

Ranked in the US

#34

Ranked in the US

#3

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Tennessee

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7.6%

Ranked in the US

#3

Ranked in the US

#6

Ranked in the US

#15

Ranked in the US

#27

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Texas

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8.6%

Ranked in the US

#6

Ranked in the US

#7

Ranked in the US

#45

Ranked in the US

#4

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Utah

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12.1%

Ranked in the US

#41

Ranked in the US

#44

Ranked in the US

#9

Ranked in the US

#14

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Vermont

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13.6%

Ranked in the US

#48

Ranked in the US

#34

Ranked in the US

#47

Ranked in the US

#43

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Virginia

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12.5%

Ranked in the US

#44

Ranked in the US

#24

Ranked in the US

#23

Ranked in the US

#24

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Washington

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10.7%

Ranked in the US

#30

Ranked in the US

#51

Ranked in the US

#24

Ranked in the US

#5

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West Virginia

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9.8%

Ranked in the US

#22

Ranked in the US

#30

Ranked in the US

#7

Ranked in the US

#28

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Wisconsin

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10.9%

Ranked in the US

#32

Ranked in the US

#35

Ranked in the US

#43

Ranked in the US

#38

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Wyoming

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7.5%

Ranked in the US

#2

Ranked in the US

#8

Ranked in the US

#4

Ranked in the US

#6

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