How Severe is the Tax Burden in Your State?

Here’s a look at how much was collected in taxes in each state during 2012, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. See how your state stacks up against others. All amounts are in thousands of dollars. Use the scroll bar at the bottom of the table to see the columns on the right. To see all the states at once, select “Show 100 entries.” (You’ll see only 50 states, of course.)

If you really want to get into detail about the exact nature of taxes collected, go here. All amounts are in thousands of dollars.

Total taxes

Property taxes

Sales and gross receipts taxes

License taxes

Income taxes

Other taxes

All states combined $794,570,079 $12,994,218 $374,763,421 $54,010,876 $322,100,921 $30,700,643

Alabama $9,052,880 $325,116 $4,626,357 $517,676 $3,430,690 $153,041

Alaska $7,049,398 $215,407 $248,432 $135,055 $663,144 $5,787,360

Arizona $12,973,265 $754,428 $8,066,124 $370,222 $3,741,713 $40,778

Arkansas $8,287,744 $1,008,707 $3,982,832 $359,012 $2,805,985 $131,208

California $112,372,263 $2,079,878 $38,623,797 $8,658,041 $62,973,435 $37,112

Colorado $10,250,628 $- $4,090,645 $616,752 $5,367,851 $175,380

Connecticut $15,419,556 $- $6,677,074 $441,341 $7,996,509 $304,632

Delaware $3,360,235 $- $491,044 $1,230,286 $1,573,967 $64,938

Florida $32,997,012 $140 $27,267,196 $2,205,376 $2,003,490 $1,520,810

Georgia $16,576,903 $68,951 $7,253,554 $505,618 $8,733,047 $15,733

Hawaii $5,516,146 $- $3,581,652 $258,795 $1,621,002 $54,697

Idaho $3,374,304 $- $1,664,615 $299,443 $1,401,924 $8,322

Illinois $36,437,803 $65,106 $14,295,688 $2,602,296 $19,186,890 $287,823

Indiana $15,704,680 $173 $9,172,715 $629,260 $5,724,366 $178,166

Iowa $7,832,388 $- $3,532,811 $751,627 $3,455,485 $92,465

Kansas $7,418,341 $74,413 $3,685,595 $315,411 $3,209,321 $133,601

Kentucky $10,472,861 $529,567 $5,034,577 $430,937 $4,087,239 $390,541

Louisiana $8,994,053 $50,937 $4,888,854 $402,212 $2,764,995 $887,055

Maine $3,777,130 $38,360 $1,748,815 $252,404 $1,674,044 $63,507

Maryland $17,064,468 $755,937 $7,173,515 $756,852 $7,996,961 $381,203

Massachusetts $22,805,644 $4,441 $7,319,030 $899,682 $13,935,232 $647,259

Michigan $23,968,760 $1,797,508 $13,118,854 $1,416,186 $7,436,742 $199,470

Minnesota $20,560,540 $807,700 $9,139,154 $1,186,734 $9,054,106 $372,846

Mississippi $6,953,362 $23,982 $4,396,669 $517,982 $1,896,945 $117,784

Missouri $10,800,741 $29,217 $4,764,007 $563,384 $5,433,367 $10,766

Montana $2,459,324 $257,189 $544,733 $315,571 $1,032,541 $309,290

Nebraska $4,358,328 $78 $2,085,484 $183,035 $2,072,640 $17,091

Nevada $6,775,112 $234,522 $5,231,962 $583,829 $- $724,799

New Hampshire $2,206,329 $380,682 $875,037 $263,683 $602,866 $84,061

New Jersey $27,456,175 $5,650 $12,009,552 $1,425,441 $13,057,551 $957,981

New Mexico $5,088,335 $60,195 $2,651,121 $177,398 $1,431,515 $768,106

New York $71,545,745 $- $22,869,327 $1,926,804 $43,339,857 $3,409,757

North Carolina $22,713,357 $- $9,539,299 $1,475,960 $11,603,868 $94,230

North Dakota $5,620,036 $2,398 $1,594,529 $187,847 $648,149 $3,187,113

Ohio $25,924,024 $- $13,119,734 $3,580,483 $9,147,103 $76,704

Oklahoma $8,826,132 $- $3,724,416 $1,019,814 $3,220,385 $861,517

Oregon $8,699,626 $15,710 $1,398,998 $903,132 $6,258,923 $122,863

Pennsylvania $32,949,917 $38,452 $17,151,633 $2,646,493 $11,939,487 $1,173,852

Rhode Island $2,805,287 $2,093 $1,474,739 $105,911 $1,186,644 $35,900

South Carolina $8,036,482 $8,811 $4,198,261 $449,727 $3,349,738 $29,945

South Dakota $1,521,477 $- $1,197,116 $250,572 $59,837 $13,952

Tennessee $11,982,345 $- $8,962,195 $1,282,015 $1,408,141 $329,994

Texas $48,596,548 $- $37,431,966 $7,509,000 $- $3,655,582

Utah $5,809,953 $- $2,722,128 $255,677 $2,725,073 $107,075

Vermont $2,757,370 $948,749 $968,303 $101,161 $695,029 $44,128

Virginia $18,137,586 $34,297 $5,853,266 $777,187 $11,054,938 $417,898

Washington $17,624,715 $1,897,095 $14,171,443 $994,819 $- $561,358

West Virginia $5,355,809 $6,039 $2,629,622 $137,670 $1,948,131 $634,347

Wisconsin $14,747,971 $155,556 $6,394,748 $995,018 $7,150,055 $52,594

Wyoming $2,550,991 $316,734 $1,120,203 $140,045 $- $974,009