Effective general sales tax rate
General sales tax collected, as a percentage of residents' income. It is the flip side of the income tax rate: states without an income tax raise more here, except New Hampshire, which has neither.
Reported for51states — none in PR
Link to density0.25not mostly about how urban a place is
Nearby places alike—not worked out for states: the map data here has no location points to measure distances between states
Typerate% of personal income
How it has moved
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Every state, every year
One row per state and one column per year, sorted by the latest value. It shows states, not counties: nobody can scan 3,222 rows, and the pattern only shows when it all fits on one screen.
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Where it comes from
· Census tax collections times the share of taxes from general sales and gross receipts, divided by BEA personal income
General sales tax and taxes on business sales, divided by personal income. States without an income tax usually rely more on this one. Census figures for state and local tax collected, divided by personal income as measured by the BEA (the federal Bureau of Economic Analysis). It shows the total tax paid as a share of income. It is not the rate written in law, and not the rate on the next dollar earned. Taxes are counted over the government's budget year and income over the calendar year, and state and local taxes are combined.
Combining areas: an average weighted by personal income.
Population makeup
How this measure varies with the racial and ethnic makeup of states. Every group is shown, whatever its rank. These are links across states: they describe places, not people. They say nothing about any person’s risk or behaviour based on their race. States with a larger share of one group also differ in much else, such as income, segregation, region and history. The adjusted figure only accounts for density, income and education.
| Share of residents | Unadjusted | Adjusted |
|---|---|---|
| Share White, not HispanicCould easily be chance once only places with similar density, income and education are compared. | -0.41 | -0.53 |
| Share Black, not HispanicCould easily be chance once only places with similar density, income and education are compared. | +0.06 | +0.04 |
| Share Hispanic or Latino, any raceCould easily be chance once only places with similar density, income and education are compared. | +0.33 | +0.40 |
| Share Asian, not HispanicCould easily be chance once only places with similar density, income and education are compared. | +0.28 | +0.48 |
| Share American Indian or Alaska Native, not HispanicCould easily be chance once only places with similar density, income and education are compared. | -0.00 | +0.03 |
Highest and lowest
Of 51 states reporting it. These are the two ends of a national ranking. For most measures, that ranking mostly sorts places by income and how urban they are. That is why the place pages compare each place with similar places instead.
Highest
- Hawaii — 5.31
- New Mexico — 5.12
- Washington — 4.69
- Nevada — 4.36
- Louisiana — 4
Lowest
- Delaware — 0
- Montana — 0
- New Hampshire — 0
- Oregon — 0.466
- Alaska — 0.657
The middle state reports 2.47. The middle half of states falls between 2.07 and 2.91 (the 25th to 75th percentile).
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