Tax per capita, best and worse

[EddieWalker]

The US Census Burea for 2005 has the list of what we pay "per captia" for all 50 states.

http://www.census.gov/govs/statetax/05staxrank.html

I was suprised at some of them, and really suprised at otheres.

South Dakota was the lowest at $1,430.46
Texas second at $1,434.16
New Hampshire third at $1,543.62

The most expensive state to pay taxes in is:

Vermont is the highest at $3,600.16
Hawaii is the next highest at $3,477.93
Wyoming is the third highest at $3,417.77

I used to live in California and it's number 9 on the high side.

Eddie

 

[greatrandini]

Kinda misleading as Wyoming has no state income tax. Alot of very wealthy people have homes in Wyoming because they don't have state income tax.

 

[kevincook]

I'd really like to see those numbers with the per capita numbers only including those people who actually pay taxes /forums/images/graemlins/frown.gif

Kevin

 

[_RaT_]

Here's a little different spin... Money/CNN

 

[lrunge]

South Dakota, Texas and Florida also don't have state income taxes. At least they didn't when I lived in them.

 

[caylor]

Texas still does not have state income tax. God bless Texas!

 

[pilonidal]

A look at each states Sale tax rate. http://www.taxadmin.org/fta/rate/sales.html

 

[scott_vt]

I like your list better /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif


scotty

 

[sneaky_pete]

</font><font color="blue" class="small">( Texas still does not have state income tax. God bless Texas! )</font>

True, but we have very high property taxes to make up for it.

 

[jpm]

the last list is misleading because it doesn't include local sales taxes
on long island sales tax is 8.35% Glad i moved to vermont to keep
on paying more taxes /forums/images/graemlins/crazy.gif