Financial Data for States

(Sorted by per capita State and Local taxes increasing down the table (column 7). To see this table sorted by increasing State and Local taxes as a percentage of per capita income, click here. "Tax Day" data displayed graphically, click here. Remember, white is relatively good, gray is moderate, and black is relatively bad.)

State	Average Per Capita Income		Total - Disposable (as a percent of total)	Per Capita Taxes (2002)			Number of Tax Days			S&L Tax (%)
State	Total	Disposable	Total - Disposable (as a percent of total)	Total	Federal	S&L	Total	Federal	S&L	S&L Tax (%)
Alaska	31,327	00000	00000	8,444	6,465	1,979	98	75	23	6.3
Alabama	25,313	00000	00000	7,363	5,072	2,291	106	73	33	9.1
Tennessee	28,039	00000	00000	8,188	5,835	2,353	106	76	30	8.4
Montana	24,083	00000	00000	7,187	4,786	2,400	108	72	36	10.0
Mississippi	22,522	00000	00000	6,711	4,299	2,413	108	69	39	10.7
West Virginia	23,573	00000	00000	6,850	4,370	2,480	106	68	38	10.5
South Dakota	27,589	00000	00000	8,184	5,676	2,508	108	75	33	9.1
Oklahoma	25,760	00000	00000	7,466	4,909	2,556	105	69	36	9.9
New Mexico	23,667	00000	00000	7,204	4,634	2,570	111	72	39	10.9
South Carolina	25,977	00000	00000	7,837	5,238	2,599	110	74	36	10.0
Louisiana	24,953	00000	00000	7,500	4,869	2,631	109	71	38	10.5
Idaho	25,044	00000	00000	7,588	4,949	2,639	110	72	38	10.5
Arkansas	23,782	00000	00000	7,429	4,746	2,683	114	73	41	11.3
Texas	30,304	00000	00000	9,206	6,480	2,726	110	78	32	9.0
North Dakota	26,852	00000	00000	7,910	5,177	2,733	107	70	37	10.2
Kentucky	26,228	00000	00000	7,924	5,161	2,763	110	72	38	10.5
Arizona	27,317	00000	00000	8,657	5,889	2,768	115	79	36	10.1
Oregon	29,443	00000	00000	8,984	6,216	2,768	111	77	34	9.4
Florida	30,390	00000	00000	9,783	6,950	2,833	117	83	34	9.3
Missouri	29,347	00000	00000	8,875	6,042	2,833	110	75	35	9.7
Indiana	28,801	00000	00000	8,909	6,059	2,850	112	76	36	9.9
Utah	25,468	00000	00000	7,945	5,086	2,860	113	73	40	11.2
Wyoming	29,228	00000	00000	9,959	7,087	2,873	124	89	35	9.8
North Carolina	29,324	00000	00000	8,911	5,961	2,950	110	74	36	10.1
Nevada	32,100	00000	00000	10,374	7,418	2,956	117	84	33	9.2
Iowa	28,758	00000	00000	8,801	5,818	2,983	111	74	37	10.4
Kansas	29,666	00000	00000	9,303	6,219	3,085	114	77	37	10.4
Georgia	30,219	00000	00000	9,499	6,413	3,086	114	77	37	10.2
New Hampshire	35,951	00000	00000	11,361	8,275	3,086	115	84	31	8.6
Pennsylvania	32,181	00000	00000	10,018	6,844	3,174	113	78	35	9.9
Colorado	35,309	00000	00000	11,041	7,844	3,196	114	81	33	9.1
Nebraska	29,656	00000	00000	9,377	6,161	3,216	115	76	39	10.8
Vermont	29,455	00000	00000	9,447	6,220	3,227	117	78	39	11.0
Virginia	34,276	00000	00000	10,712	7,483	3,228	114	80	34	9.4
Hawaii	28,631	00000	00000	8,860	5,537	3,323	112	70	42	11.6
Michigan	31,304	00000	00000	10,272	6,916	3,356	119	80	39	10.7
Ohio	30,128	00000	00000	9,522	6,155	3,368	115	75	40	11.2
Delaware	33,713	00000	00000	10,692	7,265	3,427	115	78	37	10.2
Illinois	34,610	00000	00000	11,352	7,902	3,451	119	83	36	10.0
Washington	33,436	00000	00000	11,899	8,401	3,498	129	91	38	10.5
Maryland	36,792	00000	00000	11,425	7,859	3,566	113	78	35	9.7
Maine	27,900	00000	00000	9,115	5,533	3,582	119	73	46	12.8
California	34,924	00000	00000	11,417	7,832	3,585	119	82	37	10.3
Rhode Island	31,816	00000	00000	10,352	6,763	3,589	118	77	41	11.3
Wisconsin	30,554	00000	00000	10,156	6,500	3,656	121	78	43	12.0
Massachusetts	41,438	00000	00000	13,489	9,565	3,924	118	84	34	9.5
Minnesota	34,879	00000	00000	11,466	7,530	3,936	119	78	41	11.3
New Jersey	40,258	00000	00000	13,805	9,659	4,146	125	88	37	10.3
New York	37,902	00000	00000	13,163	8,515	4,648	126	82	44	12.3
Connecticut	44,990	00000	00000	16,521	11,615	4,906	134	95	39	10.9
D.C.	42,366	00000	00000	15,920	10,026	5,894	137	87	50	13.9

Footnotes:

Per capita personal income data from Bureau of Economic Analysis (Dept. of Commerce) for 2001 see http://www.economagic.com/beapira.htm

"Tax Days" is number of days in the year devoted to paying the respective tax (Federal or State and Local). Per capita tax data and State and Local (S&L) tax day data are from The Tax Foundation (see www.TaxFoundation.org). "S&L Tax(%)" is state and local taxes as a percent of per capita income.