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1. Hawaii — 13.92% — Highest overall (~13.9%), heavy sales/excise and income taxes.
2. New York — 13.56% — High income and property burdens.
3. Vermont — 11.53% — Very high property taxes.
4. California — 11.00% — Steep progressive income taxes.
5. Maine — 10.64% — Balanced high across categories.
6. New Jersey — 10.30% — Extremely high property taxes.
7. Illinois — 10.22% — Flat income plus high property.
8. Rhode Island — 10.08% — Moderate-high across board.
9. Maryland — 10.04% — Significant income tax component.
10. Connecticut — 9.90% — High property and income.
11. Minnesota — 9.72% — Progressive income and sales.
12. New Mexico — 9.62% — Moderate sales/income.
13. Massachusetts — 9.57% — Flat income, high property.
14. Utah — 9.46% — Growing burdens with sales and income.
15. Ohio — 9.36% — Moderate income/sales.
16. Kansas — 9.33% — Moderate across.
17. Iowa — 9.23% — Income and property notable.
18. Indiana — 9.09% — Flat income.
19. Mississippi — 9.06% — Low overall.
20. Oregon — 9.06% — High income, no sales tax but offsets elsewhere.
21. Louisiana — 8.94% — Moderate.
22. Kentucky — 8.93% — Flat income recently.
23. Virginia — 8.86% — Moderate income and sales.
24. West Virginia — 8.85% — Lower but property/sales.
25. Nebraska — 8.78% — Income and sales.
26. Colorado — 8.73% — Flat income.
27. Nevada — 8.62% — No income, high sales/excise.
28. Washington — 8.61% — No income (except capital gains), high sales.
29. Arkansas — 8.61% — Moderate sales/income.
30. Pennsylvania — 8.58% — Flat income, high local property.
31. Georgia — 8.47% — Moderate income/sales.
32. Wisconsin — 8.31% — Balanced but above average.
33. Michigan — 8.25% — Flat income.
34. Arizona — 8.22% — Moderate sales, low property.
35. North Carolina — 8.18% — Lowering income tax.
36. South Carolina — 8.15% — Moderate.
37. Alabama — 7.99% — Low property, moderate others.
38. Montana — 7.87% — Income but no sales.
39. Missouri — 7.83% — Moderate.
40. Texas — 7.77% — No income, property and sales heavy.
41. Idaho — 7.54% — Moderate.
42. Oklahoma — 7.01% — Moderate.
43. North Dakota — 6.61% — Resource-based offsets.
44. Delaware — 6.52% — No sales, but income.
45. Florida — 6.49% — No income, sales and property.
46. South Dakota — 6.46% — No income, moderate sales.
47. Tennessee — 6.38% — No income (phased out), high sales.
48. New Hampshire — 5.94% — No income/sales on wages, high property.
49. Wyoming — 5.79% — No income, low overall.
50. Alaska — 4.93% — Lowest (~4.9-5%), no state sales or income, resource revenues offset.
**Notes on taxes charged (no stone unturned summary):**
- **All 50 states** have **property taxes** (mostly local, on real estate; effective rates vary hugely).
- **Personal income tax**: 41 states have broad-based; 9 have none (Alaska, Florida, Nevada, New Hampshire*, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Washington*, Wyoming). *NH and WA tax limited investment income.
- **Sales tax**: 45 states have statewide; 5 have none (Alaska*, Delaware, Montana, New Hampshire, Oregon). *Alaska allows local only.
- Other common taxes: Corporate income (most states), excise (fuel, tobacco, alcohol—all states), estate/inheritance (few states), severance (oil/gas states like AK, TX, ND), etc. Local variations add layers.
This uses the WalletHub overall tax burden metric (% of personal income from property individual income sales/excise taxes combined), which is the broadest holistic comparison. Percentages can vary slightly with annual updates or methodology, but these are the latest full-set figures. If you'd prefer a different source (e.g., Tax Foundation per-capita or competitiveness), breakdowns by tax type, or focus on one state, let me know!