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State tax levels indicate both the tax burden and the services a state can afford to provide residents. States use a different combination of sales, income, excise taxes, and user fees. Some are levied directly from residents and others are levied indirectly. This table includes the per capita tax collected at the state level.
California has the highest base sales tax rate, 7.25%. Including county and city sales taxes, the highest total sales tax as of September 1, 2013, was in Arab, Alabama, 13.50%. [ 2] Sales tax is calculated by multiplying the purchase price by the applicable tax rate. The seller collects it at the time of the sale.
11. Hawaii. State sales and average local tax: 4.44% State tax on Social Security: None Effective property tax: 0.31% Income tax rate (65+): 6.57% The cost of living is high in Hawaii, but ...
To help you out, we ranked the 50 largest cities and towns in Florida (including "census designated places") based on the estimated local tax burden (from highest to lowest).
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The three U.S. states with the highest GDPs were California ($3.987 trillion), Texas ($2.664 trillion), and New York ($2.226 trillion). The three U.S. states with the lowest GDPs were Vermont ($44.4 billion), Wyoming ($51.4 billion), and Alaska ($69.2 billion). GDP per capita also varied widely throughout the United States in 2024, with New ...
Among the states that assess a retail tax, Colorado’s rate is the lowest at 2.9%, per the Tax Foundation, meaning you’ll pay $2.90 in state tax for every $100 you spend. The other nine: 4% ...
The area of Alaska is 18% of the area of the United States and equivalent to 21% of the area of the contiguous United States. The second largest state, Texas, has only 40% of the total area of the largest state, Alaska. Rhode Island is the smallest state by total area and land area. San Bernardino County is the largest county in the contiguous ...