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Tax share of state government revenue: U.S. states ranked (FY2023)

Measure: Tax share of state government revenue (%, derived). All 50 states with data in State government revenue, federal aid and debt by state, ranked from highest to lowest. Reference period: FY2023.

Licence: Public domain (U.S. federal government work).
Data last updated: 2026-11-09

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National value: 46.7 (United States).

Small states, hard to see on the map:

RI 38.7 %
DE 48.8 %
CT 57.7 %
NJ 51.9 %
MD 50.7 %
MA 51.9 %
VT 50.2 %
NH 37 %

Lowest: 27.6 to 38.7 %
Group 2: 38.7 to 43 %
Group 3: 43 to 48 %
Group 4: 48 to 51.9 %
Highest: 51.9 to 58.6 %

The map is a visual summary; every value is in the table below, which is the keyboard and screen-reader path. Groups are quintiles of the values shown (a derived grouping). Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain), simplified. Alaska and Hawaii are shown as insets, not to scale.

Rank is derived by Quadranac: 1 = highest value; ties share a rank. The ranked value is itself derived; see the source table for the method. Values are as published in the source table.

Note: State governments only; states differ in which services they fund directly and which are left to local governments. The District of Columbia is not covered.


1	Nevada	58.6
2	North Dakota	58.4
3	Connecticut	57.7
4	Minnesota	57.4
5	Illinois	56.5
6	Hawaii	53
7	California	52.9
8	Idaho	52
9	Massachusetts	51.9
9	New Jersey	51.9
11	Washington	51.3
12	Maryland	50.7
13	Vermont	50.2
14	New York	50.1
15	Tennessee	49.3
16	Delaware	48.8
16	Indiana	48.8
18	Maine	48.2
19	Georgia	48.1
20	North Carolina	48
21	Kansas	47.8
22	Wisconsin	47.7
23	Nebraska	47.3
24	Virginia	46
25	Montana	44.7
26	Pennsylvania	43.9
27	Utah	43.8
28	Florida	43.6
29	Colorado	43.3
30	Arkansas	43
31	Iowa	42.1
32	Michigan	41.9
32	South Dakota	41.9
34	Oregon	41.1
35	West Virginia	40.8
35	Wyoming	40.8
37	Texas	40.6
38	Mississippi	40.4
39	Ohio	40.1
40	Rhode Island	38.7
41	Missouri	38.5
42	Arizona	38.4
43	Alabama	37.7
44	Oklahoma	37.4
45	Kentucky	37.3
46	New Hampshire	37
47	New Mexico	35.4
48	South Carolina	35.3
49	Louisiana	34.9
50	Alaska	27.6

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2023 Annual Survey of State Government Finances, Table 1: State Government Finances by State (2023 ASFIN State Totals)
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, July 1, 2023 resident population (denominator). Reference period: FY2023.

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U.S. states ranked by tax share of state government revenue (%, derived) (FY2023). Data: U.S. Census Bureau, 2023 Annual Survey of State Government Finances, Table 1: State Government Finances by State (2023 ASFIN State Totals); rank derived by Quadranac. Data last updated 2026-11-09. https://quadranac.com/rankings/us-states-by-tax-share-of-state-government-revenue/

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