Mississippi ranks 34th in the U.S. for the most income taxes paid in 2022

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In 2022, Mississippi collected $3,248,506,000 in income taxes, ranking it 34th in the United States, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of State Government Tax Collections (STC).

The STC survey includes five broad tax categories and up to 25 subcategories. Data is gathered from all 50 state governments and all dependent state-level entities.

The Census Bureau cautions it sets the tax classifications among the survey categories, and they may differ from the classifications set by the state governments.

Below is a breakdown of how taxes were classified by the bureau and how much was collected.

U.S. income taxes by State in 2022
Rank State Amount
1 California $192,195,516,000
2 New York $77,977,711,000
3 Illinois $32,327,125,000
4 New Jersey $29,290,446,000
5 Massachusetts $29,000,910,000
6 Pennsylvania $22,389,126,000
7 Virginia $21,711,446,000
8 Georgia $20,796,528,000
9 Minnesota $19,860,533,000
10 North Carolina $19,303,124,000
11 Michigan $14,674,116,000
12 Maryland $14,370,565,000
13 Connecticut $13,348,748,000
14 Indiana $13,288,580,000
15 Oregon $13,261,860,000
16 Colorado $13,194,479,000
17 Wisconsin $11,922,098,000
18 Ohio $11,247,715,000
19 Missouri $9,694,630,000
20 Arizona $8,693,348,000
21 South Carolina $8,059,011,000
22 Utah $7,747,848,000
23 Alabama $7,552,679,000
24 Kentucky $7,349,096,000
25 Iowa $5,834,787,000
26 Kansas $5,704,392,000
27 Louisiana $5,518,637,000
28 Oklahoma $4,969,501,000
29 Arkansas $4,544,583,000
30 Hawaii $4,074,729,000
31 Nebraska $3,954,644,000
32 Florida $3,780,770,000
33 Idaho $3,635,505,000
34 Mississippi $3,248,506,000
35 Tennessee $3,008,777,000
36 Maine $3,006,721,000
37 Delaware $2,903,928,000
38 West Virginia $2,869,144,000
39 Montana $2,678,206,000
40 Rhode Island $2,229,803,000
41 New Mexico $1,611,166,000
42 Vermont $1,508,701,000
43 New Hampshire $1,366,620,000
44 North Dakota $702,126,000
45 Alaska $413,175,000
46 South Dakota $61,818,000

Source: U.S. Census Bureau



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