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

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In 2022, Mississippi collected $2,537,787,000 in individual 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. individual income taxes by State in 2022
Rank State Amount
1 California $146,190,014,000
2 New York $70,196,866,000
3 Massachusetts $24,399,902,000
4 Illinois $22,697,437,000
5 New Jersey $20,630,297,000
6 Virginia $19,732,749,000
7 Georgia $18,286,845,000
8 North Carolina $17,672,005,000
9 Pennsylvania $17,381,999,000
10 Minnesota $15,130,683,000
11 Michigan $12,879,815,000
12 Maryland $12,228,623,000
13 Oregon $11,772,886,000
14 Indiana $11,749,037,000
15 Colorado $11,685,999,000
16 Ohio $11,246,994,000
17 Connecticut $9,861,264,000
18 Wisconsin $8,994,997,000
19 Missouri $8,942,661,000
20 Arizona $7,529,879,000
21 South Carolina $6,854,835,000
22 Utah $6,812,367,000
23 Kentucky $6,180,726,000
24 Alabama $6,089,061,000
25 Iowa $4,974,623,000
26 Kansas $4,836,130,000
27 Louisiana $4,478,708,000
28 Oklahoma $4,157,808,000
29 Hawaii $3,759,856,000
30 Arkansas $3,717,880,000
31 Nebraska $3,239,491,000
32 Idaho $2,594,552,000
33 Maine $2,590,903,000
34 Mississippi $2,537,787,000
35 West Virginia $2,502,828,000
36 Delaware $2,405,043,000
37 Montana $2,387,008,000
38 Rhode Island $1,939,003,000
39 New Mexico $1,301,085,000
40 Vermont $1,268,299,000
41 North Dakota $472,925,000
42 New Hampshire $153,620,000
43 Tennessee $9,480,000

Source: U.S. Census Bureau



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