Mississippi ranks 34th in the U.S. for the most selective sales and gross receipts taxes paid in 2022

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In 2022, Mississippi collected $1,473,638,000 in selective sales and gross receipts 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. selective sales and gross receipts taxes by State in 2022
Rank State Amount
1 California $19,798,483,000
2 Texas $18,051,509,000
3 New York $13,188,794,000
4 Pennsylvania $11,001,756,000
5 Illinois $10,576,377,000
6 Florida $9,174,155,000
7 Ohio $8,373,833,000
8 Virginia $5,834,004,000
9 New Jersey $5,562,853,000
10 Maryland $5,501,632,000
11 North Carolina $5,288,783,000
12 Washington $5,262,593,000
13 Michigan $4,813,123,000
14 Minnesota $4,804,744,000
15 Indiana $4,692,622,000
16 Tennessee $3,697,895,000
17 Nevada $3,335,944,000
18 Alabama $3,211,041,000
19 Colorado $3,204,813,000
20 Georgia $3,084,705,000
21 Massachusetts $3,051,607,000
22 Connecticut $3,005,288,000
23 Louisiana $2,992,828,000
24 Wisconsin $2,899,113,000
25 Oregon $2,661,504,000
26 Kentucky $2,556,458,000
27 Arizona $2,374,074,000
28 South Carolina $2,112,221,000
29 Missouri $1,909,068,000
30 Oklahoma $1,802,109,000
31 Arkansas $1,628,175,000
32 Iowa $1,571,272,000
33 West Virginia $1,545,502,000
34 Mississippi $1,473,638,000
35 Hawaii $1,382,170,000
36 Utah $1,272,219,000
37 Kansas $1,270,191,000
38 New Hampshire $943,410,000
39 New Mexico $895,929,000
40 Rhode Island $855,584,000
41 Montana $851,812,000
42 Vermont $845,613,000
43 Maine $802,967,000
44 Idaho $690,814,000
45 Nebraska $649,377,000
46 Delaware $644,552,000
47 South Dakota $542,718,000
48 North Dakota $511,613,000
49 Alaska $270,644,000
50 Wyoming $199,667,000

Source: U.S. Census Bureau



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