Tax Burden Power Rankings Based on 45% of intended metrics

50 states + D.C. · accountable: Governor · updated 2026-06-18 · source: Tax Foundation + U.S. Census Bureau (ACS)

Composite score by state

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#	State	Score	Total state + local tax burden (% of income)	Property tax (effective rate)
1	Alaska	84.5	4.6%	1.07%
2	Tennessee	78.6	7.6%	0.46%
3	Wyoming	76.5	7.5%	0.6%
4	South Carolina	71.1	8.9%	0.45%
5	Louisiana	68.2	9.1%	0.54%
6	Arizona	67.8	9.5%	0.44%
7	Alabama	67.6	9.8%	0.36%
8	Nevada	66.8	9.6%	0.46%
9	Colorado	66.0	9.7%	0.47%
10	Georgia	65.5	8.9%	0.74%
11	West Virginia	64.7	9.8%	0.51%
12	Oklahoma	64.5	9%	0.76%
13	Florida	64.5	9.1%	0.73%
14	Indiana	63.4	9.3%	0.73%
15	South Dakota	63.2	8.4%	1.01%
16	North Carolina	62.1	9.9%	0.61%
17	Arkansas	61.9	10.2%	0.53%
18	Kentucky	61.8	9.6%	0.72%
19	Missouri	61.6	9.3%	0.82%
20	Mississippi	61.2	9.8%	0.69%
21	North Dakota	61.1	8.8%	1%
22	Idaho	59.8	10.7%	0.49%
23	New Mexico	59.2	10.2%	0.67%
24	Michigan	58.4	8.6%	1.2%
25	Montana	57.2	10.5%	0.68%
26	Washington	54.1	10.7%	0.78%
27	Texas	53.7	8.6%	1.44%
28	Oregon	53.7	10.8%	0.77%
29	Utah	51.3	12.1%	0.5%
30	Delaware	49.9	12.4%	0.48%
31	District of Columbia	49.4	12%	0.63%
32	Ohio	49.1	10%	1.25%
33	Maryland	47.3	11.3%	0.95%
34	New Hampshire	46.5	9.6%	1.51%
35	Pennsylvania	46.4	10.6%	1.21%
36	Massachusetts	44.8	11.5%	1.02%
37	Virginia	44.7	12.5%	0.72%
38	Hawaii	44.0	14.1%	0.27%
39	Rhode Island	43.2	11.4%	1.13%
40	Wisconsin	42.7	10.9%	1.31%
41	Kansas	42.1	11.2%	1.25%
42	Minnesota	41.4	12.1%	1.01%
43	Maine	41.2	12.4%	0.93%
44	Iowa	40.5	11.2%	1.33%
45	California	39.2	13.5%	0.7%
46	Nebraska	36.6	11.5%	1.44%
47	Vermont	23.8	13.6%	1.46%
48	Illinois	18.9	12.9%	1.93%
49	New Jersey	15.9	13.2%	1.99%
50	New York	9.3	15.9%	1.51%
51	Connecticut	7.8	15.4%	1.74%

Dimensions awaiting a sourced feed (not estimated): Income tax (top + effective); Sales tax (state + avg local); Business tax climate index; Excise / gas taxes.

Every figure is measured, never opinion. Click any value for its source and how it’s scored. Composite = weighted, normalized sum of the dimensions — see methodology.