Maine ranks 37th in the U.S. for the most other selective sales and gross receipts taxes paid in 2022

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In 2022, Maine collected $167,723,000 in other selective sales and gross receipts taxes, ranking it 37th 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. other selective sales and gross receipts taxes by State in 2022
Rank State Amount
1 Texas $7,508,290,000
2 New York $7,239,233,000
3 California $4,794,602,000
4 Illinois $3,872,700,000
5 Ohio $2,625,028,000
6 Virginia $2,470,888,000
7 Pennsylvania $2,433,309,000
8 New Jersey $2,321,841,000
9 Minnesota $2,179,607,000
10 Maryland $1,743,953,000
11 Michigan $1,642,635,000
12 Colorado $1,638,553,000
13 Connecticut $1,553,162,000
14 Oregon $1,458,418,000
15 Indiana $1,392,536,000
16 Washington $1,274,584,000
17 North Carolina $1,235,035,000
18 Florida $1,092,870,000
19 Kentucky $962,714,000
20 Massachusetts $949,903,000
21 Hawaii $830,759,000
22 West Virginia $650,969,000
23 Tennessee $627,343,000
24 Alabama $612,505,000
25 Vermont $557,280,000
26 South Carolina $545,330,000
27 Georgia $533,368,000
28 Nevada $469,751,000
29 Arizona $442,820,000
30 Wisconsin $433,152,000
31 New Hampshire $390,142,000
32 Utah $311,222,000
33 Mississippi $290,616,000
34 Arkansas $290,427,000
35 Rhode Island $278,542,000
36 Delaware $173,896,000
37 Maine $167,723,000
38 New Mexico $163,272,000
39 North Dakota $161,470,000
40 Oklahoma $151,997,000
41 South Dakota $151,959,000
42 Louisiana $145,703,000
43 Montana $121,270,000
44 Missouri $105,729,000
45 Idaho $82,458,000
46 Iowa $55,993,000
47 Alaska $54,924,000
48 Kansas $53,019,000
49 Nebraska $31,743,000
50 Wyoming $3,108,000

Source: U.S. Census Bureau



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