Maine ranks 40th in the U.S. for the most sales and gross receipts taxes paid in 2022

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In 2022, Maine collected $2,974,225,000 in sales and gross receipts taxes, ranking it 40th 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. sales and gross receipts taxes by State in 2022
Rank State Amount
1 California $72,026,518,000
2 Texas $66,917,512,000
3 Florida $47,015,449,000
4 New York $31,223,289,000
5 Washington $26,739,775,000
6 Illinois $25,865,408,000
7 Pennsylvania $25,762,609,000
8 Ohio $24,014,162,000
9 New Jersey $19,740,884,000
10 Michigan $17,017,985,000
11 Tennessee $16,585,002,000
12 North Carolina $16,328,599,000
13 Indiana $15,081,598,000
14 Arizona $13,543,177,000
15 Virginia $12,931,327,000
16 Maryland $12,139,837,000
17 Minnesota $12,092,155,000
18 Massachusetts $11,767,883,000
19 Georgia $11,405,066,000
20 Wisconsin $9,877,449,000
21 Nevada $8,842,212,000
22 Connecticut $8,198,701,000
23 Louisiana $7,741,107,000
24 Kentucky $7,718,476,000
25 Alabama $7,540,587,000
26 Colorado $7,491,009,000
27 South Carolina $6,988,768,000
28 Missouri $6,462,312,000
29 Mississippi $6,244,106,000
30 Arkansas $6,216,131,000
31 Iowa $5,807,099,000
32 Hawaii $5,647,969,000
33 Utah $5,552,999,000
34 Kansas $5,539,663,000
35 Oklahoma $5,348,189,000
36 New Mexico $4,187,126,000
37 Idaho $3,594,947,000
38 Nebraska $3,285,152,000
39 West Virginia $3,200,985,000
40 Maine $2,974,225,000
41 Oregon $2,661,504,000
42 Rhode Island $2,355,494,000
43 South Dakota $2,067,055,000
44 North Dakota $1,586,316,000
45 Vermont $1,391,177,000
46 Wyoming $1,177,747,000
47 New Hampshire $943,410,000
48 Montana $851,812,000
49 Delaware $644,552,000
50 Alaska $270,644,000

Source: U.S. Census Bureau



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