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In 2022, Maine collected $2,590,903,000 in individual income taxes, ranking it 33rd 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.

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