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State Tax Policy and Data
The Tax Foundation's Center for State Fiscal Policy educates taxpayers about sound state fiscal policy and the size of the tax burden borne by Americans at the state and local level. We do this by producing, distributing, and marketing meaningful data and principled analysis that influences the debate at the state and local level toward pro-growth tax policies.
The Tax Foundation's State Tax Policy and Data section provides a comprehensive resource for information on tax and spending policy in the 50 U.S. states. For information on your state, click on the map below or select from the drop-down menu. For additional questions about state tax and spending policy, please call (202) 464-6200.
Publications from The Tax Foundation
- NYC May See Higher Income, Sales and Property Taxes, by Josh Barro, November 12, 2008
- Voters Will Consider Tax-Related Ballot Initiatives in 23 States, by Joseph Henchman, October 31, 2008
- Transit Agencies in Bind Due to SILO Deals and AIG Collapse, by Joseph Henchman, October 30, 2008
- North Dakota’s Measure 2: How Would Rate Cuts Affect the Peace Garden State’s Competitiveness?, by Joseph Henchman, October 17, 2008
- 2009 State Business Tax Climate Index (Sixth Edition), by Josh Barro, October 6, 2008
- Would the Proposed Bailout Affect Local Property Tax Collections?, by Joseph Henchman, September 29, 2008
- New Census Data on Property Taxes on Homeowners, by Gerald Prante, September 23, 2008
- Tax Foundation Urges Texas Court to Avoid Sparking an Interstate Tax War, by Joseph Henchman and Paul Galindo, August 25, 2008
- The Right Prescription for Mississippi, by Joseph Henchman, August 19, 2008
- Indiana Court Should Avoid Education Finance Mess: Bonner v. Daniels, by Joseph Henchman and Paul Galindo, August 18, 2008
- Urging Texas Court to Avoid Sparking an Interstate Tax War—First American Title Ins. Co. v. Combs, by Joseph Henchman, August 12, 2008
- State-Local Tax Burdens Dip As Income Growth Outpaces Tax Growth, by Gerald Prante, August 7, 2008
- Tax Foundation State and Local Tax Burden Estimates for 2008: An In-Depth Analysis and Methodological Overview, August 7, 2008
- Urging Indiana Courts to Avoid Education Finance Mess—Bonner v. Daniels, by Joseph Henchman, August 5, 2008
- California Legislators Push for More Double-Digit Income Tax Rates, by William Ahern, July 14, 2008
- County and City Income Taxes Clustered in States with Poor Tax Climates, by Joseph Henchman, July 11, 2008
- Arizona's Special Interest Laundry List, by Josh Barro and Joseph Henchman, June 24, 2008
- Assessing Arizona’s State Tax Policy, by Gerald Prante, June 9, 2008
- Sound Tax Policy Coming to New York (?), by Josh Barro, June 6, 2008
- States Should Avoid Sales Taxes on Nonprofit Hospital Purchases, by Joseph Henchman, April 11, 2008
- Maryland Flouts Regional Tax Competition with Historic Tax Hike, by William Ahern, April 9, 2008
- An Opportunity to Improve Mississippi’s Tax Climate, by Joseph Henchman and Tonya Barr, April 3, 2008
- An Economic Analysis of Georgia’s Tax Cut Proposals, by Gerald Prante, March 28, 2008
- America Celebrates Tax Freedom Day, by Gerald Prante and Scott A. Hodge, March 26, 2008
- Tax Freedom Day: A Description of Its Calculation and Answers to Some Methodological Questions, by TF Staff, March 26, 2008
- Facts & Figures Handbook: How Does Your State Compare?, edited by Curtis S. Dubay, March 1, 2008
- States Target Cell Phones for a Stealth, Burdensome Tax, by Joseph Henchman, January 18, 2008
- Tax Foundation Testimony Before the Ways and Means Committee of the Vermont Legislature, by William Ahern and Gerald Prante, December 11, 2007
- Defending Competitive Neutrality Before the Supreme Court, by Joseph Henchman, November 30, 2007
- A State-by-State Estimate of Individual Income Tax Changes from Rangel’s “Mother of All Reforms” Bill, by Gerald Prante, October 29, 2007
- Paying at the Pump: Gasoline Taxes in America, by Jonathan Williams, October 16, 2007
- Protecting Competitive Neutrality Before the Supreme Court—Kentucky Department of Revenue v. Davis, by Brian E. Bailey and Chris Atkins, September 21, 2007
- New Census Data Shows Where Property Taxes Hit Homeowners Hardest, by Gerald Prante, September 12, 2007
- K-12 Spending More Reliant on Federal Government Since No Child Left Behind Act, by Gerald Prante, July 30, 2007
- Appropriation by Litigation: Estimating the Cost of Judicial Mandates for State and Local Education Spending, by Chris Atkins, July 26, 2007
- Most Americans Don’t Itemize on Their Tax Returns, by Gerald Prante, July 23, 2007
- As Presidential Candidates Target Investment Income for Higher Taxes, Which States Stand to Lose the Most?, by Gerald Prante, July 16, 2007
- Gambling with Tax Policy: States’ Growing Reliance on Lottery Tax Revenue, by Alicia Hansen, July 3, 2007
- Putting Taxes on the Map: Federal Tax Burdens by City, County, Congressional District and State, by Gerald Prante and Andrew Chamberlain, March 22, 2007
- Estimating Federal Tax Burdens for Major City Areas, Counties, and U.S. Congressional Districts, by Gerald Prante and Andrew Chamberlain, March 22, 2007
- Corporate Tax Reform Will Enhance Kansas Competitiveness, by Chris Atkins and Jonathan Williams, February 21, 2007
- Gross Receipts Taxes in State Government Finances: A Review of Their History and Performance, by John L. Mikesell, January 31, 2007
- Georgia’s Tax System: A Factual Foundation for Fundamental Tax Reform, by Jonathan Williams, January 30, 2007
- Tax Reform in Michigan: Replacing the Single Business Tax, by Jonathan Williams and Chris Atkins, January 24, 2007
- Tax Pyramiding: The Economic Consequences of Gross Receipts Taxes, by Patrick Fleenor and Andrew Chamberlain, December 4, 2006
- Property Tax Collections Surged with Housing Boom, by Gerald Prante, December 1, 2006
- Increase in Child Tax Credit Sends Families with Many Children off the Tax Rolls, by Gerald Prante, October 10, 2006
- California Schemin': Cigarette Tax Evasion and Crime in the Golden State, by Patrick Fleenor, October 5, 2006
- IRS Data Reveal Which States Benefited Most from 2001 and 2003 Tax Cuts, by Gerald Prante, October 4, 2006
- Establishing Physical Presence: Borders Online Case Reveals Court Disharmony in Applying Physical Presence Rules to State Sales Taxes, by Chris Atkins, September 26, 2006
- The Business Activity Tax Simplification Act: A Good Standard for Multi-State Business, by Chris Atkins, July 24, 2006
- Temporary Gasoline Tax Holidays: Relief for Motorists or Poor Tax Policy?, by Jonathan Williams and Andrew Chamberlain, July 10, 2006
- Federal Tax Burdens and Expenditures by State, by Curtis S. Dubay, March 16, 2006
- Defending Tax Competition in the U.S. Supreme Court—DaimlerChrysler Corp. v. Charlotte Cuno, et al., by Kyle O. Sollie and Chris Atkins, November 14, 2005
- A Twentieth Century Tax in the Twenty-First Century: Understanding State Corporate Tax Systems, by Chris Atkins, September 30, 2005
- Paying for "Civilized Society" in the Global Marketplace: H.R. 1956's Physical Presence Rule Accurately Matches Taxes Paid and Benefits Received, by Chris Atkins, September 26, 2005
- Facts & Figures on Government Finance, 38th Edition, edited by Sumeet Sagoo, March 1, 2005
- Federal Court Ruling May Hurt Tax Competition, State Tax Reform, by Chris Atkins, September 20, 2004
- State Tax Collections and Rates, by Sumeet Sagoo, March 1, 2004
- State and Local Property Taxes, by Michael Lorelli, August 1, 2001
- State Tax Collections and Rates, by J. Scott Moody, March 1, 1999
- State Tax Rates and 1996 Collections, by J. Scott Moody, February 1, 1998
- State Tax Rates and 1995 Collections, by Arthur P. Hall, Ph.D., October 1, 1996
- State Tax Rates and 1994 Collections, by Arthur P. Hall, Ph.D., June 1, 1995
- Current Issues in Local Goverment Finance, by Chris R. Edwards, March 1, 1994
- State Tax Rates and Collections in 1993, by Arthur P. Hall, Ph.D., January 1, 1994
- Survey of State Rates and Collections, by Chris R. Edwards, October 1, 1992
- Tax Review: The Honest Citizen's Guide to Revenue Sharing, by Henry Aaron, October 1, 1971
- State and Local Sales Taxes, by TF Staff, August 1, 1970
- Nontax Revenues, by TF Staff, December 1, 1968
- Medicaid: State Programs After Two Years, by TF Staff, June 1, 1968
- Urban Mass Transportation in Perspective, by TF Staff, April 1, 1968
- State Tax Studies: 1959-1967, by TF Staff, December 1, 1967
- City Income Taxes, by TF Staff, December 1, 1967
- Handbook of State and Local Government Finance, by C. Lowell Harriss, December 1, 1966
- Public Financing of Higher Education, by TF Staff, February 1, 1966
- State Expenditure Controls: An Evaluation, by TF Staff, October 1, 1965
- Earmarked State Taxes, by TF Staff, June 1, 1965