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Comparative state & local taxes 2000

Compiled by:

Don Taylor, Revenue Analysis Manager


Tables and charts

Taxes per $1,000 personal income

Table 1
State and Local Taxes, All States, 1996-2000
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Table 2
State and Local Taxes, 13 Western States, 2000
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Table 3
Washington State, Local and Total Taxes, Past 10 Years
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Table 4
Property Taxes, All States, 1999-2000
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Table 5
Per Capita Personal Income, All States, 1998-2000
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Chart 1
Comparison of 2000 Tax Burden of Other States in Relation to Washington

Chart 2
State and Local Taxes, Comparison Since 1960

Taxes per capita

Table 6
State and Local Taxes, All States, 1998-2000
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Table 7
State and Local Taxes, 13 Western States, 2000
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Table 8
Washington State, Local and Total Taxes, Past 10 Years
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Table 9
Property Taxes, All States, 1999-2000
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Table 10
Sales Tax Collections, All States, 2000
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Chart 3
State and Local Taxes, Comparison Since 1960

Other interstate and historical tax comparisons

Table 11
State vs. Local Tax Collections, Selected States, 2000
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Table 12
Percentage of Reliance on Major State and Local Taxes, 1999
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Table 13
Utilization of Retail Sales and Income Taxes in All States
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Table 14
Comparison of State and Local Retail Sales Taxes
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Table 15
Comparison of State Cigarette and Gasoline Tax Rates
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Table 16
Rates of Major Taxes, All States
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Chart 4
Historical Summary of Washington Taxes