Comparative state and local taxes 2012

Compiled by:
Ray Philen

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Introduction (PDF 22.26KB)

Taxes Per $1,000 Personal Income

Table 1
State and Local Taxes, All States, 2008-2012
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Chart 1
State and Local Collections per $1,000 Personal Income 2012 (PDF 44.65KB)

Table 2
State and Local Taxes, 13 Western States, 2012
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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, 2009-2012
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Table 5
Per Capita Personal Income, All States, CY 2010-2013
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Table 6
History of Washington's Tax Burden Ranking Since 1960
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Chart 2
State and Local Taxes per $1,000 Personal Income - Avg 1976-2012 (PDF 38.26KB)

Taxes Per Capita

Table 7
State and Local Taxes, All States, 2009-2012
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Table 8
State and Local Taxes, 13 Western States, 2012
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Table 9
Washington State, Local and Total Taxes, Past 10 Years
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Table 10
Property Taxes, All States, 2009-2012
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Table 11
Sales Tax Collections, All States, 2012
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Chart 3
State and Local Taxes Per Capita Washington Avg 1976-2012 (PDF 40.39KB)

Other Interstate and Historical Tax Comparisons

Table 12
Reliance on Major State and Local Taxes, Selected States, 2012
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Table 13
Rates of Selected Major State Taxes, 2014
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Table 14
Utilization of Retail Sales and Income Taxes, 2014
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Table 15
Comparison of State/Local Retail Sales Taxes, 2014
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Table 16
Comparison of Major Business Taxes, 2014
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Table 17
Comparison of Cigarette and Gasoline Tax Rates, 2014
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Table 18
State and Local Tax Collections as a % of Gross State Product 2008-2012
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Chart 4
State and Local Tax Collections as a % of Gross State Product, 2012 (PDF 45.00KB)

Chart 5
Historical Summary of Washington Taxes (PDF 299.07KB)