New York Has the Highest Tax Burden of Any State 🗽

What we’re showing

This map visualizes the total tax burden in each U.S. state. Tax burden measures the percent of an individual’s income that is paid towards state and local taxes.

All figures were compiled by WalletHub, and are as of March 12, 2024.

Measuring tax burden

Tax burden is the sum of three components:

• Property tax as a share of personal income
• Individual income tax as a share of personal income
• Total sales & excise tax as a share of personal income

A closer look at New York

New York ranks first overall in terms of its overall tax burden. On average, residents in this state pay 12% of their income to state and local governments.

Breaking this down into its components, we can see:

• Property tax: 4.36% of income
• Individual Income tax: 4.63% of income
• Sales & Excise tax: 3.03% of income