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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.
U.S. license taxes by State in 2022
Rank | State | Amount |
---|---|---|
1 | California | $10,974,064,000 |
2 | Texas | $4,396,703,000 |
3 | Illinois | $3,546,164,000 |
4 | Pennsylvania | $2,914,911,000 |
5 | North Carolina | $2,657,879,000 |
6 | Oregon | $2,564,973,000 |
7 | Tennessee | $2,517,390,000 |
8 | Delaware | $2,437,040,000 |
9 | Florida | $2,245,168,000 |
10 | Michigan | $2,240,237,000 |
11 | New Jersey | $2,187,730,000 |
12 | Ohio | $2,065,666,000 |
13 | Washington | $1,909,969,000 |
14 | New York | $1,893,522,000 |
15 | Minnesota | $1,474,333,000 |
16 | Wisconsin | $1,336,599,000 |
17 | Massachusetts | $1,299,106,000 |
18 | Oklahoma | $1,173,638,000 |
19 | Iowa | $1,135,112,000 |
20 | Virginia | $1,090,979,000 |
21 | Maryland | $1,008,665,000 |
22 | Indiana | $871,383,000 |
23 | Georgia | $743,492,000 |
24 | Colorado | $718,795,000 |
25 | South Carolina | $678,982,000 |
26 | Missouri | $675,239,000 |
27 | Nevada | $664,675,000 |
28 | Louisiana | $638,392,000 |
29 | Arizona | $637,701,000 |
30 | Mississippi | $609,768,000 |
31 | Alabama | $596,971,000 |
32 | Kentucky | $551,706,000 |
33 | New Hampshire | $545,704,000 |
34 | Montana | $499,840,000 |
35 | Idaho | $471,370,000 |
36 | Arkansas | $447,288,000 |
37 | Kansas | $436,528,000 |
38 | Connecticut | $400,119,000 |
39 | Utah | $387,595,000 |
40 | New Mexico | $372,541,000 |
41 | South Dakota | $337,471,000 |
42 | Maine | $317,257,000 |
43 | Hawaii | $310,983,000 |
44 | Wyoming | $216,748,000 |
45 | Nebraska | $204,270,000 |
46 | North Dakota | $198,784,000 |
47 | West Virginia | $191,808,000 |
48 | Rhode Island | $150,403,000 |
49 | Vermont | $143,122,000 |
50 | Alaska | $139,377,000 |