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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. occupation and business license, nec by State in 2022
Rank | State | Amount |
---|---|---|
1 | California | $4,500,750,000 |
2 | Pennsylvania | $1,291,254,000 |
3 | Texas | $1,209,890,000 |
4 | Ohio | $957,708,000 |
5 | New Jersey | $651,094,000 |
6 | Illinois | $604,295,000 |
7 | Tennessee | $486,472,000 |
8 | Washington | $426,738,000 |
9 | Massachusetts | $418,163,000 |
10 | North Carolina | $397,873,000 |
11 | Wisconsin | $355,818,000 |
12 | Virginia | $313,906,000 |
13 | Maryland | $307,187,000 |
14 | Michigan | $292,138,000 |
15 | Minnesota | $273,841,000 |
16 | Oregon | $259,691,000 |
17 | New Hampshire | $250,192,000 |
18 | Nevada | $244,478,000 |
19 | Florida | $202,755,000 |
20 | Arizona | $198,323,000 |
21 | Montana | $183,629,000 |
22 | Missouri | $182,212,000 |
23 | Iowa | $162,295,000 |
24 | South Dakota | $151,748,000 |
25 | Arkansas | $147,819,000 |
26 | New York | $145,200,000 |
27 | South Carolina | $140,838,000 |
28 | Delaware | $140,463,000 |
29 | Kentucky | $134,556,000 |
30 | Maine | $128,544,000 |
31 | Louisiana | $109,448,000 |
32 | Mississippi | $98,567,000 |
33 | Idaho | $97,555,000 |
34 | Kansas | $92,717,000 |
35 | Rhode Island | $86,715,000 |
36 | Georgia | $85,652,000 |
37 | Alabama | $70,335,000 |
38 | Colorado | $67,582,000 |
39 | Indiana | $62,918,000 |
40 | Utah | $60,064,000 |
41 | Hawaii | $57,933,000 |
42 | North Dakota | $57,603,000 |
43 | Alaska | $53,084,000 |
44 | New Mexico | $52,214,000 |
45 | Wyoming | $45,505,000 |
46 | Nebraska | $38,055,000 |
47 | Connecticut | $33,872,000 |
48 | Vermont | $32,384,000 |
49 | West Virginia | $13,630,000 |
50 | Oklahoma | $909,000 |