A new survey has identified the 10 states where high-income residents spend the greatest percentage of their earnings on state sales and excise, property and income taxes.
Using data from the Institute on Taxation & Economic Policy’s 2015 report, WalletHub generated estimates of the tax burden on residents at three income levels —low $25,000, medium $50,000 and high $150,000 — in each of the 50 states and the District of Columbia.
The research firm found that high-income residents in the following 10 states, listed in ascending order, spend the greatest percentage of their earnings on state taxes.
No. 10
Ohio
9.62 percent of income
No. 9
District of Columbia
9.80 percent
No. 8
Illinois
9.83 percent
No. 7
Rhode Island
9.85 percent
No. 6
Wisconsin
9.89 percent
No. 5
Minnesota
9.92 percent
No. 4
New Jersey
10.29 percent
No. 3
Maryland
10.40 percent
No. 2
Connecticut
11.19 percent
No. 1
New York
12.40 percent
