States whose residents pay the highest sales taxes per capita

Sales taxes are an easy way for states to earn income, although some regions rely on this item of income more than others.

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45 states and the District of Columbia charge state sales taxes. This tax is not available in Alaska, Delaware, Montana, New Hampshire and Oregon. In Alaska, however, local authorities are allowed to collect local sales taxes, writes Fox Business.

Thirty-seven other states also allow communities to levy local sales taxes.

Below is a list of states that, according to the results of 2017, collected the largest amounts of sales taxes per capita.

Hawaii

During the fiscal year 2017, Hawaii collected $ 2 269 as a sales tax per capita, far ahead of other states.

As noted in the Tax Fund, in Hawaii, there is a fairly broad sales tax, which covers everything from consumer goods and services to business transactions.

The state has a sales tax rate of 4%, which is significantly lower than the maximum US tax rate in California (7,25%).

Columbia region

District of Columbia sales tax ranks second in the 2017 fiscal year, making 2 045 dollars per capita.

In October, 2018, the District of Columbia increased the sales tax rate to 6% from the 5,75% that existed before.

Washington

Washington State in 2017 collected $ 1 959 in sales taxes per capita.

The total sales tax rate (state tax plus local sales tax) is about 9,17%, which is among the top five in the country. The state sales tax is 6,5%.

Nevada

The tax rate on the state of Nevada as of 2019 is 6,85%. On average, in the state in the state, this tax is 1,29%, which in total amounts to 8,14%.

The sales tax in Nevada per capita was $ 1 586 in the 2017 fiscal year.

South Dakota

South Dakota ranked fifth on the list of states that collected the most sales taxes per capita in fiscal year 2017, at $1 per person.

The sales tax rate in this state as of 2019 is 4,5%, while the total tax rate (state rate and local sales tax) is about 6,4%.

However, like Hawaii, South Dakota has a broad base of goods and services, which are subject to sales tax.

Florida

Florida sales tax per capita in the 2017 fiscal year amounted to 1 208 dollars.

As of 2019 year, the sales tax rate in this state was 6%, while the total tax rate for this tax is about 7,05%.

Florida is considered one of the most favorable regions for taxation in the United States, because its residents are not subject to income tax.

On the other side of the list, Virginia and Colorado collected the lowest sales taxes per capita in 2017, at $469 and $531, respectively. They were followed by Alabama ($545), Georgia ($549) and Missouri ($590).

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