| State |
Tax Burden Rank 2005 |
Total Tax Burden 2005 |
Per Capita Income Rank |
Per Capita Income |
Overall Child Well-Being Rank |
Average Child Well-Being Rank |
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| Connecticut |
1 |
33.5% |
1 |
$51,390.77 |
4 |
11 |
The states with the 10 highest tax burdens average 11th in overall child well-being. |
| New York |
2 |
32.6% |
5 |
$43,119.06 |
14 |
| New Jersey |
3 |
31.4% |
2 |
$47,819.42 |
12 |
| Massachusetts |
4 |
31.1% |
3 |
$47,047.45 |
3 |
| Wyoming |
5 |
31.1% |
17 |
$37,636.94 |
28 |
| Maine |
6 |
30.8% |
35 |
$33,843.64 |
5 |
| Rhode Island |
7 |
30.7% |
16 |
$37,881.29 |
10 |
| Washington |
8 |
30.1% |
9 |
$39,768.43 |
7 |
| California |
9 |
29.9% |
10 |
$39,715.04 |
16 |
| Wisconsin |
10 |
29.8% |
19 |
$36,377.38 |
11 |
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| Minnesota |
11 |
29.6% |
7 |
$41,158.14 |
6 |
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| Vermont |
12 |
29.5% |
22 |
$36,050.45 |
1 |
| Nevada |
13 |
29.4% |
23 |
$35,901.89 |
39 |
| Colorado |
14 |
29.3% |
11 |
$39,413.89 |
31 |
| Maryland |
15 |
29.3% |
4 |
$43,602.57 |
25 |
| Illinois |
16 |
29.2% |
8 |
$39,948.23 |
24 |
| Virginia |
17 |
29.0% |
12 |
$39,308.90 |
18 |
| New Mexico |
18 |
28.7% |
46 |
$29,136.93 |
48 |
| Florida |
19 |
28.6% |
25 |
$35,367.78 |
35 |
| Michigan |
20 |
28.6% |
20 |
$36,311.71 |
21 |
| Arizona |
21 |
28.6% |
38 |
$31,318.87 |
36 |
| Texas |
22 |
28.4% |
33 |
$33,906.62 |
43 |
| Hawaii |
23 |
28.4% |
21 |
$36,307.88 |
8 |
| Ohio |
24 |
28.4% |
24 |
$35,394.82 |
26 |
| Utah |
25 |
28.2% |
47 |
$28,766.82 |
15 |
| Georgia |
26 |
28.2% |
29 |
$34,434.65 |
40 |
| Nebraska |
27 |
28.2% |
18 |
$36,592.98 |
23 |
| Kansas |
28 |
28.1% |
26 |
$35,001.67 |
17 |
| Indiana |
29 |
28.1% |
31 |
$34,084.16 |
30 |
| Pennsylvania |
30 |
28.0% |
14 |
$38,585.58 |
20 |
| North Carolina |
31 |
27.8% |
37 |
$32,791.23 |
33 |
| Oregon |
32 |
27.8% |
30 |
$34,114.94 |
19 |
| Arkansas |
33 |
27.8% |
49 |
$28,442.62 |
47 |
| New Hampshire |
34 |
27.7% |
6 |
$41,258.35 |
2 |
| Kentucky |
35 |
27.5% |
39 |
$31,133.82 |
37 |
| Delaware |
36 |
27.5% |
13 |
$38,917.29 |
34 |
| Missouri |
37 |
27.2% |
27 |
$34,827.19 |
29 |
| West Virginia |
38 |
27.1% |
48 |
$28,540.72 |
41 |
| South Carolina |
39 |
27.0% |
42 |
$30,536.46 |
45 |
| Iowa |
40 |
27.0% |
28 |
$34,753.68 |
9 |
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| Montana |
41 |
27.0% |
44 |
$30,432.96 |
27 |
36 |
The states with the 10 lowest tax burdens average 36th in overall child well-being. |
| Idaho |
42 |
26.9% |
45 |
$30,231.35 |
22 |
| Louisiana |
43 |
26.8% |
40 |
$30,895.46 |
50 |
| Oklahoma |
44 |
26.5% |
43 |
$30,435.00 |
44 |
| North Dakota |
45 |
26.4% |
34 |
$33,874.48 |
13 |
| Mississippi |
46 |
26.4% |
50 |
$27,404.64 |
49 |
| South Dakota |
47 |
26.3% |
32 |
$34,000.54 |
38 |
| Tennessee |
48 |
26.1% |
36 |
$33,033.72 |
42 |
| Alabama |
49 |
25.7% |
41 |
$30,576.07 |
46 |
| Alaska |
50 |
25.0% |
15 |
$38,537.30 |
32 |
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