New Jersey’s State and Local Tax Burden

Download New Jersey’s State and Local Tax Burden, 1977-2009

For nearly two decades the Tax Foundation has published an estimate of the combined state-local taxA tax is a mandatory payment or charge collected by local, state, and national governments from individuals or businesses to cover the costs of general government services, goods, and activities. burden shouldered by the residents of each of the 50 states. For each state, we calcu­late the total amount paid by the residents in taxes, then divide those taxes by the state's total income to compute a "tax burden." We make this calculation not only for the most recent year but also for earlier years because tax and income data are revised periodically by govern­ment agencies.

The goal is to focus not on the tax collec­tors but on the taxpayers. That is, we answer the question: What percentage of their income are the residents of this state paying in state and local taxes? We are not trying to answer the question: How much money have state and local governments collected?

More information on state-local tax burdens: Methodology working paper

Annual State-Local Tax Burden Rankings

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	Burden Rate	Income per Capita	Taxes Paid to Own State Per Capita	Taxes Paid to Other States Per Capita	Total Taxes Paid Per Capita

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