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Facts & Figures 2023: How Does Your State Compare?

2 min readBy: Janelle Fritts
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How do taxes in your state compare regionally and nationally? Facts and Figures, a resource we’ve provided to U.S. taxpayers and legislators since 1941, serves as a one-stop state 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. data resource that compares all 50 states on over 40 measures of tax rates, collections, burdens, and more.

For visualizations and further analysis of 2023 state tax data, explore our state tax maps, the latest edition of our State Business Tax Climate Index, and subscribe to our weekly tax newsletter. Download and explore the latest 2023 state tax data with our interactive tool below.


In 1941, we introduced our first edition of Facts & Figures. “There is need for concise and accurate data,” we wrote. “Facts give a broader perspective; facts dissipate predilections and prejudices. . .[and] this collection of data is an important step to meet the challenge presented by the broad problems of public finance.” Facts & Figures 2023: How Does Your State Compare? builds on these eight decades of tradition. Mailed to every state legislator and governor, this handbook is designed to be a pocket- and purse-sized guide to state rankings on tax rates, collections, burdens, and more. For easy accessibility, this publication includes an interactive web tool and is also available as a downloadable PDF. Explore the latest 2023 state tax data and rankings!

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Janelle Fritts Tax Foundation
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Janelle Fritts

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Janelle Fritts is a Policy Analyst with the Tax Foundation’s Center for State Tax Policy. She is the lead researcher on the annual State Tax Competitiveness Index and is one of the lead authors of Pro-Growth Tax Reform for Oklahoma. Her work has been cited in The New York Times, the Associated Press, Bloomberg, and numerous state media outlets across the country.

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