Federal Estate Tax Collections August 4, 2005 Curtis S. Dubay Curtis S. Dubay Estate taxes are a hot topic on Capitol Hill currently, in part because they are viewed as the most unfair federal tax by the American public, as a recent Tax Foundation survey illustrates. The following chart shows federal estate tax revenue by state and per capita. For more data on state and federal estate taxes, check out our new estate tax data section. Federal Estate and Gift Tax Collections, by State and Per Capita 2004 State Total Collections Collections Per Capita Rank Per Capita Collections Per $1,000 of Income Rank Per $1,000 Alabama $207,759,619 $45.86 38 $1.58 32 Alaska $9,489,379 $14.48 51 $0.40 51 Arizona $262,603,587 $45.72 40 $1.57 34 Arkansas $120,035,743 $43.61 43 $1.62 30 California $4,057,880,875 $113.05 6 $3.02 9 Colorado $337,040,507 $73.25 18 $1.97 24 Connecticut $606,265,800 $173.04 2 $3.56 4 Delaware $75,553,804 $90.99 10 $2.48 11 D.C. $115,551,116 $208.76 na $4.06 na Florida $1,855,674,495 $106.67 7 $3.21 5 Georgia $533,750,893 $60.45 27 $1.86 26 Hawaii $77,874,731 $61.67 25 $1.77 27 Idaho $53,508,913 $38.41 44 $1.35 44 Illinois $1,026,176,132 $80.71 16 $2.12 17 Indiana $317,336,233 $50.87 32 $1.57 33 Iowa $134,008,714 $45.36 41 $1.37 42 Kansas $151,078,187 $55.23 28 $1.66 29 Kentucky $209,875,253 $50.62 33 $1.72 28 Louisiana $206,611,937 $45.75 39 $1.56 35 Maine $104,644,926 $79.44 17 $2.49 10 Maryland $553,084,214 $99.51 9 $2.42 12 Mass. $901,151,552 $140.44 4 $3.14 6 Michigan $539,045,115 $53.30 29 $1.54 37 Minnesota $268,836,209 $52.70 30 $1.36 43 Mississippi $104,665,529 $36.05 45 $1.39 41 Missouri $412,507,232 $71.68 20 $2.17 16 Montana $31,182,184 $33.64 47 $1.17 47 Nebraska $119,800,745 $68.57 22 $1.97 23 Nevada $281,264,168 $120.47 5 $3.62 3 New Hamp. $61,728,790 $47.50 37 $1.22 46 New Jersey $778,578,164 $89.50 11 $1.98 22 New Mexico $47,368,600 $24.89 49 $0.91 49 New York $2,871,341,316 $149.34 3 $3.64 2 North Carolina $544,311,088 $63.73 24 $2.06 20 North Dakota $12,106,943 $19.09 50 $0.60 50 Ohio $817,696,846 $71.36 21 $2.11 18 Oklahoma $315,045,881 $89.41 12 $3.09 7 Oregon $244,949,241 $68.14 23 $2.10 19 Pennsylvania $905,549,774 $72.99 19 $1.99 21 Rhode Island $91,315,261 $84.50 13 $2.35 13 South Carolina $183,116,310 $43.62 42 $1.51 38 South Dakota $46,970,481 $60.93 26 $1.90 25 Tennessee $293,395,858 $49.72 34 $1.59 31 Texas $1,109,558,401 $49.34 35 $1.55 36 Utah $68,419,289 $28.64 48 $1.06 48 Vermont $64,258,696 $103.41 8 $3.03 8 Virginia $603,694,261 $80.93 15 $2.18 15 Washington $515,918,694 $83.16 14 $2.22 14 West Virginia $63,725,492 $35.10 46 $1.29 45 Wisconsin $267,919,468 $48.63 36 $1.41 40 Wyoming $26,394,100 $52.11 31 $1.48 39 U.S. Total $23,607,620,746 $80.39 na $2.29 na Source: Internal Revenue Service, Tax Foundation calculations. Stay informed on the tax policies impacting you. Subscribe to get insights from our trusted experts delivered straight to your inbox. Subscribe Share Tweet Share Email Topics Estate and Gift Taxes Tags State and Local Tax Collections
