Massachusetts ranks 11th in the U.S. for the most amusements sales tax paid in 2022

Massachusetts ranks 11th in the U.S. for the most amusements sales tax paid in 2022
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In 2022, Massachusetts collected $301,510,000 in amusements sales tax, ranking it 11th in the United States, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of State Government Tax Collections (STC).

The STC survey includes five broad tax categories and up to 25 subcategories. Data is gathered from all 50 state governments and all dependent state-level entities.

The Census Bureau cautions it sets the tax classifications among the survey categories, and they may differ from the classifications set by the state governments.

Below is a breakdown of how taxes were classified by the bureau and how much was collected.

U.S. amusements sales tax by State in 2022
Rank State Amount
1 Pennsylvania $1,758,352,000
2 Nevada $1,689,128,000
3 Illinois $1,258,697,000
4 Maryland $1,194,074,000
5 Louisiana $760,972,000
6 Indiana $722,972,000
7 Missouri $390,854,000
8 New Jersey $386,996,000
9 Iowa $373,500,000
10 Ohio $334,176,000
11 Massachusetts $301,510,000
12 Michigan $285,629,000
13 Connecticut $260,239,000
14 Minnesota $201,832,000
15 Florida $178,210,000
16 Mississippi $169,119,000
17 Colorado $153,595,000
18 Montana $123,282,000
19 Arkansas $85,468,000
20 New Mexico $69,276,000
21 Maine $68,073,000
22 South Carolina $53,981,000
23 Tennessee $46,079,000
24 West Virginia $39,214,000
25 Virginia $37,153,000
26 Oklahoma $30,878,000
27 New Hampshire $24,323,000
28 North Dakota $23,928,000
29 Rhode Island $20,385,000
30 Texas $17,720,000
31 Oregon $12,427,000
32 South Dakota $12,323,000
33 Arizona $8,198,000
34 Nebraska $7,613,000
35 Alaska $6,805,000
36 Wyoming $5,402,000
37 Washington $4,432,000
38 New York $1,710,000
39 Kansas $291,000
40 Kentucky $136,000
41 Wisconsin $108,000
42 North Carolina $6,000

Source: U.S. Census Bureau



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