Massachusetts ranks 15th in the U.S. for the most tobacco products sales tax paid in 2022

Massachusetts ranks 15th in the U.S. for the most tobacco products sales tax paid in 2022
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In 2022, Massachusetts collected $390,686,000 in tobacco products sales tax, ranking it 15th 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. tobacco products sales tax by State in 2022
Rank State Amount
1 California $1,853,535,000
2 Pennsylvania $1,223,160,000
3 Texas $1,210,716,000
4 Florida $1,048,913,000
5 New York $929,109,000
6 Ohio $885,881,000
7 Illinois $841,366,000
8 Michigan $805,030,000
9 Minnesota $610,055,000
10 Wisconsin $580,949,000
11 New Jersey $566,185,000
12 Maryland $479,132,000
13 Oregon $459,571,000
14 Oklahoma $441,544,000
15 Massachusetts $390,686,000
16 Indiana $387,364,000
17 Kentucky $374,873,000
18 Washington $353,075,000
19 Colorado $352,438,000
20 Connecticut $303,664,000
21 North Carolina $295,188,000
22 Arizona $287,427,000
23 Virginia $278,758,000
24 Louisiana $258,537,000
25 Georgia $238,574,000
26 Tennessee $228,231,000
27 Arkansas $223,936,000
28 Iowa $190,402,000
29 New Hampshire $182,626,000
30 Nevada $179,824,000
31 West Virginia $165,066,000
32 Alabama $156,313,000
33 Rhode Island $144,900,000
34 Maine $141,941,000
35 Mississippi $136,113,000
36 Kansas $119,585,000
37 Delaware $115,332,000
38 Utah $109,658,000
39 New Mexico $101,968,000
40 Missouri $96,111,000
41 Hawaii $91,658,000
42 Vermont $75,991,000
43 Montana $74,249,000
44 South Dakota $54,385,000
45 Nebraska $52,147,000
46 Alaska $48,924,000
47 Idaho $45,499,000
48 South Carolina $27,914,000
49 North Dakota $24,677,000
50 Wyoming $21,569,000

Source: U.S. Census Bureau



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