According to a study recently released by the Tax
Foundation, New York had the highest tax burden of any state in the nation in
2011. On average, New Yorkers spent 12.6 percent of their per capita income in
2011 on state and local taxes. This marks the third year in a row that New York
had the nation’s highest taxes.
New Jersey was a close second with 12.3 percent and
Connecticut was third at 11.9 percent. Wyoming had the overall lowest tax
burden of any state with residents paying 9.7 percent of their income to state
and local taxes.
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