Golden State Today

California collected $771 million in property taxes during the first quarter of 2020, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s Quarterly Summary of State and Local Taxes.

In addition to detailed tax revenue data from each state, the Quarterly Summary of State and Local Government Tax Revenue includes an estimate of state and local government tax revenue at a national level.

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

Overall, California collected $49 billion in combined tax revenues in the first quarter.

Type of Tax	Amount (in millions of dollars)
Property Taxes	$771
Sales and Gross Receipts Taxes	$15,949
Income Taxes	$29,482
License Taxes	$2,826
Other Taxes	$17

Source: U.S. Census Bureau