Golden State Today

In 2021, California collected $172.4 billion in income taxes, ranking it first 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.

Rank	State	Amount
1	California	$172,421,856,000
2	New York	$59,950,819,000
3	Illinois	$27,600,197,000
4	Massachusetts	$23,356,481,000
5	New Jersey	$22,793,255,000
6	Pennsylvania	$20,023,246,000
7	Virginia	$18,645,899,000
8	Minnesota	$17,593,996,000
9	North Carolina	$17,423,701,000
10	Georgia	$15,971,641,000
11	Michigan	$13,495,663,000
12	Connecticut	$12,866,247,000
13	Oregon	$12,480,427,000
14	Maryland	$12,026,945,000
15	Indiana	$11,964,087,000
16	Wisconsin	$11,553,157,000
17	Colorado	$11,524,577,000
18	Ohio	$10,668,765,000
19	Missouri	$8,402,368,000
20	Arizona	$7,438,706,000
21	Utah	$7,418,368,000
22	South Carolina	$6,196,557,000
23	Kentucky	$6,138,893,000
24	Alabama	$6,043,093,000
25	Kansas	$5,344,578,000
26	Iowa	$5,060,175,000
27	Louisiana	$4,520,855,000
28	Oklahoma	$4,368,893,000
29	Arkansas	$4,085,598,000
30	Nebraska	$3,701,819,000
31	Hawaii	$3,546,116,000
32	District of Columbia	$3,506,270,000
33	Florida	$3,407,190,000
34	Mississippi	$3,065,829,000
35	Idaho	$2,809,422,000
36	Tennessee	$2,743,837,000
37	West Virginia	$2,574,275,000
38	Delaware	$2,483,094,000
39	Maine	$2,359,590,000
40	Montana	$2,157,888,000
41	Rhode Island	$2,015,621,000
42	Vermont	$1,399,998,000
43	New Mexico	$1,351,634,000
44	New Hampshire	$1,158,623,000
45	North Dakota	$604,162,000
46	Alaska	$124,987,000
47	South Dakota	$53,960,000

Source: U.S. Census Bureau