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Comparative state and local taxes 2009

Compiled by:
Don Taylor


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Taxes Per $1,000 Personal Income

Table 1
State and Local Taxes, All States, 2005-2009
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Table 2
State and Local Taxes, 13 Western States, 2009
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Table 3
Washington State, Local and Total Taxes, Past 11 Years
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Table 4
Property Taxes, All States, 2007-2009
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Table 5
Per Capita Personal Income, All States, CY 2008-2010
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Table 6
History of Washington's Tax Burden Ranking Since 1960
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Chart 1
State and Local Taxes, Washington & U.S. Since 1975

Taxes Per Capita

Table 7
State and Local Taxes, All States, 2007-2009
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Table 8
State and Local Taxes, 13 Western States, 2009
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Table 9
Washington State, Local and Total Taxes, Past 11 Years
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Table 10
Property Taxes, All States, 2007-2009
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Table 11
Sales Tax Collections, All States, 2009
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Chart 2
State and Local Taxes, Washington & U.S. Since 1975

Other Interstate and Historical Tax Comparisons

Table 12
State vs. Local Tax Collections, Selected States, 2009
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Table 13
Percentage Reliance on Major State and Local Taxes, 2009
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Table 14
Rate of Major Taxes in All States, 2011
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Table 15
Utilization of Retail Sales and Income Taxes, 2011
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Table 16
Comparison of State/Local Retail Sales Taxes, 2011
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Table 17
Comparison of Major Business Taxes, 2011
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Table 18
Comparison of Cigarette and Gasoline Tax Rates, 2011
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Chart 3
Historical Summary of Washington Taxes