Of course you haven’t (because you already know….) but here’s some hard fast numbers for you (taken from Thinkadvisor.com).
According to their research the average American adult pays $6,151 per year in federal taxes with the state paying the highest amount per adult pays $10,861 with the state whose adults pay the least amount only shell out $3,024.
Care to take a guess at who #1 is……
Here’s how they came up with their list. Using data from the Internal Revenue Service and the U.S. Census Bureau for the 50 states and the District of Columbia, MoneyRates.com calculated the total amount of federal taxes paid by each state overall and also on a per capita basis to adjust for state-by-state differences in population and wealth. The key figure used in its rankings is federal taxes paid per adult.
Okay I know you’re still wondering so here’s the list:
10. New Hampshire $6,977 a year in federal taxes
9. Illinois $7,005 a year in federal taxes
8. Washington state $7,112 a year in federal taxes
7. Wyoming $7,393 a year in federal taxes
6. California $7,424 a year in federal taxes
5. New Jersey $8,835 a year in federal taxes
4. New York $8,850 a year in federal taxes
3. Massachusetts $9,503 a year in federal taxes
2. District of Columbia $10,625 a year in federal taxes
1. Connecticut $10,861 a year in federal taxes
But you knew that already…..
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