Population

1.939 million

7.786 million

1.123 million

581,381

Income per capita

$56,242

$75,208

$60,715

$73,064

People per household

2.63

2.48

2.36

2.33

State debt per capita

$1,781

$3,891

$2,353

$1,592

Minimum wage

$7.25

$16.28

$10.30

$7.25

Highest source of tax revenue

Sales

Sales

Property

Property

Highest state income tax rate

5.8%

7.0%

5.9%

0%

Total tax burden (with local taxes)

10.7% (29th)

10.7% (30th)

10.5% (27th)

7.5% (2nd)

K-12 education spending per student

$8,700

$19,500

$15,000

$19,900

NAEP 4th grade math rank

23rd

27th

15th

1st

NAEP 4th grade reading rank

30th

23rd

11th

2nd

NAEP 8th grade math rank

3rd

18th

14th

6th

NAEP 8th grade reading rank

6th

14th

15th

16th

Cigarette tax per 20-pack

$.57

$3.025

$1.70

$.60

Federal aid as a percentage of state revenue

38.8%

33.3%

51.5%

48.7%

State and local combined sales tax rate

6.03%

9.38%

0%

5.44%

State and local general sales tax collections per person

$1,317

$3,147

$0

$1,425

State gasoline tax per gallon

$.33

$.528

$.3375

$.24

State revenue per capita

$7,934 (38th)

$9,550 (21st)

$9,898 (19th)

$12,927 (8th)

State tax collection per capita

$3,950 (29th)

$4,625 (13th)

$4,099 (23rd)

$4,188 (20th)

Total number of regulations

36,612

200,364

59,902

72,218

State spirits excise tax per gallon

$12.13

$36.55

$10.56

$0

State cell phone tax rate

2.89%

21.28%

6.93%

9.23%

State and local property tax per capita

$1,097

$1,895

$1,827

$2,156

Percentage of fully funded pension plans

89%

104%

73%

94%