Prairie State Wire

Illinois’ combined state and local tax rate of nearly 15.1% is the highest among all 50 states and the District of Columbia, according to a new study from the personal-finance website WalletHub.

In Illinois, state and local tax payments by households making the median U.S. income amounted to $10,463, the highest amount in the nation, according to WalletHub. The study is based on state and local taxes on real estate, vehicles, income and product sales. 

While the average American household pays almost $11,000 in federal income taxes, the rates on state and local taxes vary greatly, with Alaskans paying only 6.05% – about a third of what Illinois residents pay.

The Prairie State also had the second highest gas taxes in the nation, just behind California, according to the WalletHub analysis.

Low income taxes in some states do not always mean low state and local tax rates overall, the report found. Texans may not pay a state income tax, but they spend 1.74% of their income on property taxes, which is one of the highest real estate tax rates in the nation, according to WalletHub.

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2023 Combined State and Local Sales Tax Rates

Overall Rank (1=Lowest)	State	Effective Total State & Local Tax Rates on Median U.S. Household	Annual State & Local Taxes on Median U.S. Household	% Difference Between State & U.S. Avg.	Annual State & Local Taxes on Median State Household	Adjusted Overall Rank (Based on Cost of Living Index)
1	Alaska	6.05%	$4,204	-43.82%	$4,870	4
2	Delaware	6.34%	$4,405	-41.14%	$4,707	1
3	Montana	7.12%	$4,948	-33.88%	$4,773	2
4	Nevada	7.79%	$5,414	-27.64%	$5,636	10
5	Wyoming	8.06%	$5,604	-25.10%	$5,511	9
6	Florida	8.21%	$5,706	-23.74%	$5,355	6
7	Utah	8.23%	$5,719	-23.57%	$6,887	8
8	Idaho	8.29%	$5,765	-22.96%	$5,545	5
9	Colorado	8.53%	$5,930	-20.75%	$7,383	13
10	Tennessee	8.58%	$5,965	-20.29%	$4,964	3
11	Oregon	8.91%	$6,192	-17.25%	$7,329	22
12	California	8.97%	$6,238	-16.64%	$9,612	32
13	South Carolina	9.07%	$6,304	-15.75%	$5,288	11
14	Alabama	9.12%	$6,341	-15.26%	$4,924	7
15	District of Columbia	9.13%	$6,343	-15.23%	$10,357	46
16	Arizona	9.39%	$6,529	-12.75%	$6,452	14
17	West Virginia	9.72%	$6,758	-9.69%	$4,780	12
18	New Hampshire	9.90%	$6,879	-8.06%	$8,061	31
19	North Dakota	10.16%	$7,064	-5.60%	$6,652	25
20	North Carolina	10.51%	$7,307	-2.35%	$6,302	16
21	Georgia	10.55%	$7,335	-1.98%	$6,692	15
22	New Mexico	10.59%	$7,361	-1.63%	$5,698	21
23	Virginia	10.69%	$7,433	-0.66%	$8,578	24
24	Hawaii	10.70%	$7,440	-0.57%	$10,456	50
25	Louisiana	10.75%	$7,469	-0.18%	$5,710	19
26	Massachusetts	10.86%	$7,551	0.92%	$10,870	43
27	South Dakota	11.01%	$7,656	2.31%	$6,597	26
28	Rhode Island	11.24%	$7,816	4.45%	$8,842	44
29	Arkansas	11.30%	$7,852	4.93%	$5,712	18
30	Missouri	11.30%	$7,855	4.97%	$6,578	17
31	Minnesota	11.31%	$7,859	5.03%	$8,511	30
32	Oklahoma	11.51%	$8,002	6.94%	$6,154	23
33	Maryland	11.52%	$8,006	6.99%	$10,729	45
34	Maine	11.62%	$8,075	7.91%	$7,289	39
35	Indiana	11.76%	$8,173	9.23%	$6,851	28
36	Vermont	11.77%	$8,183	9.36%	$8,060	42
37	Mississippi	11.93%	$8,290	10.79%	$5,834	20
38	Washington	11.97%	$8,323	11.22%	$10,915	40
39	Michigan	12.15%	$8,449	12.91%	$6,965	27
40	Kentucky	12.50%	$8,687	16.09%	$6,698	29
41	Texas	12.73%	$8,846	18.21%	$8,006	34
42	Wisconsin	12.95%	$9,004	20.32%	$8,089	35
43	New Jersey	12.98%	$9,023	20.58%	$12,652	48
44	Nebraska	13.15%	$9,142	22.17%	$7,786	37
45	Ohio	13.20%	$9,178	22.66%	$7,306	33
46	Iowa	13.31%	$9,248	23.60%	$7,645	36
47	Kansas	13.57%	$9,433	26.06%	$7,919	38
48	Pennsylvania	13.92%	$9,675	29.30%	$8,820	41
49	New York	14.23%	$9,894	32.22%	$12,047	49
50	Connecticut	14.80%	$10,287	37.47%	$12,120	51
51	Illinois	15.05%	$10,463	39.83%	$9,987	47

Source: WalletHub.com