District of Columbia Pays the Highest Federal Taxes Per Capita in the Nation

State

2005 Total Federal Taxes Paid (Dollars Per Capita)

1. District of Columbia

$11,582

1. Connecticut

$11,522

1. New Jersey

$9,902

1. Massachusetts

$9,792

1. Maryland

$8,812

1. New York

$8,737

1. Nevada

$8,417

1. Wyoming

$8,286

1. New Hampshire

$8,162

1. California

$8,028

1. Virginia

$7,981

1. Minnesota

$7,928

1. Washington

$7,923

1. Delaware

$7,898

1. Illinois

$7,824

1. Colorado

$7,721

1. Florida

$7,649

1. Rhode Island

$7,414

1. Pennsylvania

$7,093

1. Hawaii

$6,709

1. Wisconsin

$6,695

1. Vermont

$6,568

1. Michigan

$6,568

1. Oregon

$6,503

1. Texas

$6,437

1. Nebraska

$6,415

1. Kansas

$6,350

1. South Dakota

$6,256

1. Georgia

$6,160

1. Ohio

$6,130

1. Arizona

$6,099

1. Indiana

$6,088

1. North Carolina

$6,084

1. Missouri

$6,078

1. Tennesee

$6,041

1. North Dakota

$6,031

1. Iowa

$6,019

1. Maine

$5,868

1. Montana

$5,605

1. Oklahoma

$5,532

1. Idaho

$5,440

1. Alabama

$5,434

1. Alaska

$5,434

1. South Carolina

$5,364

1. Utah

$5,311

1. Kentucky

$5,283

1. New Mexico

$5,153

1. Arkansas

$5,030

1. West Virginia

$4,861

1. Louisiana

$4,565

1. Mississippi

$4,281