March 19, 2002
Maryland ranks 13th in the nation with state individual income tax revenue of more than $800 per person. The national per capita is $633, and seven states are tied for last with no state individual income tax. Figures are from 1999.
State......State income tax......Rank
..............revenue per capita
Massachusetts...$1,301.....1
New York...........1,131......2
Oregon..............1,119......3
Minnesota..........1,111......4
Connecticut........1,100......5
Delaware............1,023......6
Wisconsin...........983.........7
California............927.........8
Hawaii................902.........9
Virginia...............886.........10
North Carolina.....861.........11
Maine.................814..........12
Maryland.............808..........13
SOURCE: Morgan Quitno Press using data from U.S. Census Bureau's Governments Division