Refusing to invest in yourself • Taxes per person
Alabama residents pay less in taxes than people in most other states.

State and local taxes
per person, fiscal year 2005
TOP FIVE
New York $5,752
Connecticut $5,398
Wyoming $5,251
New Jersey $4,890
Massachusetts $4,470
National median $3,387
BOTTOM FIVE
South Carolina $2,779
South Dakota $2,715
Tennessee $2,685
Mississippi $2,575
ALABAMA $2,569

State and local taxes per person,
as a % of income, fiscal year 2005
TOP FIVE
Wyoming 21.94%
New York 20.43%
Hawaii 17.33%
Alaska 16.89%
Main 16.77%
National median 14.40%
BOTTOM FIVE
Colorado 12.42%
South Dakota 12.38%
Tennessee 12.16%
ALABAMA 12.14%
New Hampshire 11.72%
Source: Birmingham News as reprinted in the RSA Advisor Note: The fiscal year for most states ended June 30, 2005. For Alabama, it ended Sept. 30, 2005. Information based on U.S. Census Bureau data.

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