State tax revenues in Texas was the third-highest in the U.S., according to newly released data from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Texas brought in $15.2 billion in the first quarter of 2019.
The data excludes property tax revenues, which were unavailable; but includes general sales and gross receipts taxes, which totaled $8.5 billion and license fees, which totaled, $861 million. There is no individual income tax in Texas.
The numbers also exclude taxes levied by local governments, which in some cases determine property tax levels, according to the bureau.
The Census Bureau defines “state government” as the executive, legislative and judicial branches, and agencies, panels and public bodies that are somewhat autonomous from the state.
Nationwide, state tax collections rose 2 percent during the first quarter of the year compared to the same period in 2018. State revenues totaled $256.4 billion in the first three months of 2019, compared to $251.4 in the first quarter of 2018, the bureau reports.
2019 Q1 State Government Tax Collections
| Rank | State | Property Taxes (in Thousands of $) | General Sales and Gross Receipts Taxes (in Thousands of $) | License Taxes (in Thousands of $) | Individual Income Taxes (in Thousands of $) | Other Taxes (in Thousands of $) | Total Taxes (in Thousands of $) |
| 1 | California | $779,979 | $11,600,179 | $3,039,119 | $24,746,257 | $18,331 | $47,152,367 |
| 2 | New York | N/A | $3,651,567 | $457,961 | $15,557,322 | $988,177 | $24,940,846 |
| 3 | Texas | N/A | $8,463,263 | $861,186 | N/A | $1,329,298 | $15,216,903 |
| 4 | Pennsylvania | $916 | $2,748,884 | $923,970 | $3,274,005 | $369,180 | $11,310,654 |
| 5 | Florida | $0 | $7,196,500 | $767,458 | N/A | $594,370 | $11,162,700 |
| 6 | Illinois | $14,314 | $2,712,255 | $726,047 | $4,264,567 | $125,662 | $10,173,561 |
| 7 | New Jersey | $0 | $2,443,589 | $375,504 | $3,781,220 | $252,918 | $8,869,991 |
| 8 | Washington | $1,601,909 | $3,985,156 | $442,903 | N/A | $419,879 | $7,552,946 |
| 9 | Massachusetts | $65 | $1,636,270 | $269,001 | $3,681,948 | $172,240 | $7,248,598 |
| 10 | Ohio | N/A | $3,001,523 | $810,997 | $1,796,136 | $18,997 | $7,095,258 |
| 11 | North Carolina | N/A | $2,009,307 | $575,041 | $3,097,849 | $18,286 | $6,731,847 |
| 12 | Michigan | $55,900 | $1,947,035 | $571,571 | $2,227,133 | $76,555 | $6,412,612 |
| 13 | Minnesota | $7,484 | $1,428,753 | $407,124 | $2,600,797 | $125,974 | $6,213,619 |
| 14 | Virginia | -$3,142 | $1,099,300 | $238,084 | $3,469,015 | $120,638 | $5,658,366 |
| 15 | Maryland | $28,207 | $1,158,346 | $191,877 | $2,447,253 | $137,406 | $5,372,973 |
| 16 | Georgia | $211,652 | $1,545,676 | $167,031 | $2,540,774 | $40,004 | $5,323,849 |
| 17 | Connecticut | N/A | $1,042,718 | $102,035 | $2,031,718 | $65,587 | $4,689,245 |
| 18 | Indiana | $2,711 | $1,930,700 | $184,583 | $1,179,300 | $289 | $4,176,452 |
| 19 | Wisconsin | $34,688 | $1,332,121 | $290,098 | $1,681,012 | $20,583 | $4,057,379 |
| 20 | Arizona | $238,956 | $1,842,743 | $134,768 | $1,149,599 | $4,840 | $3,890,790 |
| 21 | Tennessee | N/A | $2,339,870 | $345,568 | $14,846 | $67,166 | $3,831,497 |
| 22 | Colorado | N/A | $818,962 | $195,208 | $1,725,566 | $48,140 | $3,316,814 |
| 23 | Missouri | $25,557 | $949,551 | $167,915 | $1,455,153 | $8,980 | $3,023,666 |
| 24 | Kentucky | $143,498 | $928,182 | $223,500 | $1,005,227 | $47,263 | $2,991,313 |
| 25 | Alabama | $186,629 | $763,376 | $221,058 | $1,034,041 | $24,440 | $2,866,732 |
| 26 | Louisiana | $13,287 | $948,501 | $30,465 | $719,578 | $120,429 | $2,604,897 |
| 27 | Oregon | $4,322 | N/A | $277,076 | $1,906,564 | $31,636 | $2,587,747 |
| 28 | Nevada | $80,441 | $1,346,187 | $181,981 | N/A | $208,754 | $2,481,359 |
| 29 | Iowa | $311 | $822,281 | $262,717 | $1,012,422 | $20,300 | $2,473,953 |
| 30 | Kansas | $443,257 | $792,606 | $135,506 | $720,919 | $12,546 | $2,448,553 |
| 31 | Oklahoma | N/A | $739,750 | $201,370 | $741,706 | $322,321 | $2,401,559 |
| 32 | Washington, D.C. | $1,022,954 | $339,419 | $65,580 | $538,796 | $127,036 | $2,358,732 |
| 33 | Arkansas | $120,934 | $863,274 | $97,123 | $618,602 | $32,694 | $2,129,501 |
| 34 | South Carolina | $4,511 | $819,974 | $72,951 | $666,465 | $108,362 | $2,051,757 |
| 35 | Hawaii | N/A | $985,806 | $84,694 | $524,087 | $24,990 | $1,978,185 |
| 36 | Utah | N/A | $706,721 | $75,876 | $863,249 | $10,037 | $1,912,193 |
| 37 | New Mexico | $46,973 | $713,657 | $96,621 | $435,514 | $344,586 | $1,858,415 |
| 38 | Mississippi | $26,328 | $880,587 | $103,802 | $362,426 | $10,962 | $1,830,348 |
| 39 | Nebraska | $27 | $484,249 | $58,040 | $506,734 | $4,787 | $1,294,400 |
| 40 | West Virginia | $1,714 | $329,008 | $39,620 | $443,389 | $114,527 | $1,293,848 |
| 41 | Delaware | N/A | N/A | $530,109 | $460,864 | $33,329 | $1,209,720 |
| 42 | North Dakota | $3,885 | $238,330 | $55,481 | $100,778 | $507,079 | $1,056,846 |
| 43 | Idaho | N/A | $441,172 | $109,379 | $271,566 | $3,996 | $989,300 |
| 44 | New Hampshire | $366,675 | N/A | $99,752 | $20,109 | $28,827 | $956,502 |
| 45 | Maine | $6,438 | $351,468 | $84,439 | $292,619 | $10,599 | $907,803 |
| 46 | Rhode Island | $621 | $254,914 | $32,976 | $255,100 | $16,252 | $777,178 |
| 47 | Montana | $32,200 | N/A | $117,593 | $294,912 | $47,840 | $646,809 |
| 48 | Vermont | $775 | $106,039 | $36,880 | $162,918 | $9,352 | $541,985 |
| 49 | Wyoming | 31,752 | $190,075 | $54,496 | N/A | $169,604 | $495,288 |
| 50 | South Dakota | N/A | $265,531 | $70,845 | N/A | $806 | $465,936 |
| 51 | Alaska | -$525 | N/A | $32,463 | N/A | $226,025 | $339,883 |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau (excludes corporate income taxes)
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