Hawaii ranks No. 2 for state, local taxes

Hawaii has the second-highest individual tax burden in the U.S., behind New York, according to a study released Wednesday by WalletHub.

Hawaii residents on average are paying 11.27 percent of their income in local and state taxes, according to the Washington, D.C.-based financial website. New Yorkers pay 12.94 percent.

The study tracked “three tax types — property taxes, individual income taxes, and sales and excise taxes — as a percentage of total personal income in the state,” WalletHub said in a news release.

The states with the highest tax burdens:

1. New York (12.94%)

2. Hawaii (11.27%)

3. Vermont (10.75%)

4. Maine (10.73%)

5. Minnesota (10.24%)

6. Connecticut (10.23%)

7. New Jersey (10.14%)

8. Rhode Island (10.09%)

9. Illinois (10%)

10. California (9.52%)

The states with the lowest tax burdens:

50. Delaware (5.59%)

49. Alaska (6.27%)

48. Tennessee (6.45%)

47. Oklahoma (6.61%)

46. New Hampshire (6.70%)

45. Florida (6.79%)

44. South Dakota (7.12%)

43. Alabama (7.19%)

42. Wyoming (7.29%)

41. Montana (7.51%)