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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%)