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50 STATE TAXATION AND
FEE BURDEN RANKINGS
Highlights of the Cal-Tax Research In-depth
Analysis of Comparative Tax Burden*
- Oklahomans pay the 41st
lowest state and local taxes and fees per capita among
the 50 states;
- Oklahomans pay $2,359
per capita annually in state and local taxes and fees or
$457 less than the 50 state average and $353 less than
the 50 state median;
- The 50 state average tax
and fee burden is $2,816. The 50 state median tax and fee
burden is $2,712;
- The states surrounding
Oklahoma pay an average of $2,489 annually in per capita
taxes and fees;
- Oklahoma ranks 46th in
the nation in property tax burden per capita. Per capita
property tax burden in Oklahoma is $291 while the 50
state median is $682;
- Oklahoma ranks 43rd in
the nation in corporate income tax burden per capita. Per
capita corporate income tax burden is $43.94 in Oklahoma
compared to a 50 state median of $65.99;
- Oklahoma ranks 33rd in
the nation in personal income tax burden per capita at
$402;
- Oklahoma ranks 25th in
the nation in general sales tax burden per capita at
$503.


- *
- This policy brief
is based on the Cal-Tax Research Report Taxing
California: In-Depth Analysis of Comparative Tax
Burden, published May 1996 by the California
Taxpayer's Association.
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