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RI and Taxes

 

        Back in the 1970’s Rhode Island typically and consistently ranked about 30th among the states in total tax burden. But a glance at the table below reveals that the state and local municipalities have excelled in spending and Rhode Island is now solidly 5th or 6th in the nation for total taxation and trending even higher.


Rhode Island

State-Local Tax Burden Compared to U.S. Average

(1970-2007)

 

State

U.S. Average

Year

State-Local Tax Burden

State Rank (1 is highest)

Federal Tax Burden

State Rank (1 is highest)

Total Tax Burden*

State Rank (1 is highest)

Average State-Local Tax Burden

Average Federal Tax Burden

Total Tax Burden*

1970

9.7%

31

19.6%

27

29.2%

34

10.0%

19.9%

29.9%

1971

10.2%

20

18.7%

28

28.9%

26

10.2%

19.0%

29.2%

1972

10.3%

21

19.4%

27

29.7%

27

10.6%

19.8%

30.3%

1973

10.2%

17

20.1%

19

30.3%

17

10.3%

20.1%

30.4%

1974

10.4%

15

21.1%

18

31.5%

16

10.3%

20.7%

31.0%

1975

10.4%

13

19.6%

11

30.1%

13

10.3%

19.1%

29.4%

1976

10.6%

15

19.9%

18

30.5%

17

10.4%

19.7%

30.1%

1977

10.6%

17

19.8%

25

30.4%

23

10.4%

20.0%

30.4%

1978

10.6%

11

20.5%

20

31.1%

14

9.9%

20.4%

30.4%

1979

10.4%

10

21.1%

17

31.5%

8

9.5%

20.9%

30.4%

1980

10.3%

11

21.3%

19

31.6%

12

9.5%

21.2%

30.7%

1981

10.5%

8

21.8%

20

32.3%

8

9.4%

21.9%

31.3%

1982

11.0%

7

20.8%

21

31.8%

6

9.8%

20.9%

30.7%

1983

10.8%

10

19.7%

21

30.5%

9

9.8%

19.8%

29.7%

1984

10.4%

13

19.5%

17

30.0%

12

9.8%

19.6%

29.4%

1985

10.2%

15

20.1%

15

30.3%

12

9.9%

19.9%

29.8%

1986

10.3%

15

20.4%

9

30.7%

10

10.1%

19.9%

29.9%

1987

10.6%

14

21.4%

7

32.0%

9

10.3%

20.7%

31.0%

1988

10.2%

21

20.9%

12

31.1%

12

10.3%

20.5%

30.7%

1989

10.0%

26

20.6%

20

30.6%

24

10.3%

20.7%

31.0%

1990

10.5%

15

20.4%

20

30.9%

15

10.3%

20.5%

30.8%

1991

11.1%

12

20.2%

18

31.3%

12

10.6%

20.1%

30.7%

1992

11.3%

11

20.1%

16

31.4%

9

10.6%

19.8%

30.5%

1993

11.0%

15

20.1%

21

31.0%

17

10.5%

20.1%

30.7%

1994

11.2%

11

20.6%

18

31.8%

10

10.6%

20.6%

31.2%

1995

11.1%

12

20.6%

30

31.7%

15

10.5%

21.0%

31.6%

1996

11.2%

9

21.1%

27

32.3%

14

10.5%

21.5%

32.0%

1997

11.2%

9

21.9%

20

33.1%

13

10.4%

22.1%

32.5%

1998

11.4%

8

22.6%

17

34.0%

11

10.5%

22.7%

33.2%

1999

11.5%

8

22.6%

16

34.1%

11

10.5%

22.9%

33.3%

2000

11.7%

5

23.5%

15

35.2%

9

10.5%

23.5%

34.0%

2001

11.7%

5

22.5%

14

34.1%

9

10.5%

22.5%

33.0%

2002

11.4%

5

20.0%

15

31.3%

7

10.3%

19.9%

30.3%

2003

11.5%

5

19.1%

17

30.6%

6

10.4%

19.1%

29.5%

2004

11.8%

5

19.2%

16

31.1%

6

10.6%

19.1%

29.7%

2005

12.4%

4

20.9%

15

33.4%

6

10.9%

20.6%

31.5%

2006

12.5%

4

22.0%

15

34.5%

5

10.8%

21.5%

32.3%

2007

12.7%

4

22.4%

13

35.1%

6

11.0%

21.7%

32.7%

* May not add to total due to rounding. 

Source: Tax Foundation calculations based on data from the Bureau of Economic Analysis, Department of Commerce



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