5 States with the Highest Tax Revenue Per Capita

3. Connecticut

Total Tax Collection in 2021: $22.07 billion

Total Population: 3,605,719

Tax Revenue Per Capita: $6,120

Connecticut has the third highest property tax in the US at $1,957 per $100,000 of assessed home value. Meanwhile, the income tax rate stands at 3% for individual filers having a taxable income of $10,000 and joint filers having a taxable income of less than $20,000. The maximum income tax rate is 6.99% of the taxable income for individual filers earning $500,000 and married joint filers earning more than $1 million. The state charges a flat sales tax of 6.35%, with counties not allowed to add anything above that. Groceries and prescription drugs are exempted from sales tax. The Constitution State also applies a flat 12% estate and gift taxes.