Washington state collects less in state and local taxes as a share of total personal income than 34 other states, according to data released by the Washington state Department of Revenue this month.
According to the department’s annual Comparative State and Local Taxes report, in Fiscal Year 2013, Washington collected $94.31 in state and local taxes per $1,000 of personal income. The nationwide average is $104.68.
On a per capita basis, the state collected $4,465 in state and local, which ranked 22nd in the nation but is below the average for all states ($4,634).
The report also considered taxes as a percent of the gross domestic (state) product, which is the value of goods and service produced in a state. Taxes as a percent of the gross domestic product from Washington were 7.6 percent, placing the state 41st out of 50 for this category.
