U.S. residents paid Uncle Sam an average of $8,943 per person in federal income, payroll and estate taxes in 2016.
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A look at how the District of Columbia and the states rank in per capita federal taxes:
1. District of Columbia: $36.569
2. Delaware: $16.322
3. Minnesota: $14.624
4. Massachusetts: $14.516
5. Connecticut: $13.773
6. New Jersey: $12.852
7. New York: $11.758
8. Illinois: $10.814
9. Ohio: $10.735
10. Maryland: $10.455
11. Rhode Island: $10.316
12. Washington: $9.669
13. Nebraska: $9.566
14.California: $9.305
15. Pennsylvania: $9.179
16. Colorado: $9.030
17. Missouri: $8.986
18. North Dakota: $8.621
19. Louisiana: $8.490
20. Tennessee: $8.481
21. South Dakota: $8.398
22. Florida: $8.366
23. Virginia: $8.323
24. Arkansas: $8.318
25. New Hampshire: $8.180
26. Wisconsin: $8.115
27. Texas: $7.858
28. Indiana: $7.694
29. Kansas: $7.676
30. Michigan: $7.405
31. Oregon: $7.268
32. Georgia: $7.211
33. Alaska: $7.171
34. North Carolina: $7.133
35. Wyoming: $7.128
36. Iowa: $7.026
37. Kentucky: $6.848
38. Vermont: $6.728
39. Nevada: $6.372
40. Utah: $6.291
41. Oklahoma: $5.803
42. Idaho: $5.769
43. Hawaii: $5.505
44. Montana: $5.504
45. Arizona: $5.446
46. Maine: $5.432
47. Alabama: $4.874
48. South Carolina: $4.685
49. New Mexico: $4.032
50. Mississippi: $3.901
51. West Virginia: $3.616
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Sources: IRS, Census Bureau.
