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State-by-state federal tax bills: Which state has the lowest and highest taxes?

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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.