The Tax Foundation put together a set of maps showing how much of their total revenue state and local governments get from different kinds of taxes, using Census data from the 2009-10 fiscal year.
One big takeaway: Rhode Island gets a significantly smaller share of its revenue from income taxes (19%) than Massachusetts (30%) or Connecticut (27%). They rank fifth- and ninth-highest for income-tax share, while Rhode Island ranks 33rd. Here’s a map showing the comparison:
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At the same time, Rhode Island is more reliant on property taxes (46%, or 4th-most nationally) than Connecticut (42%/9th) or Massachusetts (39%/15th), though all the New England states are in the top 15:
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• Related: Making the case for property taxes across the pond (Sept. 26, 2011)
