New Jersey has the Ninth Highest Tax Burden in the Nation for 2013
Mar 20, 2015
In Fiscal Year (FY) 2013, New Jersey collected $56.3 billion in state and local taxes. While this is an impressive sum of money, it tells us little about whether or not the average New Jersey taxpayer can afford this level of taxation.
As shown in Chart 1, New Jersey’s state and local tax burden (tax collections divided by personal income) was the seventh highest in the nation for FY 2013 at 11.5 percent—this is 11 percent above the national average of 10.3 percent. As shown in Chart 2, the tax burden has grown significantly over time by 75 percent to 11.5 percent in FY 2013 from 6.6 percent in FY 1950.
New Jersey’s high tax burden is driven by the highest-in-the-nation property tax burden at 5.5 percent which is 68 percent above the national average (3.2 percent). New Jersey also has a higher-than-average individual income tax burden (2.4 percent, 25th highest) and corporate income tax burden (0.5 percent, 11th highest).
#NewJersey #taxburden has grown 75 percent between FY 1950 to 2013 to 11.5% from 6.6%. (click to tweet)
Of course, the tax burdens for local government can vary just as much as they do among the 50 states. As such, we have also calculated the local government tax burden for every county in New Jersey—this includes every taxing jurisdiction within the geographic county borders whether it is a city, a special district, or county government itself.
The New Jersey counties with the highest local government tax burden include: Cape May County, NJ (9 percent), Atlantic County, NJ (9 percent), and Sussex County, NJ (6.5 percent). The New Jersey counties with the lowest local government tax burden include: Hudson County, NJ (3.9 percent), Cumberland County, NJ (4.3 percent), and Somerset County, NJ (4.8 percent).
Click here to view tax burden data by state, county, type of tax, and for years 1950 to 2013.
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J. Scott Moody
Scott has nearly 20 years of experience as a public policy economist. He is the author, co-author and editor of over 180 studies and books. His professional experience also includes positions at the American Conservative Union Foundation, Granite Institute, Federalism In Action, Maine Heritage Policy Center, Tax Foundation, and Heritage Foundation.
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