December 2022 Group Watch: AL Taxes Per Capita Lower Than All But 1 Other State
Alabama collects fewer dollars in state and local taxes per capita than every other state but Tennessee, the Public Affairs Research Council said in a new report. State and local taxes in Alabama were $3,756 per capita. Tennessee, at $3,719, was the only state lower. That does not include revenue Tennessee collects from a state lottery, which would raise it above Alabama. Nationally, the median state and local tax collections for states was $5,210. The average among southeast states was $4,091. The Alabama information is based upon revenue date for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019.
