Show-Me State Times

In 2021, Missouri collected $46 thousand in taxes, NEC, ranking it 23rd in the United States, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's Annual Survey of State Government Tax Collections (STC).

The STC survey includes five broad tax categories and up to 25 subcategories. Data is gathered from all 50 state governments and all dependent state-level entities.

The Census Bureau cautions it sets the tax classifications among the survey categories, and they may differ from the classifications set by the state governments.

Below is a breakdown of how taxes were classified by the bureau and how much was collected.

Rank	State	Amount
1	New York	$1,670,278,000
2	Nevada	$591,188,000
3	Maryland	$233,780,000
4	Arizona	$148,190,000
5	Georgia	$138,964,000
6	Virginia	$110,830,000
7	Oklahoma	$88,102,000
8	District of Columbia	$63,920,000
9	New Mexico	$57,689,000
10	Arkansas	$55,374,000
11	Pennsylvania	$48,891,000
12	Wisconsin	$16,513,000
13	Tennessee	$13,427,000
14	Vermont	$10,409,000
15	West Virginia	$8,175,000
16	Montana	$6,544,000
17	Wyoming	$4,051,000
18	Idaho	$3,077,000
19	Delaware	$1,314,000
20	South Dakota	$904,000
21	Utah	$348,000
22	Connecticut	$307,000
23	Missouri	$46,000
24	Washington	$20,000

Source: U.S. Census Bureau