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The White County Court House was built in 1868 and is the oldest court house west of the Mississippi River still functioning as initially intended.
State Tax Comparison
| | 2004 | 2005 |
| Per Capita Federal Tax Burden | Federal Individual Income Tax Collections (000s) | Federal Corporate Income Tax Collections (000s) | Average Corporate Income Tax per Return | Per Capita Federal Government Expenditures | Per capita State Government Tax Revenue | Per Capita State Government Individual Income Tax | Per Capita State Government Corporate Income Tax | Per Capita State Government General Sales Tax | State Tax Rates on Gasoline (Cents per Gallon) |
| Source: State Ranking 2005, Morgan and Morgan, Editors, Pages 245, 250, 254, 255, 267, 282, 287, 289, 293, 295, 317, 320, 322, 324, and 327 |
| United States |
7,071 |
1,707,496,056 |
230,619,359 |
38,152 |
7,223 |
2,025 |
674 |
105 |
677 |
21.00 |
| Alabama |
5,202 |
16,205,117 |
1,931,414 |
29,907 |
8,628 |
1,551 |
496 |
65 |
418 |
18.00 |
| Alaska |
7,165 |
3,077,947 |
124,599 |
11,596 |
12,839 |
1,958 |
0 |
516 |
0 |
8.00 |
| Arizona |
5,768 |
22,687,926 |
1,894,886 |
18,963 |
7,314 |
1,674 |
403 |
92 |
822 |
18.00 |
| Arkansas |
4,911 |
14,657,385 |
5,204,945 |
100,805 |
7,087 |
2,029 |
613 |
66 |
782 |
21.50 |
| California |
7,798 |
202,345,010 |
28,252,413 |
49,646 |
6,484 |
2,392 |
1,016 |
193 |
740 |
18.00 |
| Colorado |
7,797 |
32,621,321 |
2,131,191 |
16,305 |
6,532 |
1,532 |
742 |
52 |
415 |
22.00 |
| Connecticut |
11,819 |
32,560,865 |
8,107,681 |
137,365 |
8,661 |
2,941 |
1,235 |
109 |
894 |
25.00 |
| Delaware |
7,559 |
7,086,221 |
3,922,315 |
164,079 |
6,328 |
2,862 |
941 |
262 |
0 |
23.00 |
| Florida |
6,851 |
86,738,693 |
4,447,784 |
7,102 |
7,014 |
1,770 |
0 |
77 |
998 |
14.50 |
| Georgia |
6,321 |
46,401,995 |
9,195,080 |
47,787 |
6,184 |
1,634 |
766 |
55 |
552 |
7.50 |
| Hawaii |
6,166 |
7,746,147 |
460,777 |
17,212 |
9,656 |
3,050 |
926 |
46 |
1,506 |
16.00 |
| Idaho |
5,122 |
6,134,461 |
261,352 |
9,150 |
6,428 |
1,898 |
651 |
74 |
743 |
25.00 |
| Illinois |
7,760 |
86,357,840 |
17,581,098 |
59,546 |
6,044 |
2,005 |
640 |
163 |
545 |
20.10 |
| Indiana |
6,072 |
29,079,537 |
2,270,997 |
20,284 |
6,090 |
1,920 |
612 |
104 |
764 |
18.00 |
| Iowa |
5,913 |
12,661,060 |
1,626,888 |
29,029 |
6,595 |
1,738 |
663 |
30 |
548 |
20.20 |
| Kansas |
6,208 |
12,954,523 |
1,036,076 |
20,984 |
6,998 |
1,933 |
701 |
61 |
707 |
24.00 |
| Kentucky |
5,368 |
15,849,995 |
1,217,679 |
17,841 |
7,657 |
2,043 |
681 |
92 |
595 |
17.40 |
| Louisiana |
5,092 |
19,133,840 |
854,664 |
9,779 |
7,312 |
1,781 |
485 |
53 |
595 |
20.00 |
| Maine |
6,023 |
4,927,343 |
326,757 |
10,905 |
8,262 |
2,203 |
882 |
85 |
698 |
25.20 |
| Maryland |
8,260 |
37,772,869 |
2,361,572 |
19,685 |
11,639 |
2,214 |
949 |
80 |
530 |
23.50 |
| Massachusetts |
10,040 |
53,699,352 |
3,955,703 |
27,852 |
8,290 |
2,606 |
1,378 |
203 |
584 |
21.00 |
| Michigan |
6,705 |
58,754,149 |
4,163,750 |
22,565 |
5,986 |
2,381 |
651 |
182 |
781 |
19.00 |
| Minnesota |
7,760 |
48,050,665 |
8,485,882 |
72,303 |
5,649 |
2,891 |
1,120 |
125 |
798 |
20.00 |
| Mississippi |
4,487 |
8,005,741 |
583,703 |
14,378 |
7,701 |
1,767 |
366 |
84 |
856 |
18.40 |
| Missouri |
6,180 |
32,579,102 |
4,124,336 |
41,551 |
7,940 |
1,583 |
646 |
39 |
512 |
17.03 |
| Montana |
5,332 |
2,939,876 |
120,677 |
4,426 |
8,085 |
1,754 |
653 |
73 |
0 |
27.00 |
| Nebraska |
6,322 |
10,036,235 |
4,124,398 |
106,318 |
6,749 |
2,083 |
711 |
96 |
872 |
26.30 |
| Nevada |
7,147 |
11,142,062 |
1,767,896 |
27,991 |
5,473 |
2,031 |
0 |
0 |
971 |
23.00 |
| New Hampshire |
8,372 |
6,695,993 |
355,208 |
14,101 |
6,126 |
1,544 |
42 |
314 |
0 |
19.50 |
| New Jersey |
10,067 |
77,076,938 |
11,535,032 |
48,513 |
6,363 |
2,416 |
852 |
218 |
721 |
14.50 |
| New Mexico |
5,491 |
5,740,363 |
171,491 |
6,170 |
10,438 |
2,103 |
529 |
73 |
758 |
18.90 |
| New York |
8,868 |
147,210,379 |
20,399,783 |
36,009 |
7,464 |
2,377 |
1,278 |
106 |
521 |
23.20 |
| North Carolina |
5,859 |
41,910,144 |
11,251,342 |
68,340 |
6,467 |
1,941 |
849 |
98 |
510 |
26.85 |
| North Dakota |
5,775 |
2,603,011 |
158,334 |
13,245 |
9,484 |
1,931 |
336 |
78 |
577 |
21.00 |
| Ohio |
6,154 |
73,909,457 |
9,912,042 |
52,031 |
6,392 |
1,963 |
730 |
93 |
688 |
26.00 |
| Oklahoma |
5,200 |
12,843,853 |
2,303,842 |
35,172 |
7,562 |
1,824 |
658 |
38 |
452 |
17.00 |
| Oregon |
6,215 |
17,140,965 |
1,262,025 |
17,784 |
6,090 |
1,699 |
1,189 |
89 |
0 |
24.00 |
| Pennsylvania |
7,071 |
76,223,055 |
8,741,526 |
42,001 |
7,657 |
2,045 |
591 |
135 |
627 |
30.00 |
| Rhode Island |
7,301 |
6,949,536 |
1,493,266 |
57,486 |
7,635 |
2,231 |
833 |
64 |
745 |
31.00 |
| South Carolina |
5,276 |
14,179,633 |
839,709 |
10,957 |
7,159 |
1,621 |
581 |
47 |
650 |
16.00 |
| South Dakota |
5,979 |
3,048,862 |
174,048 |
11,141 |
8,567 |
1,379 |
0 |
61 |
761 |
22.00 |
| Tennessee |
5,877 |
32,601,321 |
3,292,517 |
49,870 |
7,711 |
1,618 |
25 |
118 |
992 |
21.40 |
| Texas |
6,479 |
118,410,514 |
17,127,574 |
47,099 |
6,313 |
1,368 |
0 |
0 |
688 |
20.00 |
| Utah |
5,001 |
8,677,321 |
648,792 |
12,148 |
5,653 |
1,731 |
699 |
60 |
643 |
24.50 |
| Vermont |
6,640 |
2,767,214 |
226,227 |
13,540 |
7,458 |
2,844 |
692 |
100 |
414 |
20.00 |
| Virginia |
7,566 |
41,381,186 |
4,485,573 |
33,094 |
12,115 |
1,902 |
992 |
56 |
398 |
17.50 |
| Washington |
7,973 |
35,247,916 |
5,544,468 |
47,659 |
7,224 |
2,239 |
0 |
0 |
1,357 |
28.00 |
| West Virginia |
4,744 |
4,818,131 |
249,566 |
11,523 |
8,377 |
2,068 |
589 |
100 |
563 |
27.00 |
| Wisconsin |
6,684 |
30,394,876 |
3,727,712 |
40,400 |
5,733 |
2,277 |
918 |
124 |
709 |
29.10 |
| Wyoming |
7,890 |
2,357,056 |
108,409 |
7,846 |
8,684 |
2,975 |
0 |
0 |
915 |
14.00 |
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