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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.
U.S. alcoholic beverages sales tax by State in 2022
Rank | State | Amount |
---|---|---|
1 | Texas | $1,655,325,000 |
2 | North Carolina | $561,333,000 |
3 | Washington | $481,287,000 |
4 | Pennsylvania | $458,047,000 |
5 | California | $432,629,000 |
6 | Florida | $359,022,000 |
7 | Illinois | $320,000,000 |
8 | New York | $307,900,000 |
9 | Tennessee | $292,498,000 |
10 | Virginia | $274,380,000 |
11 | Alabama | $271,442,000 |
12 | Georgia | $228,617,000 |
13 | South Carolina | $222,505,000 |
14 | Michigan | $219,449,000 |
15 | Kentucky | $186,487,000 |
16 | New Jersey | $175,890,000 |
17 | Oklahoma | $171,393,000 |
18 | Kansas | $163,962,000 |
19 | Ohio | $120,832,000 |
20 | Minnesota | $105,074,000 |
21 | Massachusetts | $97,643,000 |
22 | Arizona | $88,925,000 |
23 | Louisiana | $79,331,000 |
24 | Arkansas | $75,051,000 |
25 | Wisconsin | $73,769,000 |
26 | Connecticut | $71,123,000 |
27 | Colorado | $55,555,000 |
28 | Hawaii | $53,981,000 |
29 | Indiana | $53,718,000 |
30 | Nevada | $51,794,000 |
31 | Montana | $48,267,000 |
32 | Missouri | $47,193,000 |
33 | Mississippi | $42,938,000 |
34 | Alaska | $42,032,000 |
35 | Maryland | $36,930,000 |
36 | Nebraska | $34,574,000 |
37 | Delaware | $30,911,000 |
38 | Rhode Island | $23,324,000 |
39 | Iowa | $22,218,000 |
40 | New Mexico | $21,719,000 |
41 | South Dakota | $21,322,000 |
42 | West Virginia | $20,775,000 |
43 | Oregon | $19,711,000 |
44 | Maine | $18,464,000 |
45 | Utah | $18,394,000 |
46 | Vermont | $12,064,000 |
47 | Idaho | $10,557,000 |
48 | North Dakota | $9,800,000 |
49 | Wyoming | $2,204,000 |