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Georgia ranks 12th in the U.S. for the most alcoholic beverages sales tax paid in 2022

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In 2022, Georgia collected $228,617,000 in alcoholic beverages sales tax, ranking it 12th 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.

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

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