HUFFPOST POLITICS Tax-Hating States Totally Fine With Taxing The Poor Ben Hallman: March 19, 2014 As everyone knows, Southern politicians despise taxes more than just about anything -- except perhaps cornbread with sugar, or iced tea without. Combined State & Average Local Sales Tax Rates in 2014 TAX 7- FOUNDATION CA 8.41% #8 WA 8.88% #4 NV 7.93% #13 AK 1.69% #46 AZ 8. 77% 4 CO 7.39% 815 NM 7.81626% 4.35% #45 ND 6.#3055% NE 6.79% #26 KS 8.1 12 5% # OK 8.72% #5 TX 8.15% #11 MN 7.19% #18 IA 6.713% #27 MO 7.58% #14 AR 9.19% #2 IL 816% #10 8.89% #3 Notes: Three states levy mandatory, statewide, local add-on sales taxes at the slate level CA (1%). UT (1 25%). VA (1%) The sales taxes in HI. NM and SD have broad bases that include many services. Due to data limitations, table does not include sales taxes in local resort areas in MT. Salem County. NJ is not subject to the statewide sales tax rate and collects a local rate of 3.5%. New Jersey's average local score is represented as a negative. Data as of January 1. 2014 Published March 18. 2014 Sources: Sales Tax Clearinghouse. State Revenue Department Websites. Tax Foundation Calculations. AL 8.51 #6 VTR NH is 6 14% #34 None 047 OH 7.11' #19 PA 6.#3234% VA 5A43% 1 6.90% #25 SC 7.19% GA #17 FL 6.62% #29 M .50% #42 Combined State R. Average Local Sales Tax Rate MA • 6.25% #33 RIM 7.00% #21 CT. 6.35% #31 NJ • 6.97% #24 OEM None #47 MD • 6.00%#37 DOS 5.75% (41) Lower Rate Higher Rate taxfoundation.org/maps EFTA01122894