2006 State and Local Tax Burdens on Business Percent of Private Sector Gross State Product
Newport News (Virginia)	3.9%
Alabama	4.3%
Arizona	5.2%
Arkansas	4.7%
California	5.2%
Florida	5.4%
Georgia	4.2%
Illinois	5.3%
Indiana	4.9%
Kentucky	4.9%
Louisiana	6.0%
Massachusetts	4.4%
Michigan	4.7%
Mississippi	6.1%
New York	5.9%
North Carolina	3.9%
Ohio	4.7%
Pennsylvania	5.0%
South Carolina	4.8%
Tennessee	4.6%
Texas	5.6%
Source: Ernst & Young/Council on State Taxation

Updated 03.26.07