This is AMAZING to me. I found this chart within a smoking forum. I would love to see what the taxes are for 2011!
State Taxes
STATE EXCISE TAX RATES ON CIGARETTES
(January 1, 2007)
State | Tax Rate (¢-per pack) | Rank | State | Tax Rate(¢-per pack) | Rank | |
Alabama (1) | 42.5 | 40 | Nebraska | 64 | 31 | |
Alaska (3) | 180 | 7 | Nevada | 80 | 26 | |
Arizona | 200 | 4 | New Hampshire | 80 | 26 | |
Arkansas | 59 | 33 | New Jersey | 257.5 | 1 | |
California | 87 | 24 | New Mexico | 91 | 23 | |
Colorado | 84 | 25 | New York (1) | 150 | 13 | |
Connecticut | 151 | 11 | North Carolina | 35 | 44 | |
Delaware | 55 | 36 | North Dakota | 44 | 39 | |
Florida | 33.9 | 45 | Ohio | 125 | 16 | |
Georgia | 37 | 41 | Oklahoma | 103 | 19 | |
Hawaii (3) | 160 | 10 | Oregon | 118 | 18 | |
Idaho | 57 | 34 | Pennsylvania | 135 | 15 | |
Illinois (1) | 98 | 22 | Rhode Island | 246 | 2 | |
Indiana | 55.5 | 35 | South Carolina | 7 | 51 | |
Iowa | 36 | 42 | South Dakota | 53 | 38 | |
Kansas | 79 | 28 | Tennessee (1) (2) | 20 | 48 | |
Kentucky (2) | 30 | 46 | Texas | 141 | 14 | |
Louisiana | 36 | 42 | Utah | 69.5 | 30 | |
Maine | 200 | 4 | Vermont | 179 | 8 | |
Maryland | 100 | 20 | Virginia (1) | 30 | 46 | |
Massachusetts | 151 | 11 | Washington | 202.5 | 3 | |
Michigan | 200 | 4 | West Virginia | 55 | 36 | |
Minnesota (4) | 123 | 17 | Wisconsin | 77 | 29 | |
Mississippi | 18 | 49 | Wyoming | 60 | 32 | |
Missouri (1) | 17 | 50 | Dist. of Columbia | 100 | 20 | |
Montana | 170 | 9 | ||||
U. S. Median | 80 |