New Jersey Ranks Third Among Worst-Taxed States

NEW JERSEY — A Forbes Magazine analysis of state taxes has produced a result that will surprise no one: Taxpayers in New Jersey, New York and Connecticut are hit the hardest.

New Yorkers have it the worst, Forbes said.

1. New York

• State and local tax burden: 12.60%
• Effective state tax rate ($50,000 taxable income): 5.46%
• Highest tax bracket: $1,115,850
• Rate at highest tax bracket: 8.82%
• Per Capita Income: $52,417

New Jersey was second -- at only 30 hundredths of a percent less than New York.

2. New Jersey

• State and local tax burden: 12.30%
• Effective state tax rate ($50,000 taxable income): 2.54%
• Highest tax bracket: $500,000
• Rate at highest tax bracket: 8.97%
• Per Capita Income: $54,422
• And Connecticut rounded out the NY Metro region at third:

3. Connecticut

• State and local tax burden: 11.90%
• Effective state tax rate ($50,000 taxable income): 4.60%
• Highest tax bracket: $250,000
• Rate at highest tax bracket: 6.70%
• Per Capita Income: $60,287

California came in at No. 4.

Forbes based its analysis on an average taxable income of $50,000, and obtained 2015 tax data from the Tax Foundation, a nonpartisan think tank that tracks tax policy, based in Washington, D.C.

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