Highest Total Tax Burden

Top 100 US counties ranked by highest total tax burden.

RankCountyStateTotal BurdenTotal Burden
1Essex CountyNew Jersey19.24%19.24%
2Bronx CountyNew York18.56%18.56%
3New York CountyNew York18.26%18.26%
4Passaic CountyNew Jersey17.88%17.88%
5Rockland CountyNew York17.70%17.70%
6Orange CountyNew York17.24%17.24%
7Greater Bridgeport Planning RegionConnecticut17.05%17.05%
8Westchester CountyNew York17.04%17.04%
9Tompkins CountyNew York16.97%16.97%
10Marin CountyCalifornia16.85%16.85%
11Union CountyNew Jersey16.85%16.85%
12Hudson CountyNew Jersey16.83%16.83%
13Putnam CountyNew York16.61%16.61%
14Suffolk CountyNew York16.51%16.51%
15DeKalb CountyIllinois16.21%16.21%
16San Francisco CountyCalifornia16.18%16.18%
17Lake CountyIllinois16.09%16.09%
18Ulster CountyNew York16.02%16.02%
19Santa Clara CountyCalifornia16.00%16.00%
20Kings CountyNew York15.96%15.96%
21Dutchess CountyNew York15.75%15.75%
22San Mateo CountyCalifornia15.69%15.69%
23Nassau CountyNew York15.66%15.66%
24Alameda CountyCalifornia15.65%15.65%
25Camden CountyNew Jersey15.59%15.59%
26Mercer CountyNew Jersey15.51%15.51%
27Monroe CountyNew York15.51%15.51%
28Middlesex CountyNew Jersey15.50%15.50%
29Cook CountyIllinois15.44%15.44%
30Sullivan CountyNew York15.37%15.37%
31Kane CountyIllinois15.28%15.28%
32Queens CountyNew York15.26%15.26%
33Bergen CountyNew Jersey15.19%15.19%
34Schenectady CountyNew York15.07%15.07%
35Monmouth CountyNew Jersey15.06%15.06%
36DuPage CountyIllinois15.00%15.00%
37Warren CountyNew Jersey14.94%14.94%
38Contra Costa CountyCalifornia14.92%14.92%
39Western Connecticut Planning RegionConnecticut14.92%14.92%
40McHenry CountyIllinois14.92%14.92%
41South Central Connecticut Planning RegionConnecticut14.88%14.88%
42Kendall CountyIllinois14.87%14.87%
43Atlantic CountyNew Jersey14.81%14.81%
44Santa Cruz CountyCalifornia14.72%14.72%
45Salem CountyNew Jersey14.72%14.72%
46Champaign CountyIllinois14.65%14.65%
47Albany CountyNew York14.59%14.59%
48Benton CountyOregon14.59%14.59%
49Morris CountyNew Jersey14.58%14.58%
50Onondaga CountyNew York14.58%14.58%
51Erie CountyNew York14.53%14.53%
52San Benito CountyCalifornia14.52%14.52%
53Somerset CountyNew Jersey14.52%14.52%
54Hunterdon CountyNew Jersey14.45%14.45%
55Will CountyIllinois14.44%14.44%
56Orange CountyCalifornia14.43%14.43%
57Rensselaer CountyNew York14.38%14.38%
58Broome CountyNew York14.37%14.37%
59Richmond CountyNew York14.30%14.30%
60Los Angeles CountyCalifornia14.29%14.29%
61Gloucester CountyNew Jersey14.27%14.27%
62Cortland CountyNew York14.26%14.26%
63Napa CountyCalifornia14.24%14.24%
64Capitol Planning RegionConnecticut14.23%14.23%
65Orleans CountyNew York14.21%14.21%
66Multnomah CountyOregon14.21%14.21%
67Chittenden CountyVermont14.21%14.21%
68Sussex CountyNew Jersey14.17%14.17%
69Sonoma CountyCalifornia14.16%14.16%
70San Diego CountyCalifornia14.09%14.09%
71Burlington CountyNew Jersey14.09%14.09%
72San Luis Obispo CountyCalifornia14.07%14.07%
73Naugatuck Valley Planning RegionConnecticut14.07%14.07%
74Niagara CountyNew York14.07%14.07%
75Kankakee CountyIllinois14.05%14.05%
76Columbia CountyNew York14.05%14.05%
77Montgomery CountyNew York14.04%14.04%
78Winnebago CountyIllinois14.03%14.03%
79Placer CountyCalifornia13.98%13.98%
80Cayuga CountyNew York13.95%13.95%
81Ventura CountyCalifornia13.89%13.89%
82Washington CountyVermont13.88%13.88%
83Windham CountyVermont13.88%13.88%
84Dane CountyWisconsin13.87%13.87%
85Greene CountyNew York13.84%13.84%
86Windsor CountyVermont13.84%13.84%
87Livingston CountyNew York13.83%13.83%
88Ontario CountyNew York13.79%13.79%
89Ocean CountyNew Jersey13.78%13.78%
90Riley CountyKansas13.76%13.76%
91McLean CountyIllinois13.71%13.71%
92Madison CountyNew York13.71%13.71%
93Wayne CountyNew York13.71%13.71%
94Milwaukee CountyWisconsin13.71%13.71%
95Johnson CountyIowa13.68%13.68%
96Washington CountyNew York13.65%13.65%
97Genesee CountyNew York13.64%13.64%
98Santa Barbara CountyCalifornia13.60%13.60%
99Schoharie CountyNew York13.58%13.58%
100Lincoln CountyOregon13.58%13.58%