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Cigarette tax....by State...and ranking


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STATE EXCISE TAX RATES ON CIGARETTES (January 1, 2007) STATE TAX RATE RANK (� per pack) STATE TAX RATE RANK (� per pack) ( 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 80.0 Source: Compiled by FTA from various sources (1) Counties and cities may impose an additional tax on a pack of cigarettes in AL, 1� to 6�; IL, 10� to 15�; MO, 4� to 7�; NYC $1.50; TN, 1�; and VA, 2� to 15�. (2) Dealers pay an additional enforcement and administrative fee of 0.1� per pack in KY and 0.05� in TN. (3) Tax rate is scheduled to increase to $2.00 per pack on July 1, 2007 in AK and to $2.00 on Sept. 30, 2007 in HI. (4) Plus an additional 25.5 cent sales tax is added to the wholesale price of a tax stamp (total $1.485). [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B]1/21/2007 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 128 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 2,560 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $572.16 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 16 [B]Hrs:[/B] 21 [B]Mins:[/B] 28 [B]Seconds:[/B] 26

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