The STC survey includes five broad tax categories and up to 25 subcategories. Data is gathered from all 50 state governments and all dependent state-level entities.
The Census Bureau cautions it sets the tax classifications among the survey categories, and they may differ from the classifications set by the state governments.
Below is a breakdown of how taxes were classified by the bureau and how much was collected.
U.S. amusements sales tax by State in 2021
| Rank | State | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pennsylvania | $1,754,340,000 |
| 2 | Maryland | $1,034,508,000 |
| 3 | Illinois | $881,505,000 |
| 4 | Nevada | $764,287,000 |
| 5 | Louisiana | $686,865,000 |
| 6 | Indiana | $608,043,000 |
| 7 | Missouri | $354,428,000 |
| 8 | Iowa | $339,345,000 |
| 9 | New Jersey | $308,883,000 |
| 10 | Massachusetts | $224,641,000 |
| 11 | Connecticut | $222,943,000 |
| 12 | Ohio | $219,979,000 |
| 13 | Florida | $168,200,000 |
| 14 | Michigan | $157,621,000 |
| 15 | Minnesota | $132,221,000 |
| 16 | Montana | $116,507,000 |
| 17 | Colorado | $115,624,000 |
| 18 | Mississippi | $114,778,000 |
| 19 | Arkansas | $70,993,000 |
| 20 | New Mexico | $68,021,000 |
| 21 | Maine | $43,368,000 |
| 22 | South Carolina | $36,213,000 |
| 23 | West Virginia | $27,584,000 |
| 24 | Oregon | $27,122,000 |
| 25 | Tennessee | $24,503,000 |
| 26 | Oklahoma | $22,652,000 |
| 27 | North Dakota | $19,616,000 |
| 28 | New Hampshire | $17,936,000 |
| 29 | Texas | $17,514,000 |
| 30 | Rhode Island | $16,586,000 |
| 31 | Alaska | $15,480,000 |
| 32 | South Dakota | $11,045,000 |
| 33 | Nebraska | $6,180,000 |
| 34 | Virginia | $5,557,000 |
| 35 | Wyoming | $5,018,000 |
| 36 | District of Columbia | $2,141,000 |
| 37 | Washington | $281,000 |
| 38 | Arizona | $258,000 |
| 39 | Kansas | $256,000 |
| 40 | New York | $76,000 |
| 41 | Wisconsin | $47,000 |
| 42 | Kentucky | $22,000 |
| 43 | North Carolina | $16,000 |