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. public utilities sales tax by State in 2022
| Rank | State | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Florida | $1,799,972,000 |
| 2 | Illinois | $1,257,528,000 |
| 3 | Pennsylvania | $1,026,909,000 |
| 4 | Ohio | $1,017,791,000 |
| 5 | New Jersey | $949,949,000 |
| 6 | New York | $776,052,000 |
| 7 | Texas | $748,572,000 |
| 8 | California | $741,713,000 |
| 9 | Washington | $725,502,000 |
| 10 | Alabama | $702,352,000 |
| 11 | Virginia | $491,211,000 |
| 12 | Wisconsin | $384,026,000 |
| 13 | Connecticut | $246,437,000 |
| 14 | Indiana | $218,703,000 |
| 15 | Maryland | $141,835,000 |
| 16 | Hawaii | $122,068,000 |
| 17 | West Virginia | $111,101,000 |
| 18 | Rhode Island | $89,400,000 |
| 19 | Minnesota | $87,276,000 |
| 20 | Kentucky | $77,310,000 |
| 21 | Iowa | $71,453,000 |
| 22 | Utah | $61,486,000 |
| 23 | Nebraska | $59,836,000 |
| 24 | Oklahoma | $55,280,000 |
| 25 | Nevada | $49,872,000 |
| 26 | Delaware | $43,826,000 |
| 27 | Michigan | $42,928,000 |
| 28 | Montana | $39,067,000 |
| 29 | New Mexico | $35,695,000 |
| 30 | North Dakota | $35,122,000 |
| 31 | South Carolina | $29,128,000 |
| 32 | New Hampshire | $29,079,000 |
| 33 | Arizona | $22,149,000 |
| 34 | Oregon | $22,101,000 |
| 35 | Maine | $21,784,000 |
| 36 | Louisiana | $11,299,000 |
| 37 | Vermont | $9,705,000 |
| 38 | Tennessee | $6,506,000 |
| 39 | Wyoming | $4,984,000 |
| 40 | Alaska | $4,291,000 |
| 41 | South Dakota | $4,024,000 |
| 42 | Mississippi | $1,786,000 |
| 43 | Idaho | $1,619,000 |
| 44 | Kansas | $349,000 |
| 45 | North Carolina | $295,000 |