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. corporations in general license by State in 2022
| Rank | State | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Delaware | $2,210,216,000 |
| 2 | Tennessee | $1,535,207,000 |
| 3 | Oregon | $1,262,333,000 |
| 4 | North Carolina | $1,012,322,000 |
| 5 | New Jersey | $719,362,000 |
| 6 | Louisiana | $389,642,000 |
| 7 | Illinois | $342,853,000 |
| 8 | Florida | $278,526,000 |
| 9 | Texas | $276,856,000 |
| 10 | Ohio | $234,925,000 |
| 11 | Mississippi | $220,789,000 |
| 12 | Alabama | $207,653,000 |
| 13 | South Carolina | $163,072,000 |
| 14 | Maryland | $140,820,000 |
| 15 | Kentucky | $121,266,000 |
| 16 | Nevada | $92,114,000 |
| 17 | California | $91,871,000 |
| 18 | New Hampshire | $84,348,000 |
| 19 | Iowa | $79,982,000 |
| 20 | Virginia | $78,259,000 |
| 21 | Oklahoma | $62,716,000 |
| 22 | Georgia | $55,673,000 |
| 23 | Washington | $54,390,000 |
| 24 | New Mexico | $50,255,000 |
| 25 | Arkansas | $42,395,000 |
| 26 | Connecticut | $36,591,000 |
| 27 | Michigan | $34,998,000 |
| 28 | Wisconsin | $29,726,000 |
| 29 | Massachusetts | $28,332,000 |
| 30 | Colorado | $24,014,000 |
| 31 | Wyoming | $21,559,000 |
| 32 | Arizona | $20,463,000 |
| 33 | Minnesota | $16,259,000 |
| 34 | Kansas | $14,870,000 |
| 35 | Nebraska | $14,009,000 |
| 36 | Maine | $13,011,000 |
| 37 | Indiana | $11,747,000 |
| 38 | Rhode Island | $8,873,000 |
| 39 | South Dakota | $8,059,000 |
| 40 | Montana | $7,694,000 |
| 41 | Idaho | $6,128,000 |
| 42 | Vermont | $3,292,000 |
| 43 | Pennsylvania | $2,984,000 |
| 44 | Hawaii | $2,415,000 |
| 45 | West Virginia | $1,079,000 |
| 46 | Utah | $423,000 |
| 47 | New York | $219,000 |