State Sin Tax Collections

Note: Includes states with $1B or more in sin tax revenue, based on data from governing.com Subscribe to the Chart of the Week

FL 44%36% 19%

NV 4%10% 86%

NJ 12%65% 23%

IN 4%39% 57%

CA 29%69%

OH 7%61% 32%

MI 11%70% 20%

IL 15%48% 37%

TX 42%57%

NY 9%54% 36%

PA 13%38% 50%

US 19%52% 29% $32.6B

$1.3B

$2.7B

$2.5B

$1.2B

$1.0B

$1.8B

$1.2B

$1.4B

$1.1B

$1.1B

$2.7B

Total Sin Tax

Revenue

3.8%

5.0%

8.0%

4.6%

0.9%

2.9%

4.6%

6.8%

5.5%

14.8%

3.8%

3.5%

Share of Total State

TaxesRevenue from Sin Tax by State

AlcoholTobacco Gambling

Overall states raise $32.6B from sin taxes—4% of total taxes. MI, CA, and NJ rely more heavily on tobacco, PA, IN and NV on gambling, and FL and TX on alcohol.