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. tobacco products sales tax by State in 2022
| Rank | State | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | California | $1,853,535,000 |
| 2 | Pennsylvania | $1,223,160,000 |
| 3 | Texas | $1,210,716,000 |
| 4 | Florida | $1,048,913,000 |
| 5 | New York | $929,109,000 |
| 6 | Ohio | $885,881,000 |
| 7 | Illinois | $841,366,000 |
| 8 | Michigan | $805,030,000 |
| 9 | Minnesota | $610,055,000 |
| 10 | Wisconsin | $580,949,000 |
| 11 | New Jersey | $566,185,000 |
| 12 | Maryland | $479,132,000 |
| 13 | Oregon | $459,571,000 |
| 14 | Oklahoma | $441,544,000 |
| 15 | Massachusetts | $390,686,000 |
| 16 | Indiana | $387,364,000 |
| 17 | Kentucky | $374,873,000 |
| 18 | Washington | $353,075,000 |
| 19 | Colorado | $352,438,000 |
| 20 | Connecticut | $303,664,000 |
| 21 | North Carolina | $295,188,000 |
| 22 | Arizona | $287,427,000 |
| 23 | Virginia | $278,758,000 |
| 24 | Louisiana | $258,537,000 |
| 25 | Georgia | $238,574,000 |
| 26 | Tennessee | $228,231,000 |
| 27 | Arkansas | $223,936,000 |
| 28 | Iowa | $190,402,000 |
| 29 | New Hampshire | $182,626,000 |
| 30 | Nevada | $179,824,000 |
| 31 | West Virginia | $165,066,000 |
| 32 | Alabama | $156,313,000 |
| 33 | Rhode Island | $144,900,000 |
| 34 | Maine | $141,941,000 |
| 35 | Mississippi | $136,113,000 |
| 36 | Kansas | $119,585,000 |
| 37 | Delaware | $115,332,000 |
| 38 | Utah | $109,658,000 |
| 39 | New Mexico | $101,968,000 |
| 40 | Missouri | $96,111,000 |
| 41 | Hawaii | $91,658,000 |
| 42 | Vermont | $75,991,000 |
| 43 | Montana | $74,249,000 |
| 44 | South Dakota | $54,385,000 |
| 45 | Nebraska | $52,147,000 |
| 46 | Alaska | $48,924,000 |
| 47 | Idaho | $45,499,000 |
| 48 | South Carolina | $27,914,000 |
| 49 | North Dakota | $24,677,000 |
| 50 | Wyoming | $21,569,000 |