| States Ranked by Cigarette Tax | ||
|---|---|---|
| Rank | State | Tax |
| 1. | Washington | $1.425 |
| 2 | New York | $1.11 |
| 3. | Alaska | $1.00 |
| 3. | Hawaii | $1.00 |
| 3. | Maine | $1.00 |
| 3. | Rhode Island | $1.00 |
| 7. | California | $0.87 |
| 8. | New Jersey | $0.80 |
| 9. | Wisconsin | $0.77 |
| 10. | Massachusetts | $0.76 |
| 11. | Michigan | $0.75 |
| 12. | Oregon | $0.68 |
| 13. | Maryland | $0.66 |
| 14. | D.C. | $0.65 |
| 15. | Arizona | $0.58 |
| 15. | Illinois | $0.58 |
| 17. | New Hampshire | $0.52 |
| 18. | Utah | $0.515 |
| 19. | Connecticut | $0.50 |
| 20. | Minnesota | $0.48 |
| 21. | North Dakota | $0.44 |
| 21. | Vermont | $0.44 |
| 22. | Texas | $0.41 |
| 24. | Iowa | $0.36 |
| 25. | Nevada | $0.35 |
| 26. | Nebraska | $0.34 |
| 27. | Florida | $0.339 |
| 28. | South Dakota | $0.33 |
| 29. | Arkansas | $0.315 |
| 30. | Pennsylvania | $0.31 |
| 31. | Idaho | $0.28 |
| 32. | Delaware | $0.24 |
| 32. | Kansas | $0.24 |
| 32. | Louisiana | $0.24 |
| 32. | Ohio | $0.24 |
| 36. | Oklahoma | $0.23 |
| 37. | New Mexico | $0.21 |
| 38. | Colorado | $0.20 |
| 39. | Mississippi | $0.18 |
| 39. | Montana | $0.18 |
| 41. | Missouri | $0.17 |
| 41. | Alabama | $0.17 |
| 41. | West Virginia | $0.17 |
| 44. | Indiana | $0.155 |
| 45. | Tennessee | $0.13 |
| 46. | Georgia | $0.12 |
| 46. | Wyoming | $0.12 |
| 48. | South Carolina | $0.07 |
| 49. | North Carolina | $0.05 |
| 50. | Kentucky | $0.03 |
| 51. | Virginia | $0.025 |
| Source: Commerce Clearing House | ||
Washington state increased its cigarette tax to $1.425 a pack on January 1, 2003, making it the nation’s highest. Additional taxes on cigarettes include the federal excise tax (39 cents a pack) and state and local sales taxes. The states and the District of Columbia are ranked in the table below by state tax alone. (Note: New York City has the highest local excise tax at $1.50 per pack.)
