The 10 states that pay the most in lifetime taxes, and the least

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The average American will pay $497,804 in total taxes over a lifetime, but the exact amount can be much higher in certain parts of the country. QuickBooks consultants Dancing Numbers recently compared all 50 states and the District of Columbia to determine which states pay the most in taxes, as well as the least.

The total lifetime tax amount of a New Jersey resident ($755,493) is more than double the amount that a resident of Mississippi ($343,885) will pay over a lifetime.

Of the 10 states with the largest lifetime tax totals, seven are in the Northeast, while eight of the 10 states with the smallest lifetime tax total are in the southern part of the United States.

Read more about how much the average American will pay in taxes over a lifetime.

Source: Dancing Numbers

States paying the least total lifetime tax

Rank	State	Total lifetime tax	Lifetime total income tax	Lifetime total property tax	Lifetime total expenditure tax	Lifetime total car tax
42	Florida	$408,164	$248,535	$104,448	$48,300	$6,882
43	Arkansas	$404,791	$292,005	$40,350	$64,980	$7,456
44	Louisiana	$401,250	$283,905	$46,545	$65,696	$5,104
45	Delaware	$395,216	$327,690	$67,526	$0	$0
46	Wyoming	$391,531	$283,050	$66,452	$37,441	$4,588
47	Tennessee	$391,245	$260,685	$56,829	$65,703	$8,029
48	South Carolina	$382,668	$276,390	$48,941	$51,603	$5,737
49	New Mexico	$374,157	$249,615	$67,649	$52,305	$4,588
50	West Virginia	$372,937	$286,965	$33,907	$45,183	$6,882
51	Mississippi	$343,885	$241,605	$47,949	$48,596	$5,735

States paying the most total lifetime tax

Rank	State	Total lifetime tax	Lifetime total income tax	Lifetime total property tax	Lifetime total expenditure tax	Lifetime total car tax
10	Maryland	$594,580	$153,270	$155,990	$41,288	$6,882
9	California	$597,377	$142,065	$199,520	$60,906	$8,316
8	New Hampshire	$605,992	$178,695	$256,432	$0	$0
7	Vermont	$611,358	$159,120	$197,703	$43,758	$6,882
6	Rhode Island	$613,137	$155,430	$195,184	$48,169	$8,029
5	Illinois	$644,778	$139,140	$202,866	$60,817	$8,316
4	New York	$674,663	$136,215	$255,234	$58,711	$4,588
3	Massachusetts	$679,404	$400,590	$228,637	$43,008	$7,169
2	Connecticut	$686,655	$380,070	$255,606	$43,696	$7,283
1	New Jersey	$755,493	$335,025	$367,446	$45,423	$7,599