05-19-2016, 11:45 PM
Low tobacco taxes may reflect the power of tobacco interests in some states. It's easy to see that some states really don't want their residents to smoke. Figuring that merchants simply pass the tax onto customers, a pack of smokes (at the time that I posted this topic in a different thread) set a smoker back $4.18 more a pack in New York State than in Missouri.
[table][tr][td]Excise Tax Per Pack (USD) State/Territory
0.17 Missouri
0.30 Virginia
0.36 Louisiana
0.37 Georgia
0.425 Alabama
0.44 North Dakota
0.45 North Carolina
0.55 West Virginia
0.57 Idaho
0.57 South Carolina
0.60 Kentucky
0.60 Wyoming
0.62 Tennessee
0.64 Nebraska
0.68 Mississippi
0.79 Kansas
0.80 Nevada
0.84 Colorado
0.87 California
0.995 Indiana
1.03 Oklahoma
1.15 Arkansas
1.18 Oregon
1.25 Ohio
1.339 Florida
1.36 Iowa
1.41 Texas
1.53 South Dakota
1.60 Delaware
1.60 Pennsylvania
1.66 New Mexico
1.68 New Hampshire
1.70 Montana
1.70 Utah
1.98 Illinois
2.00 Alaska
2.00 Arizona
2.00 Maine
2.00 Maryland
2.00 Michigan
2.50 District of California
2.52 Wisconsin
2.60 Minnesota
2.62 Vermont
2.70 New Jersey
3.025 Washington
3.20 Hawaii
3.40 Connecticut
3.50 Rhode Island
3.51 Massachusetts
4.35 New York[/table]
The federal excise tax on cigarettes is $1.01, which is not included in the rates shown above.
Several municipalities, such as New York City, Chicago, and Anchorage also have a cigarette tax, which is not included in any of the rates shown above.
Most states charge a sales tax on top of the retail price and the excise taxes. A few municipalities levy a local sales tax in addition to the state tax. None of the rates shown above take sales taxes into account.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cigarette_...ted_States
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90% saturation -- under 30¢ per pack (Missouri 17¢)
80% saturation -- 30¢ to 68¢ per pack
70% saturation -- 79¢ to $1.25 per pack
60% saturation -- $1.339 to $1.70 per pack
50% saturation -- $1.98 to $2.00 per pack
40% saturation -- $2.50 to $2.70 per pack
30% saturation -- $3.025 to $3.20 per pack
20% saturation -- $3.40 to $3.51 per pack
10% saturation -- $4.35 per pack (New York)
[table][tr][td]Excise Tax Per Pack (USD) State/Territory
0.17 Missouri
0.30 Virginia
0.36 Louisiana
0.37 Georgia
0.425 Alabama
0.44 North Dakota
0.45 North Carolina
0.55 West Virginia
0.57 Idaho
0.57 South Carolina
0.60 Kentucky
0.60 Wyoming
0.62 Tennessee
0.64 Nebraska
0.68 Mississippi
0.79 Kansas
0.80 Nevada
0.84 Colorado
0.87 California
0.995 Indiana
1.03 Oklahoma
1.15 Arkansas
1.18 Oregon
1.25 Ohio
1.339 Florida
1.36 Iowa
1.41 Texas
1.53 South Dakota
1.60 Delaware
1.60 Pennsylvania
1.66 New Mexico
1.68 New Hampshire
1.70 Montana
1.70 Utah
1.98 Illinois
2.00 Alaska
2.00 Arizona
2.00 Maine
2.00 Maryland
2.00 Michigan
2.50 District of California
2.52 Wisconsin
2.60 Minnesota
2.62 Vermont
2.70 New Jersey
3.025 Washington
3.20 Hawaii
3.40 Connecticut
3.50 Rhode Island
3.51 Massachusetts
4.35 New York[/table]
The federal excise tax on cigarettes is $1.01, which is not included in the rates shown above.
Several municipalities, such as New York City, Chicago, and Anchorage also have a cigarette tax, which is not included in any of the rates shown above.
Most states charge a sales tax on top of the retail price and the excise taxes. A few municipalities levy a local sales tax in addition to the state tax. None of the rates shown above take sales taxes into account.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cigarette_...ted_States
90% saturation -- under 30¢ per pack (Missouri 17¢)
80% saturation -- 30¢ to 68¢ per pack
70% saturation -- 79¢ to $1.25 per pack
60% saturation -- $1.339 to $1.70 per pack
50% saturation -- $1.98 to $2.00 per pack
40% saturation -- $2.50 to $2.70 per pack
30% saturation -- $3.025 to $3.20 per pack
20% saturation -- $3.40 to $3.51 per pack
10% saturation -- $4.35 per pack (New York)
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