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How Maine's state government raises money — total tax collections, the mix of income, sales, and other taxes, and the burden per resident. State tax data only for now; spending and municipal finance are next.

$6.92B

state taxes collected, 2025

Revenue

Total state tax collections

All state taxes collected per year, since 1942

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Total state tax collections — data table
YearDollars
2,0022,626,830,000
2,0032,697,275,000
2,0042,975,525,000
2,0053,215,570,000
2,0063,598,579,000
2,0073,696,065,000
2,0083,785,719,000
2,0093,488,960,000
2,0103,489,953,000
2,0113,675,810,000
2,0123,777,130,000
2,0133,884,450,000
2,0143,847,181,000
2,0154,064,075,000
2,0164,130,242,000
2,0174,232,556,000
2,0184,410,632,000
2,0194,674,441,000
2,0204,851,219,000
2,0215,452,250,000
2,0226,462,166,000
2,0236,476,126,000
2,0246,509,073,000
2,0256,917,242,000

Most recent 24 of 80 rows shown.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of State Government Tax Collections, via FRED

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State taxes per resident

Total state tax collections divided by population, by year

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State taxes per resident — data table
YearPerPerson
2,0022,027
2,0032,064
2,0042,265
2,0052,438
2,0062,719
2,0072,785
2,0082,845
2,0092,624
2,0102,629
2,0112,767
2,0122,844
2,0132,924
2,0142,890
2,0153,058
2,0163,100
2,0173,169
2,0183,291
2,0193,473
2,0203,555
2,0213,954
2,0224,644
2,0234,619
2,0244,621
2,0254,889

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Source: U.S. Census Bureau & Population Estimates, via FRED

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By source

Tax revenue by source

State tax collections by type, 2025

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Tax revenue by source — data table
LabelValue
Individual income2,729,411,000
General sales2,371,467,000
Corporate income410,118,000
Motor fuels253,464,000
State property48,978,000
Hunting & fishing licenses19,185,000

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, via FRED

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The two pillars: income vs. sales

Individual income tax and general sales tax over time

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The two pillars: income vs. sales — data table
YearIncomeSales
2,0021,072,810,000836,134,000
2,0031,074,826,000857,495,000
2,0041,160,028,000917,248,000
2,0051,299,252,000934,848,000
2,0061,368,927,0001,041,216,000
2,0071,469,295,0001,054,812,000
2,0081,562,839,0001,060,557,000
2,0091,370,710,0001,012,357,000
2,0101,303,370,000989,645,000
2,0111,420,982,0001,010,241,000
2,0121,441,926,0001,064,342,000
2,0131,531,504,0001,071,886,000
2,0141,414,110,0001,191,685,000
2,0151,533,130,0001,280,298,000
2,0161,551,637,0001,359,190,000
2,0171,534,866,0001,441,867,000
2,0181,605,096,0001,529,113,000
2,0191,709,069,0001,613,210,000
2,0201,843,459,0001,666,718,000
2,0212,075,273,0001,909,696,000
2,0222,590,903,0002,171,258,000
2,0232,481,964,0002,263,595,000
2,0242,398,949,0002,352,375,000
2,0252,729,411,0002,371,467,000

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Source: U.S. Census Bureau, via FRED

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Figures are state government tax collections from the Census Bureau’s annual survey (via FRED), not total state spending or local property taxes, most of which are levied by municipalities. Spending and municipal finance are planned additions.