From FoxBusiness.com…..
Americans living in blue states will pay some of the highest tax rates in the nation this year, according to a new study published Tuesday.
Illinois topped the list with an effective state and local tax rate of 15.01% imposed on the median U.S. household, according to WalletHub. It was closely followed by Connecticut, with an effective rate of 14.84%, and New York, with an effective rate of 14.08% on households earning about $63,218 annually.
Pennsylvania has the fourth-highest tax rate in the nation, with a burden of about 13.97%, WalletHub found, while Kansas has the fifth-highest at 13.43%.
