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Louisiana ranks fifth in the U.S. for the most amusements sales tax paid in 2020

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In 2020, Louisiana collected $573.4 million in amusements sales tax, ranking it fifth in the United States, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's Annual Survey of State Government Tax Collections (STC).

The STC survey includes five broad tax categories and up to 25 subcategories. Data is gathered from all 50 state governments and all dependent state-level entities.

The Census Bureau cautions it sets the tax classifications among the survey categories, and they may differ from the classifications set by the state governments.

Below is a breakdown of how taxes were classified by the bureau and how much was collected.

U.S. amusements sales tax by State in 2020
RankStateAmount
1Pennsylvania$1,187,235,000
2Nevada$805,297,000
3Illinois$797,775,000
4Maryland$773,059,000
5Louisiana$573,393,000
6Indiana$427,194,000
7Missouri$288,276,000
8New Jersey$278,199,000
9Ohio$272,803,000
10Iowa$241,736,000
11Connecticut$234,835,000
12Massachusetts$189,678,000
13Florida$159,853,000
14Mississippi$132,793,000
15Michigan$115,277,000
16Colorado$88,685,000
17Minnesota$79,189,000
18New Mexico$66,795,000
19Montana$57,455,000
20Arkansas$53,279,000
21Maine$43,371,000
22South Carolina$34,030,000
23West Virginia$27,144,000
24Oklahoma$24,369,000
25Texas$17,844,000
26Alaska$15,427,000
27North Dakota$13,441,000
28South Dakota$8,431,000
29Nebraska$6,060,000
30Arizona$4,547,000
31Washington$3,656,000
32New York$2,022,000
33New Hampshire$413,000
34Wyoming$326,000
35Kansas$246,000
36Wisconsin$167,000
37Kentucky$145,000
38Virginia$84,000
39North Carolina$48,000
Source: U.S. Census Bureau

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