As of December 2024, 20 states in the United States taxed period supplies at a standard rate (tampon tax). These sales taxes ranges from four to seven percent. In these states, menstrual products are often classified as 'luxury products' even though they are basic necessities that half the population requires. This statistic illustrates the number of states in the United States with and without "tampon tax" (tax on period products) as of December 2024.
Number of states in the United States with and without "tampon tax" (tax on period products) as of December 2024
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Alliance For Period Supplies. (December 10, 2024). Number of states in the United States with and without "tampon tax" (tax on period products) as of December 2024 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 30, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1423973/us-states-with-tampon-tax/
Alliance For Period Supplies. "Number of states in the United States with and without "tampon tax" (tax on period products) as of December 2024." Chart. December 10, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1423973/us-states-with-tampon-tax/
Alliance For Period Supplies. (2024). Number of states in the United States with and without "tampon tax" (tax on period products) as of December 2024. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1423973/us-states-with-tampon-tax/
Alliance For Period Supplies. "Number of States in The United States with and without "Tampon Tax" (Tax on Period Products) as of December 2024." Statista, Statista Inc., 10 Dec 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1423973/us-states-with-tampon-tax/
Alliance For Period Supplies, Number of states in the United States with and without "tampon tax" (tax on period products) as of December 2024 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1423973/us-states-with-tampon-tax/ (last visited December 30, 2024)
Number of states in the United States with and without "tampon tax" (tax on period products) as of December 2024 [Graph], Alliance For Period Supplies, December 10, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1423973/us-states-with-tampon-tax/
