In 2021, state and local governments in the United States collected about 27.36 billion U.S. dollars through public utility tax. This is a significant increase from 1977, when about 4.14 billion U.S. dollars were collected by state and local governments through utility taxes.
State and local public utility tax revenue in the United States from 1977 to 2021
(in billion U.S. dollars)
Characteristic
Revenue in billion U.S. dollars
2021
27.36
2020
27.28
2019
27.4
2018
27.48
2017
27.19
2016
27.63
2015
28.07
2014
28.24
2013
28.4
2012
28.64
2011
28.84
2010
28.49
2009
28.66
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US Census Bureau. (June 29, 2023). State and local public utility tax revenue in the United States from 1977 to 2021 (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 24, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/249144/us-state-and-local-public-utilitiy-tax-revenue/
US Census Bureau. "State and local public utility tax revenue in the United States from 1977 to 2021 (in billion U.S. dollars)." Chart. June 29, 2023. Statista. Accessed February 24, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/249144/us-state-and-local-public-utilitiy-tax-revenue/
US Census Bureau. (2023). State and local public utility tax revenue in the United States from 1977 to 2021 (in billion U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 24, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/249144/us-state-and-local-public-utilitiy-tax-revenue/
US Census Bureau. "State and Local Public Utility Tax Revenue in The United States from 1977 to 2021 (in Billion U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 29 Jun 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/249144/us-state-and-local-public-utilitiy-tax-revenue/
US Census Bureau, State and local public utility tax revenue in the United States from 1977 to 2021 (in billion U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/249144/us-state-and-local-public-utilitiy-tax-revenue/ (last visited February 24, 2025)
State and local public utility tax revenue in the United States from 1977 to 2021 (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph], US Census Bureau, June 29, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/249144/us-state-and-local-public-utilitiy-tax-revenue/
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