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Table 8
$75 Billion Revenue Windfall in 1998 (tax revenue figures in millions of dollars)
Actual
Actual
1992­98
Est. 1998
1998
Tax
Tax
Actual
1992­98 1992­98 Population
Revenue with
1998 per Capita
Revenue Revenue 1992­98
Population
CPI-U
Growth
Pop. Growth +
Revenue  Revenue
State
1992
1998 Increase
Growth  Growth  + Inflation
Inflation Cap
Windfall
Windfall Rank
U.S. Total
$327,822 $476,250
45.3%
6.0%
16.3%
22.3%
$401,004
$75,246
$278
Michigan
$11,279
$21,263
88.5%
3.7%
16.3%
20.0%
$13,540
$7,723
$787
1
New Mexico
$2,238
$3,971
77.5%
9.9%
16.3%
26.2%
$2,824
$1,148
$661
2
Minnesota
$7,450
$11,797
58.4%
5.7%
16.3%
22.0%
$9,088
$2,708
$573
3
Connecticut
$6,059
$8,804
45.3%
0.1%
16.3%
16.4%
$7,051
$1,752
$535
4
Wisconsin
$6,911
$11,056
60.0%
4.4%
16.3%
20.7%
$8,341
$2,715
$520
5
Kansas
$2,802
$4,667
66.6%
4.4%
16.3%
20.7%
$3,383
$1,285
$489
6
Mississippi
$2,494
$4,282
71.7%
5.4%
16.3%
21.8%
$3,037
$1,245
$452
7
Massachusetts  $9,903
$14,497
46.4%
2.6%
16.3%
18.9%
$11,776
$2,721
$443
8
Delaware
$1,340
$1,972
47.2%
7.8%
16.3%
24.1%
$1,662
$310
$417
9
Missouri
$5,131
$8,250
60.8%
4.7%
16.3%
21.0%
$6,211
$2,038
$375
10
North Dakota
$755
$1,113
47.5%
0.4%
16.3%
16.8%
$881
$232
$364
11
California
$46,128
$68,237
47.9%
5.9%
16.3%
22.2%
$56,367
$11,871
$363
12
Rhode Island
$1,276
$1,826
43.1%
-1.2%
16.3%
15.1%
$1,470
$357
$361
13
Colorado
$3,533
$5,992
69.6%
14.7%
16.3%
31.1%
$4,631
$1,361
$343
14
Indiana
$6,476
$9,740
50.4%
4.5%
16.3%
20.8%
$7,822
$1,918
$325
15
Ohio
$12,115
$17,961
48.3%
1.9%
16.3%
18.2%
$14,320
$3,641
$325
16
Illinois
$13,463
$19,929
48.0%
3.6%
16.3%
19.9%
$16,142
$3,787
$314
17
North Carolina
$9,010
$13,792
53.1%
10.4%
16.3%
26.8%
$11,421
$2,370
$314
18
Utah
$1,988
$3,279
64.9%
15.4%
16.3%
31.8%
$2,619
$659
$314
19
Virginia
$7,025
$10,626
51.2%
6.4%
16.3%
22.7%
$8,620
$2,006
$295
20
Georgia
$7,267
$11,590
59.5%
13.0%
16.3%
29.4%
$9,401
$2,188
$286
21
Florida
$14,412
$22,385
55.3%
10.5%
16.3%
26.8%
$18,273
$4,112
$276
22
Nevada
$1,817
$3,152
73.5%
31.1%
16.3%
47.4%
$2,679
$473
$271
23
Kentucky
$5,081
$7,214
42.0%
4.7%
16.3%
21.1%
$6,151
$1,063
$270
24
Arkansas
$2,748
$4,017
46.2%
6.0%
16.3%
22.3%
$3,362
$654
$258
25
Tennessee
$4,526
$6,991
54.5%
8.3%
16.3%
24.7%
$5,642
$1,349
$248
26
Maryland
$6,502
$9,127
40.4%
4.7%
16.3%
21.1%
$7,872
$1,256
$245
27
Nebraska
$1,890
$2,670
41.3%
3.8%
16.3%
20.1%
$2,269
$400
$241
28
Montana
$951
$1,383
45.4%
7.0%
16.3%
23.4%
$1,173
$210
$238
29
Oregon
$3,313
$4,950
49.4%
10.4%
16.3%
26.7%
$4,197
$753
$229
30
Iowa
$3,602
$4,902
36.1%
2.0%
16.3%
18.3%
$4,261
$642
$224
31
South Carolina  $3,936
$5,669
44.1%
6.6%
16.3%
22.9%
$4,837
$833
$217
32
Idaho
$1,391
$2,091
50.4%
15.3%
16.3%
31.6%
$1,830
$261
$212
33
Washington
$8,468
$11,914
40.7%
10.6%
16.3%
27.0%
$10,750
$1,164
$205
34
Oklahoma
$3,874
$5,361
38.4%
4.4%
16.3%
20.8%
$4,679
$682
$204
35
Louisiana
$4,250
$5,857
37.8%
2.3%
16.3%
18.6%
$5,041
$816
$187
36
South Dakota
$565
$810
43.3%
3.2%
16.3%
19.6%
$676
$134
$182
37
Vermont
$763
$1,014
32.9%
3.7%
16.3%
20.0%
$916
$98.2
$166
38
Maine
$1,664
$2,146
29.0%
0.8%
16.3%
17.1%
$1,949
$197
$158
39
Texas
$17,031
$24,664
44.8%
11.9%
16.3%
28.2%
$21,833
$2,831
$143
40
West Virginia
$2,352
$3,000
27.6%
0.3%
16.3%
16.6%
$2,743
$257
$142
41
Alabama
$4,218
$5,742
36.1%
5.2%
16.3%
21.5%
$5,125
$617
$142
42
Arizona
$4,827
$7,176
48.7%
20.7%
16.3%
37.0%
$6,615
$562
$120
43
Pennsylvania
$16,270
$20,310
24.8%
0.2%
16.3%
16.5%
$18,953
$1,358
$113
44
New York
$30,110
$37,059
23.1%
0.5%
16.3%
16.9%
$35,185
$1,873
$103
45
New Jersey
$12,803
$15,555
21.5%
3.7%
16.3%
20.0%
$15,365
$190
$23
46
New Hampshire
$856
$1,026
19.8%
6.4%
16.3%
22.7%
$1,051
-$25
-$21
47
Hawaii
$2,710
$3,174
17.1%
3.6%
16.3%
19.9%
$3,250
-$76
-$63
48
Wyom ing
$646
$704
8.9%
3.8%
16.3%
20.1%
$776
-$72
-$150
49
Alaska
$1,603
$1,157
-27.8%
4.7%
16.3%
21.0%
$1,939
-$782
-$1,273
50
Sources: Cato Institute; Bureau of the Census; and Center for the Study of the States.
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