WHO BENEFITS MOST FROM STATE AND LOCAL TAX DEDUCTION?

Republicans are trying to eliminate the federal deduction for state and local taxes as part of a package to overhaul America’s tax system. Almost 44million people claimed the deduction in 2014. The average deduction for taxpayers who claimed it in each state and the District of Columbia: United States: $11,846 1. New York: $21,038 2. Connecticut: $18,940 3. New Jersey: $17,183 4. California: $17,148 5. District of Columbia: $15,452 6. Massachusetts: $14,761 7. Illinois: $12,878 8. Maryland: $12,443 9. Minnesota: $12,236 10. Rhode Island: $12,139 11. Vermont: $11,844 12. Oregon: $11,824 13. Wisconsin: $11,272 14. Maine: $10,885 15. Nebraska: $10,791 16. Virginia: $10,778 17. Pennsylvania: $10,743 18. Ohio: $10,026 19. New Hampshire: $9,672 20. Iowa: $9,636 21. Kentucky: $9,389 22. Missouri: $9,374 23. Michigan: $9,198 24. Kansas: $9,110 25. North Carolina: $9,071 26. Hawaii: $9,016 27. West Virginia: $9,011 28. Montana: $8,897 29. Arkansas: $8,816 30. Delaware: $8,801 31. Georgia: $8,696 32. Colorado: $8,599 33. Indiana: $8,306 34. Idaho: $8,301 35. South Carolina: $8,255 36. Oklahoma: $7,877 37. Utah: $7,807 38. Texas: $7,594 39. Washington: $7,077 40. Arizona: $7,021 41. Florida: $6,984 42. New Mexico: $6,885 43. North Dakota: $6,880 44. Louisiana: $6,693 45. Mississippi: $6,207 46. Nevada: $5,877 47. Wyoming: $5,754 48. South Dakota: $5,751 49. Alabama: $5,631 50. Tennessee: $5,316 51. Alaska: $4,789 Sources: IRS, Associated Press calculations.