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Residents and visitors to Michigan paid $28.1 billion in taxes in 2020

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Michigan collected $28.1 billion in taxes in 2020, a 7.3 percent decrease from the previous year, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of State Government Tax Collections (STC).

Most tax revenue came from sales and gross receipts taxes ($13.4 billion) and income taxes ($9.8 billion).

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 sets the tax classifications among the survey categories and cautions 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.

2020 Michigan Tax Collections
Type of TaxAmount
Property taxes$2,373,197,000
Sales and gross receipts taxes$13,409,169,000
License taxes$2,017,443,000
Income taxes$9,842,335,000
Miscellaneous taxes$419,854,000
General sales and gross receipts taxes$9,223,410,000
Selective sales and gross receipts taxes$4,185,759,000
Alcoholic beverages sales tax$181,064,000
Amusements sales tax$115,277,000
Insurance premiums sales tax$456,600,000
Motor fuels sales tax$1,199,557,000
Pari-mutuels sales tax$1,726,000
Public utilities sales tax$35,656,000
Tobacco products sales tax$826,928,000
Other selective sales and gross receipts taxes$1,368,951,000
Alcoholic beverages license$19,728,000
Amusements license$0
Corporations in general license$31,472,000
Hunting and fishing license$91,864,000
Motor vehicle license$1,366,442,000
Motor vehicle operators license$55,380,000
Public utilities license$32,263,000
Occupation and business license, NEC$256,843,000
Other license taxes$163,451,000
Individual income taxes$9,029,493,000
Corporations net income taxes$812,842,000
Death and gift taxes$0
Documentarty and stock transfer taxes$404,871,000
Severance taxes$14,983,000
Taxes, NEC$0

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