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Residents and visitors to Michigan paid $34.4 billion in taxes in 2021

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Michigan collected $34.4 billion in taxes in 2021, a 22.7 percent increase 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 ($15.9 billion) and income taxes ($13.5 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.

2021 Michigan Tax Collections
Type of TaxAmount
Property taxes$2,396,416,000
Sales and gross receipts taxes$15,925,763,000
License taxes$2,178,822,000
Income taxes$13,495,663,000
Miscellaneous taxes$434,961,000
General sales and gross receipts taxes$11,190,298,000
Selective sales and gross receipts taxes$4,735,465,000
Alcoholic beverages sales tax$235,383,000
Amusements sales tax$157,621,000
Insurance premiums sales tax$349,170,000
Motor fuels sales tax$1,336,795,000
Pari-mutuels sales tax$2,656,000
Public utilities sales tax$38,425,000
Tobacco products sales tax$886,370,000
Other selective sales and gross receipts taxes$1,729,045,000
Alcoholic beverages license$20,572,000
Amusements license$0
Corporations in general license$33,845,000
Hunting and fishing license$76,709,000
Motor vehicle license$1,455,962,000
Motor vehicle operators license$66,802,000
Public utilities license$37,098,000
Occupation and business license, NEC$268,448,000
Other license taxes$219,386,000
Individual income taxes$11,999,165,000
Corporations net income taxes$1,496,498,000
Death and gift taxes$0
Documentarty and stock transfer taxes$411,412,000
Severance taxes$23,549,000
Taxes, NEC$0

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