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Washington collected 45.5% more in pari-mutuels sales tax in 2022

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Of the $36.1 billion in taxes collected by Washington in 2022, $1.3 million came from pari-mutuels sales tax, a 45.5 percent increase over the previous year, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of State Government Tax Collections (STC).

Washington collected $883,000 in pari-mutuels sales tax in 2021.

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 subcategory and how much was collected.

Washington Tax Collections 2022 vs. 2021
Type of Tax2022 amount2021 amount
Insurance premiums sales tax$823,878,000$683,639,000
Corporations in general license$54,390,000$50,387,000
Amusements sales tax$4,432,000$281,000
Alcoholic beverages sales tax$481,287,000$472,949,000
Public utilities license$23,093,000$21,114,000
Other selective sales and gross receipts taxes$1,274,584,000$1,282,554,000
Taxes, NEC$141,504,000$20,000
Motor vehicle operators license$128,448,000$125,839,000
Selective sales and gross receipts taxes$5,262,593,000$4,956,647,000
Other license taxes$175,726,000$163,246,000
Pari-mutuels sales tax$1,285,000$883,000
Tobacco products sales tax$353,075,000$386,660,000
Alcoholic beverages license$203,169,000$213,953,000
Amusements license$20,573,000$13,791,000
Death and gift taxes$371,246,000$324,421,000
General sales and gross receipts taxes$21,477,182,000$19,056,609,000
Motor vehicle license$834,226,000$998,237,000
Occupation and business license, NEC$426,738,000$438,328,000
Public utilities sales tax$725,502,000$611,339,000
Motor fuels sales tax$1,598,550,000$1,518,342,000
Hunting and fishing license$43,606,000$47,739,000
Severance taxes$41,103,000$43,020,000
Documentarty and stock transfer taxes$2,468,426,000$1,810,495,000
Source: U.S. Census Bureau

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