Sussex Review

Delaware collected $4.2 billion in taxes in 2018, a 17.6 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 income taxes ($1.9 billion) and license taxes ($1.6 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 cautions that it sets the tax classifications among the survey categories, and 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.

Type of Tax	Amount
Property taxes	$0
Sales and gross receipts taxes	$585,645,000
License taxes	$1,574,576,000
Income taxes	$1,907,137,000
Other taxes	$152,348,000
General sales and gross receipts taxes	$0
Selective sales and gross receipts taxes	$585,645,000
Alcoholic beverages sales tax	$26,556,000
Amusements sales tax	$0
Insurance premiums sales tax	$110,292,000
Motor fuels sales tax	$131,864,000
Pari-mutuels sales tax	$67,000
Public utilities sales tax	$53,228,000
Tobacco products sales tax	$123,026,000
Other selective sales and gross receipts taxes	$140,612,000
Alcoholic beverages license	$1,816,000
Amusements license	$321,000
Corporations in general license	$1,378,003,000
Hunting and fishing license	$3,759,000
Motor vehicle license	$58,969,000
Motor vehicle operators license	$5,838,000
Public utilities license	$134,000
Occupation and business license, nec	$117,494,000
Other license taxes	$8,242,000
Individual income taxes	$1,652,335,000
Corporations net income taxes	$254,802,000
Death and gift taxes	$4,425,000
Documentary and stock transfer taxes	$146,774,000
Severance taxes	$0
Taxes, nec	$1,149,000