With Tax Day Here, Which State's Residents Pay the Most?

US residents paid Uncle Sam an average of $8,943 per person in federal income, payroll and estate taxes in 2016. According to Reuters there's a pretty wide range in terms of per capita federal taxes across the country. The District of Columbia and Delaware are at the top, with residents paying $37 and $16 respectively. At the bottom are Mississippi and West Virginia. Both southern states clocked in at $4 of per capital federal tax in 2016.