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Alcohol Beverages Taxes

Distilled Spirits

Laws specifying the two major types of taxes levied on distilled spirits – “specific excise taxes” (taxes levied on the quantity of a beverage) and “ad valorem excise taxes” (taxes levied on the price of a beverage).

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Maps & Charts: Alcohol Beverages Taxes: Distilled Spirits

Jurisdiction

Value

Alabama

Control

Alaska

$12.80

Arizona

$3.00

Arkansas

$2.50

California

$3.30

Colorado

$2.28

Connecticut

$5.94

Delaware

$3.75

District of Columbia

$1.50

Florida

$6.50

Georgia

$1.89

Hawaii

$5.98

Idaho

Control

Illinois

$8.55

Indiana

$2.68

Iowa

Control

Kansas

$2.50

Kentucky

$1.92

Louisiana

$3.03

Maine

Control

Maryland

$1.50

Massachusetts

$4.05

Michigan

Control

Minnesota

$5.03

Mississippi

Control

Missouri

$2.00

Montana

Control

Nebraska

$3.75

Nevada

$3.60

New Hampshire

Control

New Jersey

$5.50

New Mexico

$6.06

New York

$6.44

North Carolina

Control

North Dakota

$2.50

Ohio

Control

Oklahoma

$5.56

Oregon

Control

Pennsylvania

Control

Rhode Island

$5.40

South Carolina

$2.96

South Dakota

$3.93

Tennessee

$4.40

Texas

$2.40

Utah

Control

Vermont

Control

Virginia

Control

Washington

$14.25

West Virginia

Control

Wisconsin

$3.36

Wyoming

Control

State

Beer On-Premises

Beer Off-Premises

Wine On-Premises

Wine Off-Premises

Spirits On-Premises

Spirits Off-Premises

Arkansas

0%

1%

0%

3%

14%

3%

District of Columbia

4.25%

4%

4.25%

4%

4.25%

4%

Kansas

3.5%

1.5%

3.5%

1.5%

3.5%

1.5%

Maine

2.50%

0%

0%

0%

0%

0%

Maryland

3%

3%

3%

3%

3%

3%

Minnesota

2.50%

2.50%

2.50%

2.50%

2.50%

2.50%

North Dakota

2%

2%

2%

2%

2%

2%

Oklahoma

13.50%

0%

13.50%

0%

13.50%

0%

South Carolina

0%

0%

0%

0%

5%

0%

Tennessee

0%

0%

15%

0%

15%

0%

Texas

8.70%

0%

8.70%

0%

8.70%

0%

Vermont

4%

0%

4%

0%

0%

0%

Washington

0%

0%

0%

0%

17%

31%