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Rhode Island collected 31% more in pari-mutuels sales tax in 2022

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Of the $4.8 billion in taxes collected by Rhode Island in 2022, $515,000 came from pari-mutuels sales tax, a 31 percent increase over the previous year, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of State Government Tax Collections (STC).

Rhode Island collected $393,000 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.

Rhode Island Tax Collections 2022 vs. 2021
Type of Tax2022 amount2021 amount
Amusements license$265,000$182,000
General sales and gross receipts taxes$1,499,910,000$1,334,931,000
Motor vehicle license$32,582,000$28,168,000
Individual income taxes$1,939,003,000$1,757,678,000
Occupation and business license, NEC$86,715,000$80,859,000
Pari-mutuels sales tax$515,000$393,000
Hunting and fishing license$2,176,000$2,213,000
Insurance premiums sales tax$159,612,000$146,288,000
Corporations in general license$8,873,000$7,034,000
Death and gift taxes$35,700,000$38,141,000
Documentarty and stock transfer taxes$20,495,000$17,716,000
Alcoholic beverages sales tax$23,324,000$22,112,000
Corporations net income taxes$290,800,000$257,943,000
Amusements sales tax$20,385,000$16,586,000
Motor vehicle operators license$8,554,000$8,049,000
Other selective sales and gross receipts taxes$278,542,000$229,443,000
Selective sales and gross receipts taxes$855,584,000$797,057,000
Other license taxes$7,017,000$6,639,000
Public utilities license$2,809,000$2,624,000
Tobacco products sales tax$144,900,000$158,682,000
Public utilities sales tax$89,400,000$93,449,000
Motor fuels sales tax$138,906,000$130,104,000
Alcoholic beverages license$1,412,000$1,242,000
Source: U.S. Census Bureau

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