Unlike most states, New Hampshire residents don’t pay any wine excise taxes
(The Center Square) – New Hampshire wine drinkers don’t pay any state wine excise taxes, according to a new analysis from the Tax Foundation based on January 2020 data.
The lack of a wine excise tax in New Hampshire made it one of just five states that don’t have one, the Tax Foundation study found.
Most states levy wine taxes based on volume, but other states impose other types of taxation. Minnesota places per-bottle fees that vary based on size. States can also impose additional layers of taxation based on alcohol content, wine type and other factors, the analysis reports.
The five states that don’t have an excise tax – Mississippi, New Hampshire, Pennsylvania, Utah and Wyoming – have in place government monopolies on the sale of beer, wine and other alcoholic beverages, according to the analysis.
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2020 Wine Excise Taxes by State
| Rank | State | Wine Excise Tax (Dollars per Gallon) |
| 1 | Kentucky | $3.30 |
| 2 | Alaska | $2.50 |
| 3 | Florida | $2.25 |
| 4 | Iowa | $1.75 |
| 5 (tie) | Alabama | $1.70 |
| 5 (tie) | New Mexico | $1.70 |
| 7 | Delaware | $1.63 |
| 8 (tie) | Georgia | $1.51 |
| 8 (tie) | Virginia | $1.51 |
| 10 | Maryland | $1.48 |
| 11 | Arkansas | $1.41 |
| 12 | Rhode Island | $1.40 |
| 13 | Illinois | $1.39 |
| 14 | Hawaii | $1.38 |
| 15 | South Dakota | $1.31 |
| 16 | Tennessee | $1.27 |
| 17 | Minnesota | $1.22 |
| 18 | North Dakota | $1.22 |
| 19 | South Carolina | $1.08 |
| 20 | Montana | $1.06 |
| 21 | West Virginia | $1.00 |
| 22 | North Carolina | $1.00 |
| 23 | Nebraska | $0.95 |
| 24 | New Jersey | $0.88 |
| 25 | Washington | $0.87 |
| 26 | Arizona | $0.84 |
| 27 | Louisiana | $0.76 |
| 28 (tie) | Connecticut | $0.72 |
| 28 (tie) | Oklahoma | $0.72 |
| 30 | Nevada | $0.70 |
| 31 | Oregon | $0.67 |
| 32 | Maine | $0.60 |
| 33 (tie) | Massachusetts | $0.55 |
| 33 (tie) | Vermont | $0.55 |
| 35 | Michigan | $0.51 |
| 36 | Indiana | $0.47 |
| 37 | Idaho | $0.45 |
| 38 | Missouri | $0.42 |
| 39 | Ohio | $0.32 |
| 40 | Colorado | $0.32 |
| 41 (tie) | Kansas | $0.30 |
| 41 (tie) | New York | $0.30 |
| 43 | Wisconsin | $0.25 |
| 44 | Texas | $0.20 |
| 45 | California | $0.20 |
| 46 | Mississippi | $0.00 |
| 46 | New Hampshire | $0.00 |
| 46 | Pennsylvania | $0.00 |
| 46 | Utah | $0.00 |
| 46 | Wyoming | $0.00 |
Source: Tax Foundation
