OBAMACARE’S POVERTY TAX: AMERICANS PAYING INDIVIDUAL MANDATE TAX PENALTY (2014-2016, By State)

Percentage of
Penalty Payers
Number of Penalty Penalty Payers
State Total Amount Paid with Incomes $0-
Payers (Returns*) with Incomes
$50,000
under $50,000

United States 19,592,460 $8,396,894,000 15,745,910 80.37%

Alabama 220,870 $82,015,000 190,030 86.04%

Alaska 58,630 $33,629,000 34,070 58.11%

Arizona 451,240 $187,320,000 373,940 82.87%

Arkansas 187,740 $74,012,000 155,140 82.64%

California 2,377,410 $1,044,546,000 1,866,740 78.52%

Colorado 620,370 $105,471,024 564,650 91.02%

Connecticut 478,750 $69,338,000 122,400 25.57%

Delaware 44,150 $18,249,000 36,040 81.63%

District of
20,090 $9,059,000 15,440 76.85%
Colombia

Florida 3,226,120 $420,437,377 3,047,150 94.45%

Georgia 624,930 $265,892,000 516,310 82.62%

Hawaii 38,580 $16,136,000 31,040 80.46%

Idaho 126,790 $55,753,000 98,670 77.82%

Illinois 690,460 $281,650,000 566,520 82.05%

Indiana 428,080 $170,188,000 356,630 83.31%

Iowa 160,010 $47,124,000 135,690 84.80%

Kansas 161,120 $64,584,000 131,500 81.62%

Kentucky 231,920 $86,008,000 195,170 84.15%

Louisiana 304,920 $126,644,000 242,630 79.57%

Maine 98,760 $42,381,000 55,520 56.22%

Maryland 266,630 $119,032,000 165,010 61.89%

Massachusetts 220,850 $84,068,000 188,750 85.47%

Michigan 565,980 $173,878,000 483,760 85.47%

Minnesota 244,380 $100,173,000 196,040 80.22%

Mississippi 172,600 $70,468,000 142,910 82.80%

Compiled by the Office of Senator Steve Daines (MT)

Source: Internal Revenue Service: https://www.irs.gov/statistics/soi-tax-stats-historic-table-2, See rows Health Care Individual Responsibility
Payment Number/Amount.
*“Returns” means the number of returns that have data reported on the 1040 for the related line.
OBAMACARE’S POVERTY TAX: AMERICANS PAYING INDIVIDUAL MANDATE TAX PENALTY (2014-2016, By State)
Percentage of
Penalty Payers
Number of Penalty Penalty Payers
State Total Amount Paid with Incomes $0-
Payers (Returns*) with Incomes
$50,000
under $50,000

Missouri 324,610 $136,947,000 284,760 87.72%

Montana 84,510 $37,545,000 65,600 77.62%

Nebraska 126,410 $40,727,000 106,420 84.19%

Nevada 230,410 $58,027,310 190,560 82.70%

New Hampshire 94,690 $33,428,300 75,130 79.34%

New Jersey 552,520 $256,122,000 437,760 79.23%

New Mexico 115,070 $47,989,000 93,030 80.85%

New York 1,113,460 $483,790,000 892,600 80.16%

North Carolina 604,080 $248,381,000 493,790 81.74%

North Dakota 50,460 $21,450,000 39,280 77.84%

Ohio 558,830 $212,934,000 478,620 85.65%

Oklahoma 233,390 $101,721,000 180,870 77.50%

Oregon 239,230 $99,467,000 187,820 78.51%

Pennsylvania 635,920 $245,913,000 533,960 83.97%

Rhode Island 61,180 $23,632,000 39,423 64.44%

South Carolina 286,760 $118,112,000 234,420 81.75%

South Dakota 47,000 $19,160,000 38,550 82.02%

Tennessee 368,800 $147,779,000 307,100 83.27%

Texas 2,545,960 $1,215,388,000 1,957,800 76.90%

Utah 206,650 $71,995,000 163,420 79.08%

Vermont 38,960 $16,864,000 31,210 80.11%

Virginia 483,270 $164,918,000 396,090 81.96%

Washington 401,860 $182,296,000 297,420 74.01%

West Virginia 104,750 $40,519,000 86,440 82.52%

Wisconsin 302,600 $116,670,000 251,380 83.07%

Wyoming 47,300 $23,874,000 33,530 70.89%

Other Areas 14,610 $8,722,000 10,830 74.13%

Compiled by the Office of Senator Steve Daines (MT)

Source: Internal Revenue Service: https://www.irs.gov/statistics/soi-tax-stats-historic-table-2, See rows Health Care Individual Responsibility
Payment Number/Amount.
*“Returns” means the number of returns that have data reported on the 1040 for the related line.