How Much Money Does NY Tax You For Cigarettes, Alcohol, Weed?

Not too long ago, New York State announced that it is removing taxes on diapers, which is great news for parents of infants and toddlers. Governor Kathy Hochul made the announcement on July 25, 2022,

I know many parents are anxious about rising prices and making ends meet. To bring relief, I’ve signed legislation to ban all local taxes on diapers so that families have one more way to save some money at a time when every cent counts.

It's great news for families, especially with prices steadily increasing on almost all of the essentials. But don't expect a tax break anytime soon on vice items in New York State.

New York State Has High "Sin" Taxes On Vice Items

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If you're a resident, you already know New York State has high taxes on pretty much every and anything, but it especially likes to tax certain 'bad habit' items.

Here's how much New York State charges you for your bad habits:

1. Cigarettes and little cigars - $4.35 per pack and an additional $1.50 a pack in NYC

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2. Snuff - $2 per container that is one ounce or less, $2 per ounce for containers over an ounce

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3. Cigars - 75% of the wholesale price

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4. Vapes - 20% of retail price

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5. Beer - 14 cents per gallon and an extra 12 cents in NYC

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6. Wine - 30 cents per gallon

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7. Liquor - $6.44 per gallon (if it contains more than 24% alcohol by volume) and NYC charges an extra $1 per gallon. If it contains more than 2% but less than 24% alcohol by volume the tax is $2.54 per gallon.

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8. Marijuana -

Beginning April 1, 2022, distributors taxed at rate of five-tenths of one cent per milligram of THC for cannabis flower, eight-tenths of one cent per milligram of THC for concentrated cannabis, and three cents per milligram of THC for cannabis edible products; 9% state tax on retail sales; 4% local tax on retail sales may also apply.

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9. Gambling -

It’s standard for the company to withhold 25% of your winnings if it has your Social Security number. If you decline to share that information, it may withhold up to 28%.

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We can count on two things in life. Death and taxes.

In the state of New York, we can count on those taxes being high. But how high is our tax burden in the Empire State versus other states?

Wallethub recently ranked each of the 50 states based on overall tax burden which they define as "...the proportion of total personal income that residents pay toward state and local taxes." These rankings base that ax burden number on property, income, and sales taxes.

Here are the top 10 states from those rankings, And, yes, no surprise - New York made the list. But are we that bad off? See where New York ranks!