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North Dakota collected 2.3% less in pari-mutuels sales tax in 2020

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Of the $4.3 billion in taxes collected by North Dakota in 2020, $1.2 million came from pari-mutuels sales tax, a 2.3 percent decrease from the previous year, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of State Government Tax Collections (STC).

North Dakota collected $1.2 million in pari-mutuels sales tax in 2019.

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.

North Dakota Tax Collections 2020 vs. 2019
Type of Tax2020 amount2019 amount
Amusements license$1,191,000$1,566,000
Motor fuels sales tax$193,763,000$199,322,000
Pari-mutuels sales tax$1,190,000$1,218,000
Hunting and fishing license$19,505,000$17,002,000
Public utilities license$5,000$3,000
Selective sales and gross receipts taxes$496,993,000$510,485,000
Insurance premiums sales tax$63,095,000$68,568,000
Motor vehicle operators license$4,766,000$5,283,000
Individual income taxes$376,864,000$415,274,000
Occupation and business license, NEC$77,968,000$84,226,000
Other selective sales and gross receipts taxes$139,280,000$147,130,000
Tobacco products sales tax$26,639,000$27,382,000
Severance taxes$2,086,801,000$2,610,995,000
Alcoholic beverages sales tax$9,116,000$8,950,000
Motor vehicle license$116,847,000$120,192,000
Public utilities sales tax$50,469,000$51,670,000
Corporations net income taxes$81,490,000$146,523,000
Amusements sales tax$13,441,000$6,245,000
Alcoholic beverages license$408,000$412,000
General sales and gross receipts taxes$1,067,967,000$1,053,147,000
Source: U.S. Census Bureau