Can you name the U.S. States with no sales tax?

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No Sales Tax States Quiz

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Created by: America -
Contributed: October 7th, 2009
Published: November 27th, 2009
Category: Geography
Plays: 78,371

Tags: State Quizzes, sale, tax, US States

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	tgillman:	Oct 7th, 2009 at 20:21 GMT	7 points
	And I really thought Delaware was the only one...

	Hoovie:	Nov 27th, 2009 at 16:35 GMT	19 points
	Why would people naturally think of Alaska first?

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	Kitimat88:	Nov 27th, 2009 at 16:41 GMT	4 points
	@Hoovie I know, I thought of Alaska first, not because of alphabetical order, but for some reason it just seemed right...I also got 3 of the other 4 by complete guesswork.

	celtic33:	Nov 27th, 2009 at 16:44 GMT	6 points
	complete guessing aside from new hampshire which I knew...and massachusetts has a tax on everything...hence the nickname taxachusetts

	GeoExpert:	Nov 27th, 2009 at 16:47 GMT	3 points
	@Hoovie- For me, I had no idea, so I was taking guesses with states, and my mind usually goes west to east on geography quizzes.

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	treemeister2:	Nov 27th, 2009 at 16:58 GMT	19 points
	Massachusetts definitely has a sales tax... I live there

	Roman:	Nov 27th, 2009 at 17:06 GMT	7 points
	Should be interesting to compare this list with states with no state income tax. I believe NH would be the only one on BOTH lists, hate the fact Delaware charges income tax now.

	Loki:	Nov 27th, 2009 at 17:08 GMT	2 points
	some possible bonus ideas: states with certain items where there is no sales tax (e.g. Minnesota w/ food & clothing, Iowa w/ food, etc.)? it would take a lot of work, but might be interesting for people blindly typing in states :)

	Havok3595:	Nov 27th, 2009 at 17:27 GMT	5 points
	@Loki: I was thinking similarly, but also thought New York would be a good bonus, since they gave several counties temporary state sales tax exemption. Pennsylvania doesn't tax clothing, either. As far as Alaska, I thought of it first because I know they pay you to live there (every year, a portion of the state's oil revenue is returned to the citizens). I can't imagine them having sales tax.

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	DPA727:	Nov 27th, 2009 at 17:54 GMT	3 points
	you really think Massachusetts doesn't have a sales tax when we have a governor who taxes just about everything?

	jaymc:	Nov 27th, 2009 at 17:55 GMT	8 points
	I knew Delaware and Oregon. The others made sense because they all have a strong libertarian bent.

	guyborab:	Nov 27th, 2009 at 18:02 GMT	2 points
	Man, Alaska was th only one I missed... doofus.

	Annie:	Nov 27th, 2009 at 18:15 GMT	-4 points
	Hooray for Delaware!

	rockgirl:	Nov 27th, 2009 at 18:30 GMT	13 points
	NOMAD is how I remember it, I guess being an accountant has finally paid off in the Sporcle world.

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	tenta20:	Nov 27th, 2009 at 19:02 GMT	1 point
	montana...montana.....the only one i couldn't get.

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	dknights411:	Nov 27th, 2009 at 20:01 GMT	5 points
	Here in Texas, we have a Tax-Free weekend! Does any other state have that out of curiosity?

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	Pirate_Higemaru:	Nov 27th, 2009 at 20:40 GMT	4 points
	Pennsylvania doesn't have a food tax. It has sales tax.

	ssmitty:	Nov 27th, 2009 at 20:44 GMT	4 points
	@dknights: new york does too. there is one weekend a year where they don't charge sales tax because the city loses a lot of business to new jersey on some items. so they definitely have a tax free weekend on all items not including tobacco products.

	bullwinklemoose:	Nov 27th, 2009 at 20:47 GMT	-4 points
	@VikingDevil53: Minnesota does indeed have a sales tax. It's 6.5%, if I remember correctly.

	gqb:	Nov 27th, 2009 at 21:23 GMT	2 points
	dknights411: Like Texas, Oklahoma also as a tax free weekend on certain items - usually clothing and back to school type items.

	Jakmoo:	Nov 27th, 2009 at 21:42 GMT	2 points
	3/5... not bad I s'pose since I guessed randomly and I'm from the UK.

	Sally:	Nov 27th, 2009 at 22:49 GMT	2 points
	@VikingDevil53, yeah MN does have a sales tax, just no clothing tax because clothing is seen as a necessity.

	burnage:	Nov 27th, 2009 at 23:14 GMT	-4 points
	@steven: thats because jersey sells things for less sometimes (or Jersey is just awesome)

	Nosleep:	Nov 27th, 2009 at 23:35 GMT	-4 points
	Ahh, I was just typing in Delaware as a random guess when time ran out. Shucks. As a Washingtonian retailer, I frequently see ID's from the three states I got to ring up tax-exempt sales.

	bostoncane:	Nov 28th, 2009 at 00:53 GMT	2 points
	gaaaahhh, I was answering a different quiz and didn't realize it until I read the comments. I was naming the no-income-tax states, and I was shocked that some of the states I had lived in had apparently added an income tax! Oh well, I got NH, and then OR as a guess.

	btroup1:	Nov 28th, 2009 at 01:25 GMT	6 points
	Semantically, some states don't have a sales tax, but function just the same. Hawaii has a gross receipts tax. Arizona has a transfer priveledge tax. And for those who suggested bonuses for states exempting certain goods, that's actually not a feasible idea. All states have some form of exemption to favor industries that are integral to the state's economy.

	smart_mom:	Nov 28th, 2009 at 03:30 GMT	2 points
	@Hoovie: I thought of Alaska because of their oil revenue - they don't need to charge sales tax.

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	Granderson:	Nov 28th, 2009 at 04:16 GMT	4 points
	Knew Oregon (live here) and Delaware, but not the others! Too bad Oregon has the highest state income tax in the country...9%, on top of federal rates. :(

	Lin:	Nov 28th, 2009 at 05:03 GMT	1 point
	This was one of the quizzes that made me stop and say, How did I know that?

	Garte:	Nov 28th, 2009 at 05:52 GMT	5 points
	@yemen1200: NJ does have sales tax, I live there. It's 7%