Hawaii collected $8 billion in taxes in 2021, a 4.4 percent increase from the previous year, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of State Government Tax Collections (STC).
Most tax revenue came from sales and gross receipts taxes ($4.1 billion) and income taxes ($3.5 billion).
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 the bureau and how much was collected.
2021 Hawaii Tax Collections
| Type of Tax | Amount |
|---|---|
| Property taxes | $0 |
| Sales and gross receipts taxes | $4,147,624,000 |
| License taxes | $258,953,000 |
| Income taxes | $3,546,116,000 |
| Miscellaneous taxes | $93,998,000 |
| General sales and gross receipts taxes | $3,296,268,000 |
| Selective sales and gross receipts taxes | $851,356,000 |
| Alcoholic beverages sales tax | $45,178,000 |
| Amusements sales tax | $0 |
| Insurance premiums sales tax | $191,516,000 |
| Motor fuels sales tax | $70,796,000 |
| Pari-mutuels sales tax | $0 |
| Public utilities sales tax | $125,221,000 |
| Tobacco products sales tax | $108,529,000 |
| Other selective sales and gross receipts taxes | $310,116,000 |
| Alcoholic beverages license | $0 |
| Amusements license | $0 |
| Corporations in general license | $2,203,000 |
| Hunting and fishing license | $615,000 |
| Motor vehicle license | $177,165,000 |
| Motor vehicle operators license | $327,000 |
| Public utilities license | $17,224,000 |
| Occupation and business license, NEC | $49,591,000 |
| Other license taxes | $11,828,000 |
| Individual income taxes | $3,354,690,000 |
| Corporations net income taxes | $191,426,000 |
| Death and gift taxes | $31,275,000 |
| Documentarty and stock transfer taxes | $62,723,000 |
| Severance taxes | $0 |
| Taxes, NEC | $0 |
