Of the $5.4 billion in taxes collected by Delaware in 2021, $550,000 came from taxes on public utilities licenses, a 3.6 percent increase over the previous year, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of State Government Tax Collections (STC).
Delaware collected $531,000 in taxes on public utilities licenses in 2020.
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.
| Type of Tax | 2021 amount | 2020 amount |
|---|---|---|
| Corporations net income taxes | $334,805,000 | $244,913,000 |
| Public utilities license | $550,000 | $531,000 |
| Motor vehicle license | $62,180,000 | $56,082,000 |
| Tobacco products sales tax | $115,700,000 | $119,153,000 |
| Insurance premiums sales tax | $123,324,000 | $118,599,000 |
| Hunting and fishing license | $4,492,000 | $4,136,000 |
| Other license taxes | $14,758,000 | $11,561,000 |
| Pari-mutuels sales tax | $39,000 | $51,000 |
| Motor vehicle operators license | $8,379,000 | $6,645,000 |
| Documentarty and stock transfer taxes | $246,549,000 | $186,158,000 |
| Alcoholic beverages sales tax | $32,719,000 | $25,204,000 |
| Public utilities sales tax | $45,518,000 | $50,905,000 |
| Amusements license | $333,000 | $284,000 |
| Occupation and business license, NEC | $161,821,000 | $127,014,000 |
| Taxes, NEC | $1,314,000 | $1,223,000 |
| Alcoholic beverages license | $1,693,000 | $1,468,000 |
| Corporations in general license | $1,822,622,000 | $1,643,896,000 |
| Individual income taxes | $2,148,289,000 | $1,685,848,000 |
| Motor fuels sales tax | $124,842,000 | $136,824,000 |
| Selective sales and gross receipts taxes | $587,923,000 | $585,504,000 |
| Death and gift taxes | $2,000 | $211,000 |
| Severance taxes | $2,000 | $0 |
| Other selective sales and gross receipts taxes | $145,781,000 | $134,768,000 |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
