Delaware’s license tax revenue up 4.1% in Q2 compared to same quarter of previous year

Kathy L. Revel Director Division of Revenue at Delaware Department of Finance
Kathy L. Revel Director Division of Revenue at Delaware Department of Finance
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Delaware collected $995 million in license taxes during the second quarter of 2025, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s Quarterly Summary of State and Local Taxes.

This represents a 4.1% increase over the same quarter the previous year, when license tax revenue was $956 million.

In addition to detailed tax revenue data from each state, the Quarterly Summary of State and Local Government Tax Revenue includes an estimate of state and local government tax revenue at a national level.

The Census Bureau cautions that it sets the tax classifications among the survey categories, and they may differ from the classifications set by state governments.

Overall, Delaware collected $2.4 billion in combined tax revenues in Q2.

Q2 Delaware Tax Collections
Type of TaxAmount (millions)
Income Taxes$1,116
License Taxes$995
Sales and Gross Receipts Taxes$221
Other Taxes$63
Information in this article was obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau. The source data can be found here.



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