Delaware collected $4.6 billion in taxes in 2020, a 0.9 percent decrease 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 income taxes ($1.9 billion) and license taxes ($1.9 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.
2020 Delaware Tax Collections
| Type of Tax | Amount |
|---|---|
| Property taxes | $0 |
| Sales and gross receipts taxes | $585,504,000 |
| License taxes | $1,851,617,000 |
| Income taxes | $1,930,761,000 |
| Miscellaneous taxes | $187,592,000 |
| General sales and gross receipts taxes | $0 |
| Selective sales and gross receipts taxes | $585,504,000 |
| Alcoholic beverages sales tax | $25,204,000 |
| Amusements sales tax | $0 |
| Insurance premiums sales tax | $118,599,000 |
| Motor fuels sales tax | $136,824,000 |
| Pari-mutuels sales tax | $51,000 |
| Public utilities sales tax | $50,905,000 |
| Tobacco products sales tax | $119,153,000 |
| Other selective sales and gross receipts taxes | $134,768,000 |
| Alcoholic beverages license | $1,468,000 |
| Amusements license | $284,000 |
| Corporations in general license | $1,643,896,000 |
| Hunting and fishing license | $4,136,000 |
| Motor vehicle license | $56,082,000 |
| Motor vehicle operators license | $6,645,000 |
| Public utilities license | $531,000 |
| Occupation and business license, NEC | $127,014,000 |
| Other license taxes | $11,561,000 |
| Individual income taxes | $1,685,848,000 |
| Corporations net income taxes | $244,913,000 |
| Death and gift taxes | $211,000 |
| Documentarty and stock transfer taxes | $186,158,000 |
| Severance taxes | $0 |
| Taxes, NEC | $1,223,000 |
