First State Times

Delaware collected $6.3 billion in taxes in 2022, a 17 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 income taxes ($2.9 billion) and license taxes ($2.4 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.

Type of Tax	Amount
Property taxes	$0
Sales and gross receipts taxes	$644,552,000
License taxes	$2,437,040,000
Income taxes	$2,903,928,000
Miscellaneous taxes	$325,371,000
General sales and gross receipts taxes	$0
Selective sales and gross receipts taxes	$644,552,000
Alcoholic beverages sales tax	$30,911,000
Amusements sales tax	$0
Insurance premiums sales tax	$146,051,000
Motor fuels sales tax	$134,474,000
Pari-mutuels sales tax	$62,000
Public utilities sales tax	$43,826,000
Tobacco products sales tax	$115,332,000
Other selective sales and gross receipts taxes	$173,896,000
Alcoholic beverages license	$2,566,000
Amusements license	$434,000
Corporations in general license	$2,210,216,000
Hunting and fishing license	$4,766,000
Motor vehicle license	$59,629,000
Motor vehicle operators license	$5,902,000
Public utilities license	$700,000
Occupation and business license, NEC	$140,463,000
Other license taxes	$12,364,000
Individual income taxes	$2,405,043,000
Corporations net income taxes	$498,885,000
Death and gift taxes	$4,000
Documentarty and stock transfer taxes	$324,273,000
Severance taxes	$0
Taxes, NEC	$1,094,000