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Of the $6.3 billion in taxes collected by Delaware in 2022, $62,000 came from pari-mutuels sales tax, a 59 percent increase over the previous year, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of State Government Tax Collections (STC).

Delaware collected $39,000 in pari-mutuels sales tax in 2021.

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	2022 amount	2021 amount
Motor fuels sales tax	$134,474,000	$124,842,000
Insurance premiums sales tax	$146,051,000	$123,324,000
Occupation and business license, NEC	$140,463,000	$161,821,000
Documentarty and stock transfer taxes	$324,273,000	$246,549,000
Hunting and fishing license	$4,766,000	$4,492,000
Public utilities sales tax	$43,826,000	$45,518,000
Individual income taxes	$2,405,043,000	$2,148,289,000
Amusements license	$434,000	$333,000
Public utilities license	$700,000	$550,000
Alcoholic beverages license	$2,566,000	$1,693,000
Alcoholic beverages sales tax	$30,911,000	$32,719,000
Death and gift taxes	$4,000	$2,000
Other selective sales and gross receipts taxes	$173,896,000	$145,781,000
Corporations in general license	$2,210,216,000	$1,822,622,000
Corporations net income taxes	$498,885,000	$334,805,000
Taxes, NEC	$1,094,000	$1,314,000
Motor vehicle operators license	$5,902,000	$8,379,000
Pari-mutuels sales tax	$62,000	$39,000
Selective sales and gross receipts taxes	$644,552,000	$587,923,000
Tobacco products sales tax	$115,332,000	$115,700,000
Other license taxes	$12,364,000	$14,758,000
Motor vehicle license	$59,629,000	$62,180,000

Source: U.S. Census Bureau