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In 2020, North Carolina collected $48 thousand in amusements sales tax, ranking it 39th in the United States, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's Annual Survey of State Government Tax Collections (STC).

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 cautions it sets the tax classifications among the survey categories, and 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.

Rank	State	Amount
1	Pennsylvania	$1,187,235,000
2	Nevada	$805,297,000
3	Illinois	$797,775,000
4	Maryland	$773,059,000
5	Louisiana	$573,393,000
6	Indiana	$427,194,000
7	Missouri	$288,276,000
8	New Jersey	$278,199,000
9	Ohio	$272,803,000
10	Iowa	$241,736,000
11	Connecticut	$234,835,000
12	Massachusetts	$189,678,000
13	Florida	$159,853,000
14	Mississippi	$132,793,000
15	Michigan	$115,277,000
16	Colorado	$88,685,000
17	Minnesota	$79,189,000
18	New Mexico	$66,795,000
19	Montana	$57,455,000
20	Arkansas	$53,279,000
21	Maine	$43,371,000
22	South Carolina	$34,030,000
23	West Virginia	$27,144,000
24	Oklahoma	$24,369,000
25	Texas	$17,844,000
26	Alaska	$15,427,000
27	North Dakota	$13,441,000
28	South Dakota	$8,431,000
29	Nebraska	$6,060,000
30	Arizona	$4,547,000
31	Washington	$3,656,000
32	New York	$2,022,000
33	New Hampshire	$413,000
34	Wyoming	$326,000
35	Kansas	$246,000
36	Wisconsin	$167,000
37	Kentucky	$145,000
38	Virginia	$84,000
39	North Carolina	$48,000

Source: U.S. Census Bureau