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In 2020, North Carolina collected $177 thousand in amusements license, ranking it 37th 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	Oklahoma	$150,088,000
2	Nevada	$71,820,000
3	New Jersey	$54,425,000
4	Ohio	$39,832,000
5	Iowa	$28,064,000
6	Pennsylvania	$26,825,000
7	California	$25,102,000
8	Illinois	$17,348,000
9	Mississippi	$16,424,000
10	Washington	$14,942,000
11	Florida	$14,000,000
12	Texas	$13,445,000
13	Massachusetts	$8,976,000
14	New Mexico	$6,429,000
15	Kansas	$5,932,000
16	South Dakota	$5,892,000
17	Indiana	$5,442,000
18	Montana	$4,654,000
19	South Carolina	$4,324,000
20	West Virginia	$4,154,000
21	Oregon	$2,429,000
22	Maryland	$1,657,000
23	North Dakota	$1,191,000
24	Minnesota	$1,104,000
25	Arkansas	$955,000
26	Colorado	$756,000
27	Nebraska	$593,000
28	Maine	$470,000
29	Wisconsin	$449,000
30	New Hampshire	$319,000
31	Delaware	$284,000
32	Kentucky	$275,000
33	Connecticut	$229,000
34	Idaho	$218,000
35	Tennessee	$207,000
36	Rhode Island	$189,000
37	North Carolina	$177,000
38	Virginia	$113,000
39	Wyoming	$109,000
40	Missouri	$25,000
41	Vermont	$24,000

Source: U.S. Census Bureau