Table 18-2 TOC
Relative Fiscal Capacity, Idaho and the Region Compared with the U.S., Selected Fiscal Years, 1975-1988
  1975 1977 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1988
  RTS Tax Capacity Indices[1] (100=U.S. Average)
 
Idaho 89 88 91 88 87 86 83 78 78 77 76
Alaska 155 158 217 260 324 312 272 250 259 177 159
Montana 103 103 113 112 114 110 105 95 90 88 85
Nevada 145 148 154 154 148 151 147 146 146 147 135
Oregon 100 104 106 103 99 99 96 94 95 93 91
Utah 86 88 87 86 87 86 82 81 81 80 78
Washington 98 100 103 103 99 102 101 99 101 98 98
Wyoming 154 154 173 196 216 201 182 181 169 151 123
 
  RTS Tax Effort Indices[2] (100=U.S. Average)
 
Idaho 90 89 91 88 87 85 87 91 90 90 93
Alaska 77 130 129 166 185 180 166 141 128 168 127
Montana 92 94 88 92 92 97 94 101 107 103 102
Nevada 70 62 65 60 62 63 64 65 64 65 69
Oregon 96 92 93 93 101 95 104 103 101 98 99
Utah 89 91 99 101 97 97 98 106 109 107 106
Washington 101 94 96 94 92 93 104 103 95 103 102
Wyoming 70 82 83 74 73 105 113 105 108 117 94
Source: U.S. Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations, State Fiscal Capacity and Effort, various years.
Note: RTS, the Representative Tax System, is a method for measuring the relative fiscal capacity of state and local governments. For more detailed definition, see the notes below.
[1] A state's tax capacity index is computed by dividing the state's capacity per capita by the national average capacity per capita and multiplying by 100. The result is a relative measure of the potential tax wealth of each state.
[2] Tax effort measures the extent to which a state uses its available tax bases. It is determined by comparing a state's actual revenues with its estimated capacity to raise revenues.

Compiled by: Lily Wai
Data input assisted by: Robert Anton-Erik
Contact: Lily Wai