2005 Tax Freedom Days by State and Rank | ||
| STATE | DATE | RANK |
| Connecticut | May 3 | 1 |
| New York | April 29 | 2 |
| New Jersey | April 25 | 3 |
| Massachusetts | April 25 | 4 |
| Wyoming | April 24 | 5 |
| Maine | April 23 | 6 |
| Rhode Island | April 23 | 7 |
| Washington | April 20 | 8 |
| California | April 20 | 9 |
| Wyoming | April 19 | 10 |
| Minnesota | April 18 | 11 |
| Vermont | April 18 | 12 |
| Nevada | April 18 | 13 |
| Colorado | April 18 | 14 |
| Maryland | April 17 | 15 |
| Illinois | April 17 | 16 |
| Virginia | April 16 | 17 |
| New Mexico | April 15 | 18 |
| Florida | April 15 | 19 |
| Michigan | April 15 | 20 |
| Arizona | April 15 | 21 |
| Texas | April 14 | 22 |
| Hawaii | April 14 | 23 |
| Ohio | April 14 | 24 |
| Utah | April 14 | 25 |
| Georgia | April 13 | 26 |
| Nebraska | April 13 | 27 |
| Kansas | April 13 | 28 |
| Indiana | April 13 | 29 |
| Pennsylvania | April 13 | 30 |
| North Carolina | April 12 | 31 |
| Oregon | April 12 | 32 |
| Arkansas | April 12 | 33 |
| New Hampshire | April 11 | 34 |
| Kentucky | April 11 | 35 |
| Delaware | April 11 | 36 |
| Missouri | April 10 | 37 |
| West Virginia | April 9 | 38 |
| South Carolina | April 9 | 39 |
| Iowa | April 9 | 40 |
| Montana | April 9 | 41 |
| Idaho | April 9 | 42 |
| Louisiana | April 8 | 43 |
| Oklahoma | April 7 | 44 |
| North Dakota | April 7 | 45 |
| Mississippi | April 7 | 46 |
| South Dakota | April 7 | 47 |
| Tennessee | April 6 | 48 |
| Alabama | April 4 | 49 |
| Alaska | April 2 | 50 |
Data taken from the Tax Foundation report "Tax Foundation Special Report No. 134."