Nevada collected $10.4 billion in taxes in 2021, a 10.2 percent increase from the previous year, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of State Government Tax Collections (STC).
Most tax revenue came from sales and gross receipts taxes ($8.4 billion) and miscellaneous taxes ($1 billion).
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 the bureau and how much was collected.
2021 Nevada Tax Collections
| Type of Tax | Amount |
|---|---|
| Property taxes | $386,450,000 |
| Sales and gross receipts taxes | $8,392,630,000 |
| License taxes | $623,260,000 |
| Income taxes | $0 |
| Miscellaneous taxes | $1,014,004,000 |
| General sales and gross receipts taxes | $6,179,597,000 |
| Selective sales and gross receipts taxes | $2,213,033,000 |
| Alcoholic beverages sales tax | $44,690,000 |
| Amusements sales tax | $764,287,000 |
| Insurance premiums sales tax | $489,269,000 |
| Motor fuels sales tax | $351,627,000 |
| Pari-mutuels sales tax | $0 |
| Public utilities sales tax | $37,518,000 |
| Tobacco products sales tax | $185,039,000 |
| Other selective sales and gross receipts taxes | $340,603,000 |
| Alcoholic beverages license | $0 |
| Amusements license | $36,886,000 |
| Corporations in general license | $87,976,000 |
| Hunting and fishing license | $14,066,000 |
| Motor vehicle license | $209,528,000 |
| Motor vehicle operators license | $30,163,000 |
| Public utilities license | $0 |
| Occupation and business license, NEC | $236,364,000 |
| Other license taxes | $8,277,000 |
| Individual income taxes | $0 |
| Corporations net income taxes | $0 |
| Death and gift taxes | $0 |
| Documentarty and stock transfer taxes | $144,312,000 |
| Severance taxes | $278,504,000 |
| Taxes, NEC | $591,188,000 |
