The report by the Washington D.C.-based nonprofit think tank said tax burdens in fiscal year 2009 fell from the previous year, and said New Jersey residents paid the highest combination of income, sales, property and other taxes at 12.1 percent.

Texans paid only 7.1 percent over the same period.

New York (12.1 percent) and Connecticut (12 percent) were hot on Jersey’s heels for the top rate, while Alaska (6.3), Nevada (7.5) and South Dakota (7.6) had the lowest rates, according to the report.

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