What state consumes the most turkey per person on Thanksgiving?  Why, California, of course--the largest state in the Union.  Besides turkeys consumed, California also has the most federal taxpayers, according to the IRS.  However, in 2023 California lost the most tax filers, 1,277,731 to be precise.  No other state lost tax filers.

And where did those tax filers go?  Well, maybe they wll be eating turkey in Florida and Texas, which both saw an increase of over one million tax filers.  No other states came even close to gaining that many taxpayers. So is California a turkey state in more ways than one?

The United States Internal Revenue Service (IRS) which is responsible for collecting taxes and administering the Internal Revenue Code, collects and publishes historical data related to taxation across the 50 states.  This includes total tax revenue, total number of tax returns,the  number of people that file income tax returns, total state income tax revenue, etc.

The most recent information regarding the total number of persons who filed income tax returns across the 50 states was taken from Table 3. Number of Returns and Other Forms Filed, by Type and State, Fiscal Year 2023 for this data series.  For more information about this table see the IRS Data Book.