Table 1.
State alcohol tax changes, 2009–2011
| State | Date of tax change |
Type of tax | Old tax rate | New tax rate |
| Connecticut | May 2011 | Excise | Beer: 20¢/gallon | Beer: 24¢/gallon |
| Wine: 60¢/gallon | Wine: 72¢/gallon | |||
| Liquor: $4.50/gallon | Liquor: $5.4¢/gallon | |||
| District of Columbia | July 2011 | Sales (off premises) | 9% (all beverages) | 10% (all beverages) |
| Illinois | Sept 2009 | Excise | Beer: 18.5¢/gallon | Beer: 23.1¢/gallon |
| Wine: 73¢/gallon | Wine: $1.39/gallon | |||
| Liquor: $4.50/gallon | Liquor: $8.55/gallon | |||
| Maryland | July 2011 | Sales (off & on premises) | 6% (all beverages) | 9% (all beverages) |
| Massachusetts | August 2009 | Sales (off premises) | 0 | 6.25% (all beverages) |
| New Jersey | August 1, 2009 | Excise | Wine: 70¢/gallon | Wine: 74¢/gallon |
| Spirits: $4.40/gallon | Spirits: $5.50/gallon | |||
| New York | May 1, 2009 | Excise | Beer: 11¢/gallon | Beer: 14¢/gallon |
| Wine: 19¢/gallon | Wine: 30¢/gallon | |||
| North Carolina | September 1, 2009 | Excise | Beer: 53¢/gallon | Beer: 62¢/gallon |
| Wine: 790/gallon | Wine: $1.00/gallon |