By Carly Sauvageau, Reno Gazette Journal
The National Taxpayers Union Foundation (NTUF), a nonprofit based in Washington, D.C., that focuses on issues affecting taxpayers, has released a study outlining how much each state has spent on tariffs since January 2025.
The NTUF used estimates prepared by Trade Partnership Worldwide for the National Taxpayers Union Foundation using US Census Bureau import data to create the state-by-state ranking.
In the ranking, NTUF said Nevada is almost right in the middle compared with other states in terms of how much the Silver State has spent on tariffs since 2025. Meanwhile, California and Washington, D.C. sit at the other ends of the ranking.
“California pays the most in executive tariffs of any US state—an estimated $63 billion since January 2025, according to the National Taxpayers Union Foundation’s State Tariffs Tracker. Texas ($37 billion) and Michigan ($23 billion) follow,” NTUF said. “District of Columbia has the lowest estimated executive tariff cost of the 52 jurisdictions tracked—about $58 million since January 2025.”
Here’s a closer look at how much Nevada has spent in tariffs and which industries have been hit the hardest in the state.
How much money has been collected on tariffs so far?
Nevada ranked No. 27 when comparing how much each state has spent on tariffs since January 2025. In total, NTUF said Nevadans have paid $2.5 billion, or the equivalent of $2,053 per household.
Nevada is one of the 37 states that have paid more than $1 billion in tariffs, NTUF said. Together, all states have paid more than $9.1 billion in tariffs.
Which industries are impacted by tariffs?
NTUF said car and truck imports have been hit hardest by tariffs in the states. Twelve out of 52 jurisdictions tracked had automobiles affected more than any other industry.
In Nevada, battery and cable imports have been most affected by the tariffs, with $469 million paid in extra tariffs since January 2025—followed by clothes and shoes ($187 million) and electrical equipment ($157 million).
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