Colorado collects $179 million in license tax revenue in Q1

Heidi Humphreys, Executive Director
Heidi Humphreys, Executive Director - Colorado Department of Revenue
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Colorado collected $179 million in license taxes during the first quarter of 2025, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s Quarterly Summary of State and Local Taxes.

In addition to detailed tax revenue data from each state, the Quarterly Summary of State and Local Government Tax Revenue includes an estimate of state and local government tax revenue at a national level.

The Census Bureau cautions that it sets the tax classifications among the survey categories, and they may differ from the classifications set by state governments.

Overall, Colorado collected $3.6 billion in combined tax revenues in Q1.

Q1 Colorado Tax Collections
Type of Tax Amount (millions)
Sales and Gross Receipts Taxes $2,139
Income Taxes $1,379
License Taxes $179
Other Taxes -$89

Information in this article was obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau. The source data can be found here.



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