The Tax Foundation has an article at State and Local Tax Burdens, Calendar Year 2022 that shows Montana at 27th place on state and local taxes. I’m not certain that it’s a good thing to be above the mean when it comes to paying taxes – but they illustrate the article with this map:
An earlier article, at State and Local Individual Income Tax Collections Per Capita cuts it down to just income taxes, and shows a different legend to the map:
Essentially, 10.5% of Montana’s production goes to support the state and local government. Whether that is a good thing or a bad thing probably depends on whether you are employed by state or local government, or if you are a libertarian free-market capitalist. I’ve been both, so I can see both sides.
Data is available on the federal side of income taxes – How much money does the government collect per person? The article is worth reading – it tells that the average is $15,098 per person. It also includes this interesting graph:
Trego's Mountain Ear 
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