TaxProf Blog author Paul Caron, the Charles Hartsock Professor of Law at the University of Cincinnati College of Law, reports that state sales tax revenues increased for the second consecutive quarter, up 2.2% for second quarter 2010.

The number comes from the Nelson A. Rockefeller Institute of Government. According to the Institute, corporate income tax decreased 18.8%, personal income tax increased 1.6% and sales tax increased 5.9%.

The largest increase was in the Northeast at 8.3%; the largest decrease was in the Rocky Mountain area at 4.4%. Overall, state tax revenues rose in 30 states.

The entire report  is available online.