Factbox: Soda, Sugar Taxes Across the United States

(Reuters) – Voters in four U.S. cities will decide on Tuesday whether they would like to tax sugary drinks, the latest in a series of such measures as officials and nutritionists seeks ways to address obesity, diabetes and other health epidemics.

The following are some cities and states around the United States that have taxes or are considering imposing them for soft drinks, sugary beverages and sellers of sodas (population sizes are estimates from the U.S. Census):

ALBANY, CALIFORNIA

POPULATION: 19,735

Voters in this small city in the San Francisco Bay area will be voting on a penny-per-ounce soda tax Tuesday.

ALABAMA

POPULATION: 4.86 million

Proponents are pushing for lawmakers in Birmingham to consider a penny-per-ounce tax on sugary beverages to fill a shortfall for Medicaid.

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