You can renounce your statehood without renouncing your citizenship. Former Virginian here and I renounced my Virginia statehood for the same reason. It's commo

You can renounce your statehood without renouncing your citizenship. Former Virginian here and I renounced my Virginia statehood for the same reason. It's common for American states to continue to tax their citizens after they leave. And there aren't really any downsides to not being a resident of any state.