Ernest the JS so none of it evaluates before dom ready.

assets/js/admin/settings-views-html-settings-tax.js

@@ -4,10 +4,11 @@
  */
 
 (function($, data, wp){
+	$(function() {
+
 		var rowTemplate = wp.template( 'wc-tax-table-row' ),
 			$tbody = $('#rates');
 
-	$(function() {
 		// Blank out the contents.
 		$tbody.innerHTML = '';
 
@@ -27,7 +28,6 @@
 			source: data.states,
 			minLength: 3
 		});
-	});
 
 		$('.wc_tax_rates .remove_tax_rates').click(function() {
 			if ( $tbody.find('tr.current').length > 0 ) {
@@ -123,4 +123,5 @@
 			$(this).attr( 'name', $(this).attr( 'data-name' ) );
 		});
 
+	});
 })(jQuery, htmlSettingsTaxLocalizeScript, wp);