Every year, the Tax Foundation ranks the tax burden in each of the 50 states. Click through to see the latest ranking, ranging from the worst (highest) to the best (lowest) tax burdens.
The Best and Worst States for Taxes in 2017
Every year, the Tax Foundation ranks the tax burden in each of the 50 states. Click through to see the latest ranking, ranging from the worst (highest) to the best (lowest) tax burdens.
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Individual income tax: 1.4%-8.97%
Sales tax: 7%
Corporate income tax: 6.5%-9%
Property tax per capita: $2,989
Unemployment insurance tax: 0.50%-5.40%
Individual income tax: 4%-8.82%
Sales tax: 4%
Corporate income tax: 6.5%
Property tax per capita: $2,494
Unemployment insurance tax: 1.70%-9.50%
Individual income tax: 1%-13.3%
Sales tax: 7.50%
Corporate income tax: 8.84%
Property tax per capita: $1,365
Unemployment insurance tax: 1.50%-6.20%
Individual income tax: 4%-8.95%
Sales tax: 5.75%
Corporate income tax: 9.4%
Property tax per capita: $3,032
Unemployment insurance tax: 1.80%-7.20%
Individual income tax: 3.55%-8.95%
Sales tax: 6%
Corporate income tax: 6% - 8.5%
Property tax per capita: $2,331
Unemployment insurance tax: 1.30%-8.40%
Individual income tax: 5.35%-9.85%
Sales tax: 6.875%
Corporate income tax: 9.8%
Property tax per capita: $1,547
Unemployment insurance tax: 0.20%-9.10%
Individual income tax: 0.495%-4.997%
Sales tax: 5.75%
Corporate income tax: gross receipts tax
Property tax per capita: $1,215
Unemployment insurance tax: 0.30%-8.70%
Individual income tax: 3.75% -5.99%
Sales tax: 7%
Corporate income tax: 7%
Property tax per capita: $2,282
Unemployment insurance tax: 1.90%-9.79%
Individual income tax: 3%-6.99%
Sales tax: 6.35%
Corporate income tax: 9%
Property tax per capita: $2,726
Unemployment insurance tax: 1.90%-6.80%
Individual income tax: 2% - 5.75%
Sales tax: 6%
Corporate income tax: 8.25%
Property tax per capita: $1,504
Unemployment insurance tax: .30%-7.50%
Individual income tax: 2% - 6%
Sales tax: 5%
Corporate income tax: 4% - 8%
Property tax per capita: $849
Unemployment insurance tax: 0.10%-6.20%
Individual income tax: 0.36% - 8.98%
Sales tax: 6%
Corporate income tax: 6% - 12%
Property tax per capita: $1,515
Unemployment insurance tax: up to 8%
Individual income tax: 4% - 7.65%
Sales tax: 5%
Corporate income tax: 7.9%
Property tax per capita: $1,843
Unemployment insurance tax: 0.05%-12%
Individual income tax: 0.9%-6.90%
Sales tax: 6.50%
Corporate income tax: 1% - 6.5%
Property tax per capita: $659
Unemployment insurance tax: 0.50%-14.40%
Individual income tax: up to 7%
Sales tax: 6%
Corporate income tax: 5%
Property tax per capita: $1,077
Unemployment insurance tax: 0.06%-10.03%
Individual income tax: 1% - 6%
Sales tax: 4%
Corporate income tax: 6%
Property tax per capita: $1,011
Unemployment insurance tax: 0.04%-8.10%
Individual income tax: 1.7% - 4.9%
Sales tax: 5.125%
Corporate income tax: 4.8%-6.6%
Property tax per capita: $685
Unemployment insurance tax: 0.33%-6.4%
Individual income tax: 2% - 6%
Sales tax: 6%
Corporate income tax: 4% - 6%
Property tax per capita: $732
Unemployment insurance tax: 1.21%-10.21%
Individual income tax: 2% - 5.75%
Sales tax: 5.30%
Corporate income tax: 6%
Property tax per capita: $1,430
Unemployment insurance tax: 0.17%-6.27%
Individual income tax: 2% - 5%
Sales tax: 4%
Corporate income tax: 6.5%
Property tax per capita: $548
Unemployment insurance tax: 0.89%-7.04%
Individual income tax: 0.5% - 5.25%
Sales tax: 4.50%
Corporate income tax: 6%
Property tax per capita: $595
Unemployment insurance tax: 0.10%-5.50%
Individual income tax: 5.8%-7.15%
Sales tax: 5.5%
Corporate income tax: 3.5% - 8.93%
Property tax per capita: $1,907
Unemployment insurance tax: 0.57%-5.40%
Individual income tax: 1.1% - 2.9%
Sales tax: 5%
Corporate income tax: 1.41% - 4.31%
Property tax per capita: $1,140
Unemployment insurance tax: 0.28%-10.72%
Individual income tax: 3% - 5%
Sales tax: 7%
Corporate income tax: 3% - 5%
Property tax per capita: $899
Unemployment insurance tax: 0.24%-5.64%
Individual income tax: 5.10%
Sales tax: 6.25%
Corporate income tax: 8%
Property tax per capita: $2,069
Unemployment insurance tax: 0.786%-11.186%
Individual income tax: 1.4%-8.25%
Sales tax: 4%
Corporate income tax: 4.4% - 6.4%
Property tax per capita: $943
Unemployment insurance tax: up to 5.6%
Individual income tax: 2.46% - 6.84%
Sales tax: 5.50%
Corporate income tax: 5.58% - 7.81%
Property tax per capita: $1,649
Unemployment insurance tax: up to 5.40%
Individual income tax: 3.07%
Sales tax: 6%
Corporate income tax: 9.99%
Property tax per capita: $1,376
Unemployment insurance tax: 2.801%-10.8937%
Individual income tax: 3.75% of federal adjusted gross income with modification
Sales tax: 6.25%
Corporate income tax: 7.8%
Property tax per capita: $1,982
Unemployment insurance tax: 0.55%-7.75%
Individual income tax: 2.7% - 4.8%
Sales tax: 6.5%
Corporate income tax: 4% - 7%
Property tax per capita: $1,425
Unemployment insurance tax: 0.20%-7.60%
Individual income tax: 2.59% - 4.54%
Sales tax: 5.60%
Corporate income tax: 5.5%
Property tax per capita: $1,009
Unemployment insurance tax: 0.03%-8.91%
Individual income tax: 1.6% - 7.4%
Sales tax: 6%
Corporate income tax: 7.4
Property tax per capita: $888
Unemployment insurance tax: 0.425%-5.4%
Individual income tax: 2.2% - 6.6%
Sales tax: none
Corporate income tax: 8.7%
Property tax per capita: $825
Unemployment insurance tax: 0.30%-8.20%
Individual income tax: 3% - 6.5%
Sales tax: 6%
Corporate income tax: 6.5%
Property tax per capita: $798
Unemployment insurance tax: 1.50%-8.50%
Individual income tax: none
Sales tax: 6.5%
Corporate income tax: gross receipts tax
Property tax per capita: $1,350
Unemployment insurance tax: 0.13%-5.72%
Individual income tax: 4.63% of federal income
Sales tax: 2.90%
Corporate income tax: 4.63%
Property tax per capita: $1,333
Unemployment insurance tax: 0.77%-10.14%
Individual income tax: 1.5% - 6%
Sales tax: 4.225%
Corporate income tax: 6.25%
Property tax per capita: $977
Unemployment insurance tax: up to 9.75%
Individual income tax: none
Sales tax: 6.25%
Corporate income tax: gross receipts tax
Property tax per capita: $1,560
Unemployment insurance tax: 0.45%-7.47%
Individual income tax: none on salaries and wages; 6% on interest and dividend income*
Sales tax: 7%
Corporate income tax: 6.5%
Property tax per capita: $838
Unemployment insurance tax: 0.01%-10.00%
* This caption has been updated to clarify Tennessee's income tax.
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Individual income tax: 4.25% of federal adjusted gross income with modification
Sales tax: 6%
Corporate income tax: 6%
Property tax per capita: $1,320
Unemployment insurance tax: 0.724%-12.70%
Individual income tax: 5.75%
Sales tax: 4.75%
Corporate income tax: 4%
Property tax per capita: $903
Unemployment insurance tax: 0.06%-5.76%
Individual income tax: 5% - 9.9%
Sales tax: none
Corporate income tax: 6.6% - 7.6%
Property tax per capita: $1,285
Unemployment insurance tax: 1.20%-5.40%
Individual income tax: 5%
Sales tax: 5.95%
Corporate income tax: 5%
Property tax per capita: $952
Unemployment insurance tax: 0.20%-7.20%
Individual income tax: 3.3% of federal adjusted gross income with modification
Sales tax: 7%
Corporate income tax: 6.25%
Property tax per capita: $968
Unemployment insurance tax: 0.505%-7.474%
Individual income tax: none on wages and salaries; a 5% rate applies to interest and dividend income*
Sales tax: none
Corporate income tax: 8.2%
Property tax per capita: $2,690
Unemployment insurance tax: 0.10%-8%
* This caption has been corrected to reflect that New Hampshire does not have an individual income tax.
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Individual income tax: 1% - 6.9%
Sales tax: none
Corporate income tax: 6.75%
Property tax per capita: $1,407
Unemployment insurance tax: 0.13%-6.30%
Individual income tax: none
Sales tax: 6.85%
Corporate income tax: none
Property tax per capita: $972
Unemployment insurance tax: 0.30%-5.40%
Individual income tax: none
Sales tax: 6%
Corporate income tax: 5.5%
Property tax per capita: $1,216
Unemployment insurance tax: 0.10%-5.40%
Individual income tax: none
Sales tax: none
Corporate income tax: up to 9.4%
Property tax per capita: $1,913
Unemployment insurance tax: 1.00%-5.4%
Individual income tax: none
Sales tax: 4.5%
Corporate income tax: none
Property tax per capita: $1,231
Unemployment insurance tax: up to 10.03%
Individual income tax: none
Sales tax: 4%
Corporate income tax: none
Property tax per capita: $2,308
Unemployment insurance tax: 0.27%-8.77%
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