State Income Tax Rates

Contents

States With Flat Tax Rates
- Other States
- List of States with Different Income Tax Rates
  - State Income Tax Bracket Links

Just like you pay federal income tax on the income you earned throughout the year, you may pay a state income tax. That’s unless if you’re living in states that don’t impose income tax on residents.

The income tax rate is different for each state and oftentimes just like how tax brackets determine what portion of your income will be taxed, the same goes for state income taxes. However, some states have a flat tax rate that all residents will be taxed regardless of their income.

While it may sound unfair for some to not pay state income taxes, everything is at a balanced level. Considering states that don’t impose an income tax all have high sales taxes, additional taxes may also make up for the state income tax. This includes sin taxes, excise taxes, etc.

States With Flat Tax Rates

A flat tax rate means everybody regardless of income will pay the same portion of their income towards state income tax.

E.g.

Someone who lives in Colorado and earns $30,000 a year will pay the same rate of taxes as someone who earns $3 million.

Flat Income Tax Rate States

State	Flat Tax Rate	Tax Burden
Colorado	4.63%	8.15% of personal income
Illinois	4.95%	9.67% of personal income
Indiana	3.23%	8.22% of personal income
Kentucky	5%	8.77% of personal income
Massachusetts	5.05%	8.90% of personal income
Michigan	4.25%	8.40% of personal income
North Carolina	5.25%	8.38% of personal income
Pennsylvania	3.07%	8.58% of personal income
Utah	4.95%	8.26% of personal income

Other States

The state income tax rate can be as low as 1% and can go up to 11%. These figures are for 2020 and any tax legislation for a certain state can make the rates higher or lower. It is always best to check this with your state’s revenue department. The table below will guide the tax rates of each state.

The income tax rates are going to be different just like the federal income tax. So you’ll need to look for your state tax brackets which can be found below for each state that is covered on the table.

List of States with Different Income Tax Rates

State	Tax Rate	Tax Burden
Alabama	2% to 5%	7.28% of personal income
Arizona	2.59% to 4.54%	8.26% of personal income
Arkansas	0.9% to 6.9%	9.11% of personal income
California	1% to 13.3%	9.47% of personal income
Connecticut	3% to 6.99%	9.70% of personal income
Delaware	2.2% to 6.6%	5.55% of personal income
District of Columbia	4% to 8.95%	8.85% of personal income
Georgia	1% to 5.75%	8.10% of personal income
Hawaii	1.4% to 11%	11.71% of personal income
Idaho	1.125% to 9.925%	7.75% of personal income
Iowa	0.33% to 8.53%	9.49% of personal income
Kansas	3.1% to 5.7%	8.77% of personal income
Louisiana	2% to 6%	8.51% of personal income
Maine	5.8% to 7.15%	10.84% of personal income
Maryland	2% to 5.75%	9.26% of personal income
Minnesota	5.35% to 9.85%	10.25% of personal income
Mississippi	3% to 5%	9.02% of personal income
Missouri	1.5% to 5.9%	7.86% of personal income
Montana	1% to 6.9%	7.27% of personal income
Nebraska	2.46% to 6.84%	9.21% of personal income
New Jersey	1.4% to 10.75%	9.86% of personal income
New Mexico	1.7% to 4.9%	8.66% of personal income
New York	4% to 8.82%	12.97% of personal income
North Dakota	1.1% to 2.9%	7.83% of personal income
Ohio	1.98% to 4.997%	9.31% of personal income
Oklahoma	0.5% to 5%	7.12% of personal income
Oregon	5% to 9.9%	8.25% of personal income
Rhode Island	3.75% to 5.99%	10.20% of personal income
South Carolina	1.1% to 7%	7.55% of personal income
Vermont	3.35% to 8.95	10.77% of personal income
Virginia	2% to 5.75%	7.80% of personal income
West Virginia	3% to 6.5%	9.18% of personal income
Wisconsin	4% to 7.65%	9.15% of personal income