Which States Have The Highest Income Tax Rate? 🏦

What We're Showing

The top marginal individual income tax rate by state. States thats are grey have no income tax and states with a diagonal line pattern have a flat income tax rate.

Data comes from the Tax Foundation and is updated as of Jan. 1 , 2025.

Key Takeaways

• California has the highest top marginal individual income tax rate at 13.3%, followed by Hawaii and New York, both exceeding 10%.
• The highest tax rates are concentrated in coastal and northeastern states, while many southern and western states have lower rates or no income tax at all.
• Eight states have no income tax, 11 states have a flat tax rate, and 31 states plus Washington, D.C., have a graduated or otherwise structured income tax.