With tax day behind us, US taxpayers should have a better idea of how much they contribute to their local, state, and federal governments through taxes.
Federal taxes apply nationwide, but local taxes like income, property, sales, and excise taxes — taxes paid by retailers and passed on to consumers in the form of higher prices — can add up differently in each state.
While some states have higher overall tax rates, tax burden measures how taxes compare to personal income in each state, or what share of their income residents of every state pay in taxes.
A WalletHub study ranked all US states by their tax burden on residents. The study used data from the Tax Policy Center, a nonpartisan DC-based think tank, on property taxes, individual income taxes, and sales and excise taxes as shares of personal income to calculate the tax burden of every US state.
“It’s easy to be dismayed at tax time when you see just how much of your income you lose,” WalletHub analyst Chip Lupo said in the study. “Living in a state with a low tax burden can alleviate some of that stress.”
Nine US states have no state income tax in 2026, while others, like California, have individual income tax rates of up to 13.3% according to the Tax Foundation, a nonpartisan research think tank.
Five states also don’t have a state sales tax, according to the Tax Foundation. While Alaska residents may still pay up to 7.85% in local sales taxes, the other four states also have no local sales taxes in place.
See how every US state ranks by residents’ tax burden, according to WalletHub’s report.
50. Alaska
Total tax burden: 4.92%
Property tax burden: 3.32%
Sales and excise tax burden: 1.60%
Income tax burden: 0%
49. New Hampshire
Total tax burden: 5.38%
Property tax burden: 4.33%
Sales and excise tax burden: 0.91%
Income tax burden: 0.13%
While New Hampshire historically taxed dividend and interest income at a 3% rate, the tax was repealed in 2025, adding the state to the list of eight other US states that do not impose a state income tax.
48. Tennessee
Total tax burden: 6.21%
Property tax burden: 1.60%
Sales and excise tax burden: 4.61%
Income tax burden: 0%
47. Florida
Total tax burden: 6.27%
Property tax burden: 2.52%
Sales and excise tax burden: 3.74%
Income tax burden: 0%
46. Delaware
Total tax burden: 6.28%
Property tax burden: 1.67%
Sales and excise tax burden: 0.98%
Income tax burden: 3.62%
45. South Dakota
Total tax burden: 6.38%
Property tax burden: 2.32%
Sales and excise tax burden: 4.06%
Income tax burden: 0%
44. Wyoming
Total tax burden: 6.70%
Property tax burden: 3.42%
Sales and excise tax burden: 3.28%
Income tax burden: 0%
43. North Dakota
Total tax burden: 7.02%
Property tax burden: 2.23%
Sales and excise tax burden: 3.91%
Income tax burden: 0.88%
42. Idaho
Total tax burden: 7.04%
Property tax burden: 1.92%
Sales and excise tax burden: 3.29%
Income tax burden: 1.84%
41. Oklahoma
Total tax burden: 7.05%
Property tax burden: 1.78%
Sales and excise tax burden: 3.50%
Income tax burden: 1.78%
40. Arizona
Total tax burden: 7.24%
Property tax burden: 1.95%
Sales and excise tax burden: 4.28%
Income tax burden: 1.01%
39. Montana
Total tax burden: 7.29%
Property tax burden: 3.04%
Sales and excise tax burden: 1.20%
Income tax burden: 3.05%
38. South Carolina
Total tax burden: 7.49%
Property tax burden: 2.56%
Sales and excise tax burden: 3.07%
Income tax burden: 1.86%
37. Colorado
Total tax burden: 7.56%
Property tax burden: 2.77%
Sales and excise tax burden: 3.36%
Income tax burden: 1.43%
36. Texas
Total tax burden: 7.69%
Property tax burden: 3.43%
Sales and excise tax burden: 4.27%
Income tax burden: 0%
35. North Carolina
Total tax burden: 7.81%
Property tax burden: 1.92%
Sales and excise tax burden: 3.41%
Income tax burden: 2.49%
34. Missouri
Total tax burden: 7.84%
Property tax burden: 2.35%
Sales and excise tax burden: 3.11%
Income tax burden: 2.38%
33. Alabama
Total tax burden: 7.93%
Property tax burden: 1.40%
Sales and excise tax burden: 4.36%
Income tax burden: 2.17%
32. Michigan
Total tax burden: 7.98%
Property tax burden: 2.99%
Sales and excise tax burden: 2.99%
Income tax burden: 2.00%
31. Wisconsin
Total tax burden: 8.12%
Property tax burden: 2.84%
Sales and excise tax burden: 2.89%
Income tax burden: 2.39%
30. Georgia
Total tax burden: 8.15%
Property tax burden: 2.68%
Sales and excise tax burden: 2.97%
Income tax burden: 2.51%
29. Nebraska
Total tax burden: 8.16%
Property tax burden: 3.22%
Sales and excise tax burden: 2.82%
Income tax burden: 2.11%
28. Virginia
Total tax burden: 8.26%
Property tax burden: 2.92%
Sales and excise tax burden: 2.75%
Income tax burden: 2.58%
27. Nevada
Total tax burden: 8.37%
Property tax burden: 2.09%
Sales and excise tax burden: 6.28%
Income tax burden: 0%
26. Arkansas
Total tax burden: 8.44%
Property tax burden: 1.59%
Sales and excise tax burden: 5.04%
Income tax burden: 1.81%
25. Washington
Total tax burden: 8.47%
Property tax burden: 2.47%
Sales and excise tax burden: 5.87%
Income tax burden: 0.13%
24. Pennsylvania
Total tax burden: 8.47%
Property tax burden: 2.59%
Sales and excise tax burden: 3.23%
Income tax burden: 2.65%
23. Kentucky
Total tax burden: 8.76%
Property tax burden: 1.95%
Sales and excise tax burden: 3.66%
Income tax burden: 3.15%
22. Louisiana
Total tax burden: 8.82%
Property tax burden: 1.84%
Sales and excise tax burden: 5.25%
Income tax burden: 1.73%
21. Massachusetts
Total tax burden: 8.82%
Property tax burden: 3.33%
Sales and excise tax burden: 2.04%
Income tax burden: 3.45%
20. Mississippi
Total tax burden: 8.84%
Property tax burden: 2.59%
Sales and excise tax burden: 4.60%
Income tax burden: 1.65%
19. Utah
Total tax burden: 8.87%
Property tax burden: 2.21%
Sales and excise tax burden: 3.73%
Income tax burden: 2.92%
18. West Virginia
Total tax burden: 8.89%
Property tax burden: 2.10%
Sales and excise tax burden: 3.92%
Income tax burden: 2.87%
17. Connecticut
Total tax burden: 9.00%
Property tax burden: 3.66%
Sales and excise tax burden: 2.65%
Income tax burden: 2.69%
16. Ohio
Total tax burden: 9.05%
Property tax burden: 2.62%
Sales and excise tax burden: 3.88%
Income tax burden: 2.54%
15. Minnesota
Total tax burden: 9.08%
Property tax burden: 2.47%
Sales and excise tax burden: 3.27%
Income tax burden: 3.34%
14. Indiana
Total tax burden: 9.12%
Property tax burden: 2.15%
Sales and excise tax burden: 3.91%
Income tax burden: 3.05%
13. Kansas
Total tax burden: 9.20%
Property tax burden: 2.92%
Sales and excise tax burden: 3.87%
Income tax burden: 2.40%
12. Iowa
Total tax burden: 9.21%
Property tax burden: 3.32%
Sales and excise tax burden: 3.53%
Income tax burden: 2.36%
11. California
Total tax burden: 9.24%
Property tax burden: 2.89%
Sales and excise tax burden: 3.32%
Income tax burden: 3.03%
10. Rhode Island
Total tax burden: 9.29%
Property tax burden: 3.67%
Sales and excise tax burden: 3.47%
Income tax burden: 2.16%
9. Oregon
Total tax burden: 9.46%
Property tax burden: 2.96%
Sales and excise tax burden: 1.74%
Income tax burden: 4.76%
8. New Jersey
Total tax burden: 9.52%
Property tax burden: 4.38%
Sales and excise tax burden: 2.72%
Income tax burden: 2.42%
7. Maryland
Total tax burden: 9.70%
Property tax burden: 2.54%
Sales and excise tax burden: 2.88%
Income tax burden: 4.28%
6. Illinois
Total tax burden: 9.92%
Property tax burden: 3.75%
Sales and excise tax burden: 3.77%
Income tax burden: 2.40%
5. Maine
Total tax burden: 10.01%
Property tax burden: 3.95%
Sales and excise tax burden: 3.35%
Income tax burden: 2.71%
4. New Mexico
Total tax burden: 10.75%
Property tax burden: 2.22%
Sales and excise tax burden: 6.28%
Income tax burden: 2.25%
3. Vermont
Total tax burden: 11.10%
Property tax burden: 4.89%
Sales and excise tax burden: 3.46%
Income tax burden: 2.75%
2. New York
Total tax burden: 12.39%
Property tax burden: 4.22%
Sales and excise tax burden: 3.53%
Income tax burden: 4.65%
1. Hawaii
Total tax burden: 13.30%
Property tax burden: 2.62%
Sales and excise tax burden: 7.48%
Income tax burden: 3.20%
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