2026 Tax-Friendly Rankings

Most Tax-Friendly States in 2026

These rankings sort every state by effective total tax rate for a single filer earning $100,000.

Top 10 tax-friendly states

#1AlaskaNo income tax? Yes20.8%$6,598/mo
#2FloridaNo income tax? Yes20.8%$6,598/mo
#3NevadaNo income tax? Yes20.8%$6,598/mo
#4New HampshireNo income tax? Yes20.8%$6,598/mo
#5South DakotaNo income tax? Yes20.8%$6,598/mo
#6TennesseeNo income tax? Yes20.8%$6,598/mo
#7TexasNo income tax? Yes20.8%$6,598/mo
#8VermontNo income tax? No20.8%$6,598/mo
#9WyomingNo income tax? Yes20.8%$6,598/mo
#10WashingtonNo income tax? Yes21.6%$6,531/mo

Zero income tax states

Alaska, Florida, Nevada, New Hampshire, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Washington, Wyoming have no state wage income tax. Workers still pay federal income tax and FICA taxes.

Effective rate chart

All states by effective total tax rate

StateEffective Total Tax RateAnnual NetMonthly Net
Alaska20.8%$79,180$6,598
Florida20.8%$79,180$6,598
Nevada20.8%$79,180$6,598
New Hampshire20.8%$79,180$6,598
South Dakota20.8%$79,180$6,598
Tennessee20.8%$79,180$6,598
Texas20.8%$79,180$6,598
Vermont20.8%$79,180$6,598
Wyoming20.8%$79,180$6,598
Washington21.6%$78,373$6,531
North Dakota21.7%$78,348$6,529
Arizona22.8%$77,180$6,432
Ohio22.9%$77,146$6,429
Louisiana23.5%$76,488$6,374
Indiana23.7%$76,260$6,355
Arkansas23.8%$76,181$6,348
Pennsylvania23.9%$76,110$6,343
Mississippi24.1%$75,904$6,325
Iowa24.1%$75,874$6,323
Kentucky24.2%$75,798$6,316
Wisconsin24.4%$75,629$6,302
North Carolina24.4%$75,618$6,302
West Virginia24.5%$75,489$6,291
Missouri24.6%$75,410$6,284
New Mexico24.7%$75,275$6,273
Connecticut24.7%$75,255$6,271
Oklahoma24.8%$75,176$6,265
Nebraska24.9%$75,125$6,260
Virginia24.9%$75,078$6,256
Colorado25.0%$75,022$6,252
Georgia25.1%$74,939$6,245
Michigan25.1%$74,930$6,244
Montana25.1%$74,864$6,239
Maryland25.3%$74,749$6,229
Utah25.3%$74,730$6,228
Idaho25.3%$74,682$6,224
Alabama25.6%$74,420$6,202
Kansas25.6%$74,396$6,200
Massachusetts25.7%$74,280$6,190
New Jersey25.7%$74,275$6,190
Illinois25.8%$74,230$6,186
Rhode Island25.8%$74,151$6,179
Maine26.1%$73,925$6,160
South Carolina26.2%$73,836$6,153
Delaware26.2%$73,811$6,151
New York26.2%$73,796$6,150
District of Columbia26.4%$73,649$6,137
Minnesota26.8%$73,174$6,098
Hawaii27.0%$73,020$6,085
California27.8%$72,151$6,013
Oregon28.8%$71,163$5,930

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Data generated using ExactTakeHome engine with IRS Publication 15-T 2026 tables. Single filing status, biweekly pay, no pre-tax deductions. Results are estimates.

Cite This Study
APA:
ExactTakeHome Team. (2026). Most Tax-Friendly States 2026. ExactTakeHome.
https://exacttakehome.com/research/most-tax-friendly-states/

BibTeX:
@misc{exacttakehome2026mosttaxfriendlystates,
  title = {Most Tax-Friendly States 2026},
  author = {{ExactTakeHome Team}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://exacttakehome.com/research/most-tax-friendly-states/},
  note = {Accessed June 2026}
}