Top 10 US States by Individual Income Tax Top Rate
PlainTaxCalc ranks US states by individual income tax top marginal rate. The ranking reflects the current dataset compiled from state revenue-department schedules.
Research
Original data research from the PlainTaxCalc. Every page draws current numbers directly from the source dataset; no numbers are hardcoded.
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What this research covers
PlainTaxCalc research ranks 2026 individual income-tax schedules across 51 US jurisdictions (9 with no state income tax; 15 flat and 27 progressive).
- 51
- jurisdictions catalogued
- 9
- no state income tax
- 15
- flat-rate states
- 3
- published studies
Studies below answer one rate or burden question each from the live schedule extract; they are descriptive tax statistics, not filing advice.
Top 10 US States by Effective State Income Tax Burden at $100k AGI
PlainTaxCalc ranks states by effective income tax burden at a $100,000 AGI single-filer baseline.
US Federal Individual Income Tax Marginal Brackets (Current Year)
PlainTaxCalc shows the current federal individual income tax bracket schedule for the most recent tax year filed.
Open Data
Download state-income-tax-statistics.csv, same extract as /statistics.
Ranked boards, calculators, and reference pages
Each study below links onward to interactive tools and ranking surfaces built from the same schedule extract.
- Lowest state tax at $100K Ranked board of the lightest state-income-tax lines at a $100,000 single-filer baseline.
- Highest state tax at $100K Top-burden states at the same $100K taxable-income reference point.
- Compare all 51 jurisdictions Side-by-side $50K, $100K, and $200K burden table sorted lowest to highest.
- Nine states with no income tax Which jurisdictions forgo wage tax and what they levy instead.
- Federal + state tax calculator Stack federal brackets, state schedules, and FICA at your income.
- 2026 federal bracket reference All filing statuses, standard deductions, and FICA wage-base thresholds.
- Schedule analysis Aggregate jurisdiction-structure counts and burden spread from the live DB.
- US tax statistics Downloadable reference counts and rates across the compiled dataset.
What to do with this research
Open the ranking or calculator that matches the question each study answers.
- Compare effective burden at $100K across every state. Burden at $100K study
- See headline top rates beside dollar burdens. Top marginal rate study
- Stack federal brackets before reading state rankings. Federal brackets study
Research pages describe compiled schedules for educational reference; they are not filing advice.