2015’s Best States to Be Rich or Poor from a Tax Perspective | WalletHub®

      Tax Burden By State and Income Level      

State	“Low Income” Rank (Tax Burden as a % of Income)	“Middle Income” Rank (Tax Burden as a % of Income)	“High Income” Rank (Tax Burden as a % of Income)
Alabama	25 (9.61%)	20 (8.82%)	9 (6.03%)
Alaska	1 (5.40%)	1 (4.50%)	1 (3.43%)
Arizona	48 (11.70%)	18 (8.75%)	18 (7.36%)
Arkansas	46 (11.46%)	49 (11.29%)	37 (9.16%)
California	21 (9.49%)	15 (8.58%)	39 (9.35%)
Colorado	14 (8.68%)	17 (8.73%)	16 (7.26%)
Connecticut	34 (10.04%)	46 (10.77%)	50 (11.19%)
Delaware	2 (5.43%)	2 (5.70%)	10 (6.14%)
District of Columbia	7 (7.76%)	37 (10.16%)	43 (9.80%)
Florida	17 (9.23%)	10 (7.67%)	7 (5.56%)
Georgia	30 (9.87%)	30 (9.77%)	30 (8.46%)
Hawaii	50 (12.30%)	48 (10.86%)	31 (8.72%)
Idaho	11 (8.47%)	11 (7.73%)	22 (7.94%)
Illinois	49 (12.10%)	50 (11.30%)	44 (9.83%)
Indiana	44 (11.19%)	45 (10.72%)	24 (8.19%)
Iowa	39 (10.47%)	35 (10.03%)	33 (8.90%)
Kansas	29 (9.84%)	26 (9.50%)	26 (8.31%)
Kentucky	41 (10.62%)	40 (10.44%)	35 (9.10%)
Louisiana	35 (10.05%)	27 (9.57%)	14 (6.91%)
Maine	20 (9.35%)	28 (9.60%)	41 (9.59%)
Maryland	26 (9.70%)	47 (10.80%)	49 (10.40%)
Massachusetts	32 (9.92%)	31 (9.85%)	38 (9.16%)
Michigan	22 (9.50%)	25 (9.50%)	25 (8.19%)
Minnesota	24 (9.58%)	33 (9.94%)	47 (9.92%)
Mississippi	42 (10.77%)	38 (10.19%)	15 (7.12%)
Missouri	23 (9.51%)	22 (9.20%)	27 (8.32%)
Montana	3 (6.10%)	4 (6.59%)	12 (6.42%)
Nebraska	36 (10.23%)	39 (10.41%)	36 (9.14%)
Nevada	4 (7.00%)	3 (6.28%)	3 (4.71%)
New Hampshire	8 (7.99%)	8 (7.43%)	6 (5.36%)
New Jersey	33 (10.03%)	29 (9.71%)	48 (10.29%)
New Mexico	38 (10.37%)	34 (10.03%)	21 (7.87%)
New York	43 (10.89%)	51 (12.41%)	51 (12.40%)
North Carolina	18 (9.32%)	24 (9.37%)	29 (8.40%)
North Dakota	10 (8.37%)	12 (7.92%)	8 (5.70%)
Ohio	47 (11.46%)	41 (10.51%)	42 (9.62%)
Oklahoma	31 (9.90%)	23 (9.34%)	20 (7.77%)
Oregon	9 (7.99%)	14 (8.51%)	32 (8.78%)
Pennsylvania	45 (11.39%)	36 (10.10%)	34 (8.91%)
Rhode Island	37 (10.28%)	42 (10.65%)	45 (9.85%)
South Carolina	5 (7.08%)	13 (8.01%)	17 (7.31%)
South Dakota	28 (9.80%)	7 (7.17%)	5 (5.17%)
Tennessee	16 (9.17%)	6 (7.02%)	4 (4.97%)
Texas	40 (10.57%)	9 (7.55%)	13 (6.53%)
Utah	12 (8.60%)	16 (8.70%)	19 (7.75%)
Vermont	19 (9.34%)	32 (9.86%)	40 (9.44%)
Virginia	15 (8.81%)	19 (8.80%)	28 (8.36%)
Washington	51 (13.03%)	44 (10.69%)	11 (6.38%)
West Virginia	13 (8.65%)	21 (8.93%)	23 (8.13%)
Wisconsin	27 (9.76%)	43 (10.68%)	46 (9.89%)
Wyoming	6 (7.68%)	5 (6.65%)	2 (3.98%)

Detailed Findings

State	Income Level	Sales Tax as % of Income	Property Tax  as % of Income	Income Tax as % of Income	Total Tax as % of Income
Alabama	Low	6.26%	1.23%	2.13%	9.61%
	Middle	5.01%	1.13%	2.68%	8.82%
	High	2.30%	1.10%	2.64%	6.03%
Alaska	Low	2.44%	2.80%	0.16%	5.40%
	Middle	1.65%	2.75%	0.10%	4.50%
	High	0.88%	2.35%	0.20%	3.43%
Arizona	Low	7.22%	3.42%	1.06%	11.70%
	Middle	4.66%	2.53%	1.57%	8.75%
	High	2.72%	2.27%	2.37%	7.36%
Arkansas	Low	8.06%	1.56%	1.85%	11.46%
	Middle	7.13%	1.50%	2.66%	11.29%
	High	3.93%	1.35%	3.88%	9.16%
California	Low	6.25%	2.81%	0.43%	9.49%
	Middle	4.47%	2.71%	1.40%	8.58%
	High	2.35%	2.85%	4.15%	9.35%
Colorado	Low	4.89%	2.10%	1.69%	8.68%
	Middle	4.07%	2.12%	2.54%	8.73%
	High	1.99%	2.00%	3.27%	7.26%
Connecticut	Low	5.02%	4.81%	0.21%	10.04%
	Middle	3.81%	4.71%	2.25%	10.77%
	High	2.46%	4.33%	4.40%	11.19%
Delaware	Low	2.01%	1.64%	1.78%	5.43%
	Middle	1.27%	1.40%	3.03%	5.70%
	High	0.72%	1.26%	4.16%	6.14%
District of Columbia	Low	5.47%	2.15%	0.14%	7.76%
	Middle	4.44%	2.00%	3.72%	10.16%
	High	2.45%	2.15%	5.19%	9.80%
Florida	Low	7.32%	1.91%	0.00%	9.23%
	Middle	5.45%	2.22%	0.00%	7.67%
	High	3.14%	2.40%	0.02%	5.56%
Georgia	Low	5.32%	2.30%	2.25%	9.87%
	Middle	4.30%	2.30%	3.17%	9.77%
	High	2.33%	2.20%	3.93%	8.46%
Hawaii	Low	8.50%	1.20%	2.60%	12.30%
	Middle	5.59%	1.42%	3.85%	10.86%
	High	3.06%	1.26%	4.40%	8.72%
Idaho	Low	5.10%	2.44%	0.93%	8.47%
	Middle	3.84%	1.76%	2.13%	7.73%
	High	2.06%	1.60%	4.29%	7.94%
Illinois	Low	5.62%	4.42%	2.06%	12.10%
	Middle	4.37%	4.11%	2.82%	11.30%
	High	2.48%	4.36%	3.00%	9.83%
Indiana	Low	6.31%	1.93%	2.95%	11.19%
	Middle	4.73%	2.27%	3.71%	10.72%
	High	2.49%	2.05%	3.66%	8.19%
Iowa	Low	5.63%	2.65%	2.20%	10.47%
	Middle	4.50%	2.50%	3.03%	10.03%
	High	2.24%	2.57%	4.10%	8.90%
Kansas	Low	6.87%	2.53%	0.44%	9.84%
	Middle	5.12%	2.60%	1.78%	9.50%
	High	2.99%	2.68%	2.64%	8.31%
Kentucky	Low	5.14%	1.71%	3.77%	10.62%
	Middle	3.83%	1.74%	4.87%	10.44%
	High	2.11%	1.83%	5.16%	9.10%
Louisiana	Low	7.75%	0.99%	1.31%	10.05%
	Middle	6.50%	0.90%	2.17%	9.57%
	High	3.39%	0.92%	2.60%	6.91%
Maine	Low	5.20%	3.01%	1.15%	9.35%
	Middle	3.80%	3.26%	2.54%	9.60%
	High	1.99%	3.20%	4.39%	9.59%
Maryland	Low	5.25%	2.04%	2.41%	9.70%
	Middle	4.02%	2.48%	4.30%	10.80%
	High	2.09%	2.68%	5.64%	10.40%
Massachusetts	Low	3.92%	3.77%	2.23%	9.92%
	Middle	2.95%	3.22%	3.67%	9.85%
	High	1.92%	3.10%	4.15%	9.16%
Michigan	Low	4.97%	2.01%	2.52%	9.50%
	Middle	3.58%	2.60%	3.32%	9.50%
	High	2.00%	2.58%	3.61%	8.19%
Minnesota	Low	5.38%	2.64%	1.56%	9.58%
	Middle	4.21%	2.79%	2.94%	9.94%
	High	2.41%	2.73%	4.78%	9.92%
Mississippi	Low	7.17%	2.20%	1.40%	10.77%
	Middle	5.78%	2.07%	2.34%	10.19%
	High	2.81%	1.60%	2.71%	7.12%
Missouri	Low	5.14%	2.68%	1.68%	9.51%
	Middle	3.99%	2.30%	2.91%	9.20%
	High	2.27%	2.30%	3.75%	8.32%
Montana	Low	1.92%	3.22%	0.96%	6.10%
	Middle	1.16%	2.66%	2.76%	6.59%
	High	0.46%	2.29%	3.67%	6.42%
Nebraska	Low	5.82%	3.61%	0.80%	10.23%
	Middle	4.57%	3.31%	2.53%	10.41%
	High	2.48%	3.00%	3.66%	9.14%
Nevada	Low	4.80%	1.60%	0.60%	7.00%
	Middle	3.59%	2.16%	0.53%	6.28%
	High	2.21%	2.05%	0.46%	4.71%
New Hampshire	Low	2.19%	5.20%	0.60%	7.99%
	Middle	1.65%	5.18%	0.60%	7.43%
	High	0.72%	3.94%	0.70%	5.36%
New Jersey	Low	4.65%	5.30%	0.09%	10.03%
	Middle	3.51%	4.80%	1.40%	9.71%
	High	2.02%	5.07%	3.20%	10.29%
New Mexico	Low	7.98%	1.80%	0.60%	10.37%
	Middle	6.13%	1.74%	2.16%	10.03%
	High	3.19%	1.46%	3.23%	7.87%
New York	Low	6.37%	4.30%	0.21%	10.89%
	Middle	4.75%	4.17%	3.49%	12.41%
	High	2.58%	4.27%	5.56%	12.40%
North Carolina	Low	5.04%	1.66%	2.62%	9.32%
	Middle	3.65%	2.10%	3.62%	9.37%
	High	2.02%	2.05%	4.33%	8.40%
North Dakota	Low	6.34%	1.50%	0.53%	8.37%
	Middle	5.58%	1.57%	0.78%	7.92%
	High	3.00%	1.50%	1.20%	5.70%
Ohio	Low	5.88%	3.18%	2.40%	11.46%
	Middle	4.57%	2.60%	3.34%	10.51%
	High	2.99%	2.53%	4.10%	9.62%
Oklahoma	Low	6.80%	1.94%	1.16%	9.90%
	Middle	5.37%	1.53%	2.44%	9.34%
	High	3.15%	1.32%	3.31%	7.77%
Oregon	Low	1.53%	3.47%	3.00%	7.99%
	Middle	0.93%	2.84%	4.74%	8.51%
	High	0.42%	2.64%	5.73%	8.78%
Pennsylvania	Low	4.85%	3.15%	3.40%	11.39%
	Middle	3.40%	2.80%	3.90%	10.10%
	High	1.95%	3.00%	3.96%	8.91%
Rhode Island	Low	5.59%	3.71%	0.99%	10.28%
	Middle	3.88%	4.47%	2.30%	10.65%
	High	2.17%	4.39%	3.30%	9.85%
South Carolina	Low	4.12%	2.09%	0.88%	7.08%
	Middle	3.61%	2.05%	2.35%	8.01%
	High	1.78%	1.70%	3.83%	7.31%
South Dakota	Low	7.61%	2.19%	0.00%	9.80%
	Middle	5.37%	1.80%	0.00%	7.17%
	High	3.09%	2.09%	0.00%	5.17%
Tennessee	Low	7.44%	1.73%	0.00%	9.17%
	Middle	5.41%	1.51%	0.10%	7.02%
	High	3.27%	1.51%	0.19%	4.97%
Texas	Low	7.72%	2.85%	0.00%	10.57%
	Middle	4.88%	2.67%	0.00%	7.55%
	High	3.34%	3.19%	0.00%	6.53%
Utah	Low	5.64%	1.96%	1.00%	8.60%
	Middle	3.65%	1.70%	3.35%	8.70%
	High	2.14%	1.59%	4.02%	7.75%
Vermont	Low	4.64%	4.50%	0.20%	9.34%
	Middle	3.55%	4.71%	1.61%	9.86%
	High	1.87%	4.27%	3.30%	9.44%
Virginia	Low	4.01%	2.40%	2.41%	8.81%
	Middle	3.00%	2.30%	3.49%	8.80%
	High	1.67%	2.53%	4.16%	8.36%
Washington	Low	9.76%	3.27%	0.00%	13.03%
	Middle	8.16%	2.53%	0.00%	10.69%
	High	4.17%	2.22%	0.00%	6.38%
West Virginia	Low	5.48%	1.28%	1.89%	8.65%
	Middle	4.44%	1.19%	3.29%	8.93%
	High	2.15%	1.30%	4.68%	8.13%
Wisconsin	Low	5.04%	3.23%	1.49%	9.76%
	Middle	3.60%	3.52%	3.56%	10.68%
	High	2.11%	3.34%	4.44%	9.89%
Wyoming	Low	5.53%	2.16%	0.00%	7.68%
	Middle	4.65%	2.00%	0.00%	6.65%
	High	2.22%	1.76%	0.00%	3.98%