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With the tax deadline behind them, Americans may have a clearer sense of how much they pay in taxes.

Tax burden measures how much residents of each state pay in taxes in proportion to their income.

Hawaii and New York have the highest tax burdens, while Alaska and New Hampshire rank lowest.

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 โ€” taxes paid by retailers and passed on to consumers in the form of higher prices โ€” 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While New Hampshire historically taxed dividend and interest income at a 3% rate, the tax was repealed in 2025, adding the state to the list of eight other US states that do not impose a state income tax.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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