Income Tax
Kansas moved to a two-bracket income tax topping out at 5.58% after 2024 tax cuts.
Individual income tax collections
1990–2025Census State Government Tax Collections (FRED KSINCTAX).
Property Tax
Kansas' effective property tax rate is about 1.33%, above the national average.
State-level property tax collections
1990–2025Census State Government Tax Collections; excludes local property taxes (FRED KSPROPTAX).
| Indicator | Kansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|
| Effective property tax rate | 1.33 | 0.9 |
- •Kansas relies more heavily on property taxes to fund schools than many neighboring states.
Sales Tax
Kansas' state sales tax rate is 6.5%, with combined local rates averaging about 8.7%.
General sales tax collections
1990–2025Census State Government Tax Collections (FRED KSSALESTAX).
| Indicator | Kansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|
| Average combined sales tax | 8.7 | 7 |
- •Kansas has one of the highest combined state-local sales tax rates in the Midwest.
Tax Burden
Kansans pay about 9.5% of their income in state and local taxes, near the national average.
State tax collections per resident
1990–2025Census tax collections (KSTOTLTAX) divided by Census resident population (KSPOP).
| Indicator | Kansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|
| Total tax burden (% of income) | 9.5 | 10 |
- •Kansas' 2012-2013 tax cuts, later reversed, remain a landmark case study in state tax policy.
Tax Revenue
Kansas collected about $10.2 billion in state tax revenue in fiscal year 2023.
State tax collections
1990–2025Census Annual Survey of State Government Tax Collections, fiscal years (FRED KSTOTLTAX).
- •Sales and income taxes together provide the large majority of Kansas' state tax revenue.