7.6% of income
Total tax burden
3rd lowest
Rank
$4,600
State & local tax per capita
Historical data
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Compared to the United States
| Indicator | Tennessee | United States |
|---|---|---|
| Tax burden (% of income) | 7.6 | 11.2 |
National ranking
Tennessee ranks #5 of 49 states by state & local tax burden.
| #1 | Alaska | 1% |
| #2 | Wyoming | 2% |
| #3 | Vermont | 4 |
| #4 | New Hampshire | 6.1% |
| #5 | Tennessee | 7.6% |
| #6 | Louisiana | 8.3% |
| #7 | Montana | 8.4% |
| #8 | Colorado | 8.4% |
| #9 | Oklahoma | 8.4% |
| #10 | South Dakota | 8.4% |
| #11 | Utah | 8.5% |
| #12 | Arizona | 8.5% |
| #13 | Texas | 8.6% |
| #14 | Michigan | 8.6% |
| #15 | Oregon | 8.9% |
| #16 | Georgia | 8.9% |
| #17 | Kentucky | 9% |
| #18 | Washington | 9% |
| #19 | Florida | 9.1% |
| #20 | Ohio | 9.2% |
| #21 | Indiana | 9.3% |
| #22 | Missouri | 9.3% |
| #23 | Nevada | 9.6% |
| #24 | New Mexico | 9.7% |
| #25 | Wisconsin | 9.9% |
| #26 | Delaware | 9.9% |
| #27 | North Carolina | 9.9% |
| #28 | Pennsylvania | 10.2% |
| #29 | Virginia | 10.2% |
| #30 | Rhode Island | 10.8% |
| #31 | Maine | 11.1% |
| #32 | Connecticut | 11.3% |
| #33 | Hawaii | 11.3% |
| #34 | Arkansas | 11.3% |
| #35 | Minnesota | 11.3% |
| #36 | Mississippi | 11.3% |
| #37 | Alabama | 11.3% |
| #38 | South Carolina | 11.3% |
| #39 | West Virginia | 11.3% |
| #40 | Nebraska | 11.3% |
| #41 | Maryland | 11.3% |
| #42 | Iowa | 11.3% |
| #43 | Idaho | 11.3% |
| #44 | Kansas | 11.3% |
| #45 | Massachusetts | 11.5% |
| #46 | Illinois | 12.9% |
| #47 | New Jersey | 13.2% |
| #48 | California | 13.5% |
| #49 | New York | 15.9% |
Did you know?
- Tennessee finished phasing out the Hall income tax on interest and dividends in 2021, leaving no state tax on personal income at all.