State Choices to Relieve Tax Burdens

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  Income Tax Liability
  Tax threshold Tax burden
  Income tax threshold for 1-parent family of 3 (2007)1 Income tax burden for 1-parent family of 3 at 100% FPL (2007)1 Income tax burden for 2-parent family of 4 at 100% FPL (2007)1
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Alabama $9,800/year $303/year $423/year
Alaska No state income tax No state income tax No state income tax
Arizona $20,100/year $0/year $0/year
Arkansas $14,900/year $177/year $63/year
California $43,700/year $0/year $0/year
Colorado $18,100/year $0/year $0/year
Connecticut $19,100/year $0/year $0/year
Delaware $25,400/year $0/year $0/year
District of Columbia $26,200/year $-1,246/year $-805/year
Florida No state income tax No state income tax No state income tax
Georgia $12,700/year $117/year $184/year
Hawaii $10,400/year $316/year $409/year
Idaho $18,100/year $0/year $0/year
Illinois $13,900/year $92/year $201/year
Indiana $14,300/year $89/year $248/year
Iowa $18,500/year $-201/year $251/year
Kansas $25,800/year $-655/year $-446/year
Kentucky $17,200/year $0/year $85/year
Louisiana $12,300/year $170/year $179/year
Maine $23,700/year $0/year $0/year
Maryland $29,900/year $-647/year $-434/year
Massachusetts $25,100/year $-672/year $-474/year
Michigan $11,400/year $206/year $257/year
Minnesota $31,000/year $-1,179/year $-1,651/year
Mississippi $14,400/year $64/year $48/year
Missouri $13,900/year $54/year $89/year
Montana $9,600/year $146/year $217/year
Nebraska $25,700/year $-448/year $-391/year
Nevada No state income tax No state income tax No state income tax
New Hampshire No state income tax No state income tax No state income tax
New Jersey $29,100/year $-895/year $-554/year
New Mexico $31,400/year $-423/year $-348/year
New York $33,300/year $-1,419/year $-1,471/year
North Carolina $15,300/year $78/year $114/year
North Dakota $18,500/year $0/year $0/year
Ohio $14,400/year $94/year $161/year
Oklahoma $18,100/year $-76/year $41/year
Oregon $15,000/year $116/year $325/year
Pennsylvania $25,500/year $0/year $0/year
Rhode Island $29,600/year $-168/year $-147/year
South Carolina $24,100/year $0/year $0/year
South Dakota No state income tax No state income tax No state income tax
Tennessee No state income tax No state income tax No state income tax
Texas No state income tax No state income tax No state income tax
Utah $18,100/year $0/year $0/year
Vermont $30,900/year $-1,433/year $-1,251/year
Virginia $21,800/year $0/year $0/year
Washington No state income tax No state income tax No state income tax
West Virginia $10,000/year $161/year $258/year
Wisconsin $21,600/year $-445/year $-398/year
Wyoming No state income tax No state income tax No state income tax
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Data Notes & Sources

  1. Calculations include income tax credits that are available to all low-income families in the state, such as state earned income tax credits.

    Jason A. Levitis and Andrew C. Nicholas, The Impact of State Income Taxes on Low-Income Families in 2007, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, 2008. Available at: http://www.cbpp.org (Accessed March 19, 2009).