State Income Tax Rates and Politics
    by Randy Jacobus
    Friday, March 22, 2013
    Here is a table showing the state income tax rates on highest bracket earners. The table is sorted from highest rates to lowest. Most of the high tax states have Democratic Governors in favor of higher state taxes. Most Republican Governors are looking for opportunities to reduce or eliminate state taxes to attract business and growth.



    State Governor High
    CALIFORNIA (a) Democrat 12.30
    HAWAII Democrat 11.00
    OREGON (a) Democrat 9.90
    IOWA (a) Republican 8.98
    NEW JERSEY Republican 8.97
    DIST. OF COLUMBIA 8.95
    VERMONT (a) Democrat 8.95
    NEW YORK Democrat 8.82
    MAINE (a) Republican 7.95
    MINNESOTA (a) Democrat 7.85
    NORTH CAROLINA Republican 7.75
    WISCONSIN (a) Republican 7.75
    IDAHO (a) Republican 7.40
    ARKANSAS (a) Democrat 7.00
    SOUTH CAROLINA Republican 7.00
    MONTANA (a) Democrat 6.90
    NEBRASKA (a) Republican 6.84
    DELAWARE Democrat 6.75
    CONNECTICUT Democrat 6.70
    WEST VIRGINIA Democrat 6.50
    GEORGIA Republican 6.00
    KENTUCKY Democrat 6.00
    LOUISIANA Republican 6.00
    MISSOURI Democrat 6.00
    RHODE ISLAND (a)Independent 5.99
    OHIO (a) Republican 5.93
    MARYLAND Democrat 5.75
    VIRGINIA Republican 5.75
    MASSACHUSETTS (a)Democrat 5.25
    OKLAHOMA Republican 5.25
    ALABAMA Republican 5.00
    ILLINOIS Democrat 5.00
    MISSISSIPPI Republican 5.00
    NEW HAMPSHIRE Democrat 5.00
    UTAH Republican 5.00
    KANSAS Republican 4.90
    NEW MEXICO Republican 4.90
    COLORADO Democrat 4.63
    ARIZONA Republican 4.54
    MICHIGAN (a) Republican 4.25
    NORTH DAKOTA (a)Republican 3.99
    INDIANA Republican 3.40
    PENNSYLVANIA Republican 3.07
    ALASKA Republican 0.00
    FLORIDA Republican 0.00
    NEVADA Republican 0.00
    SOUTH DAKOTA Republican 0.00
    TENNESSEE Republican 0.00
    TEXAS Republican 0.00
    WASHINGTON Democrat 0.00
    WYOMING Republican 0.00
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