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Estate and Inheritance Tax
Alaska
State Income Tax:
0
State Sales Tax:
0
Property Tax:
1.11
Total Tax Burden:
4.92
Grocery Tax Rate:
0
Estate and Inheritance Tax:
No State Death Tax
Annual Vehicle Property Tax:
No
Florida
State Income Tax:
0
State Sales Tax:
6
Property Tax:
0.76
Total Tax Burden:
6.27
Grocery Tax Rate:
0
Estate and Inheritance Tax:
No State Death Tax
Annual Vehicle Property Tax:
No
Nevada
State Income Tax:
0
State Sales Tax:
6.85
Property Tax:
0.47
Total Tax Burden:
8.37
Grocery Tax Rate:
0
Estate and Inheritance Tax:
No State Death Tax
Annual Vehicle Property Tax:
No
New Hampshire
State Income Tax:
0
State Sales Tax:
0
Property Tax:
1.66
Total Tax Burden:
5.38
Grocery Tax Rate:
0
Estate and Inheritance Tax:
No State Death Tax
Annual Vehicle Property Tax:
Yes
South Dakota
State Income Tax:
0
State Sales Tax:
4.2
Property Tax:
1.06
Total Tax Burden:
6.38
Grocery Tax Rate:
4.5
Estate and Inheritance Tax:
No State Death Tax
Annual Vehicle Property Tax:
No
Tennessee
State Income Tax:
0
State Sales Tax:
7
Property Tax:
0.5
Total Tax Burden:
6.21
Grocery Tax Rate:
4
Estate and Inheritance Tax:
No State Death Tax
Annual Vehicle Property Tax:
Local
Texas
State Income Tax:
0
State Sales Tax:
6.25
Property Tax:
1.49
Total Tax Burden:
7.69
Grocery Tax Rate:
0
Estate and Inheritance Tax:
No State Death Tax
Annual Vehicle Property Tax:
No
Washington
State Income Tax:
0
State Sales Tax:
6.5
Property Tax:
0.81
Total Tax Burden:
8.47
Grocery Tax Rate:
0
Estate and Inheritance Tax:
Estate Tax Only
Annual Vehicle Property Tax:
No
Wyoming
State Income Tax:
0
State Sales Tax:
4
Property Tax:
0.57
Total Tax Burden:
6.7
Grocery Tax Rate:
0
Estate and Inheritance Tax:
No State Death Tax
Annual Vehicle Property Tax:
Local
Arizona
State Income Tax:
2.5
State Sales Tax:
5.6
Property Tax:
0.48
Total Tax Burden:
7.24
Grocery Tax Rate:
0
Estate and Inheritance Tax:
No State Death Tax
Annual Vehicle Property Tax:
No
North Dakota
State Income Tax:
2.5
State Sales Tax:
5
Property Tax:
0.99
Total Tax Burden:
7.02
Grocery Tax Rate:
0
Estate and Inheritance Tax:
No State Death Tax
Annual Vehicle Property Tax:
No
Pennsylvania
State Income Tax:
3.07
State Sales Tax:
6
Property Tax:
1.3
Total Tax Burden:
8.47
Grocery Tax Rate:
0
Estate and Inheritance Tax:
Inheritance Tax Only
Annual Vehicle Property Tax:
No
Indiana
State Income Tax:
3.15
State Sales Tax:
7
Property Tax:
0.74
Total Tax Burden:
9.12
Grocery Tax Rate:
0
Estate and Inheritance Tax:
No State Death Tax
Annual Vehicle Property Tax:
No
Ohio
State Income Tax:
3.75
State Sales Tax:
5.75
Property Tax:
1.31
Total Tax Burden:
9.05
Grocery Tax Rate:
0
Estate and Inheritance Tax:
No State Death Tax
Annual Vehicle Property Tax:
No
Michigan
State Income Tax:
4.05
State Sales Tax:
6
Property Tax:
1.25
Total Tax Burden:
7.98
Grocery Tax Rate:
0
Estate and Inheritance Tax:
No State Death Tax
Annual Vehicle Property Tax:
No
Louisiana
State Income Tax:
4.25
State Sales Tax:
4.45
Property Tax:
0.55
Total Tax Burden:
8.82
Grocery Tax Rate:
0
Estate and Inheritance Tax:
No State Death Tax
Annual Vehicle Property Tax:
Yes
Arkansas
State Income Tax:
4.4
State Sales Tax:
6.5
Property Tax:
0.55
Total Tax Burden:
8.44
Grocery Tax Rate:
0.125
Estate and Inheritance Tax:
No State Death Tax
Annual Vehicle Property Tax:
Yes
Colorado
State Income Tax:
4.4
State Sales Tax:
2.9
Property Tax:
0.48
Total Tax Burden:
7.56
Grocery Tax Rate:
0
Estate and Inheritance Tax:
No State Death Tax
Annual Vehicle Property Tax:
Yes
Kentucky
State Income Tax:
4.5
State Sales Tax:
6
Property Tax:
0.75
Total Tax Burden:
8.76
Grocery Tax Rate:
0
Estate and Inheritance Tax:
Inheritance Tax Only
Annual Vehicle Property Tax:
Yes
North Carolina
State Income Tax:
4.5
State Sales Tax:
4.75
Property Tax:
0.66
Total Tax Burden:
7.81
Grocery Tax Rate:
0
Estate and Inheritance Tax:
No State Death Tax
Annual Vehicle Property Tax:
Yes
Utah
State Income Tax:
4.65
State Sales Tax:
4.85
Property Tax:
0.52
Total Tax Burden:
8.87
Grocery Tax Rate:
3
Estate and Inheritance Tax:
No State Death Tax
Annual Vehicle Property Tax:
No
Mississippi
State Income Tax:
4.7
State Sales Tax:
7
Property Tax:
0.72
Total Tax Burden:
8.84
Grocery Tax Rate:
7
Estate and Inheritance Tax:
No State Death Tax
Annual Vehicle Property Tax:
Yes
Oklahoma
State Income Tax:
4.75
State Sales Tax:
4.5
Property Tax:
0.8
Total Tax Burden:
7.05
Grocery Tax Rate:
0
Estate and Inheritance Tax:
No State Death Tax
Annual Vehicle Property Tax:
Yes
Illinois
State Income Tax:
4.95
State Sales Tax:
6.25
Property Tax:
2.01
Total Tax Burden:
9.92
Grocery Tax Rate:
0
Estate and Inheritance Tax:
Estate Tax Only
Annual Vehicle Property Tax:
No
Missouri
State Income Tax:
4.95
State Sales Tax:
4.225
Property Tax:
0.85
Total Tax Burden:
7.84
Grocery Tax Rate:
1.225
Estate and Inheritance Tax:
No State Death Tax
Annual Vehicle Property Tax:
Yes
Alabama
State Income Tax:
5
State Sales Tax:
4
Property Tax:
0.38
Total Tax Burden:
7.93
Grocery Tax Rate:
3
Estate and Inheritance Tax:
No State Death Tax
Annual Vehicle Property Tax:
Yes
Massachusetts
State Income Tax:
5
State Sales Tax:
6.25
Property Tax:
1.07
Total Tax Burden:
8.82
Grocery Tax Rate:
0
Estate and Inheritance Tax:
Estate Tax Only
Annual Vehicle Property Tax:
Yes
West Virginia
State Income Tax:
5.12
State Sales Tax:
6
Property Tax:
0.53
Total Tax Burden:
8.89
Grocery Tax Rate:
0
Estate and Inheritance Tax:
No State Death Tax
Annual Vehicle Property Tax:
Yes
Georgia
State Income Tax:
5.49
State Sales Tax:
4
Property Tax:
0.77
Total Tax Burden:
8.15
Grocery Tax Rate:
0
Estate and Inheritance Tax:
No State Death Tax
Annual Vehicle Property Tax:
Special
Kansas
State Income Tax:
5.7
State Sales Tax:
6.5
Property Tax:
1.29
Total Tax Burden:
9.2
Grocery Tax Rate:
0
Estate and Inheritance Tax:
No State Death Tax
Annual Vehicle Property Tax:
Yes
Maryland
State Income Tax:
5.75
State Sales Tax:
6
Property Tax:
0.97
Total Tax Burden:
9.7
Grocery Tax Rate:
0
Estate and Inheritance Tax:
Both Taxes
Annual Vehicle Property Tax:
No
Virginia
State Income Tax:
5.75
State Sales Tax:
5.3
Property Tax:
0.73
Total Tax Burden:
8.26
Grocery Tax Rate:
2.5
Estate and Inheritance Tax:
No State Death Tax
Annual Vehicle Property Tax:
Yes
Idaho
State Income Tax:
5.8
State Sales Tax:
6
Property Tax:
0.49
Total Tax Burden:
7.04
Grocery Tax Rate:
6
Estate and Inheritance Tax:
No State Death Tax
Annual Vehicle Property Tax:
No
Nebraska
State Income Tax:
5.84
State Sales Tax:
5.5
Property Tax:
1.49
Total Tax Burden:
8.16
Grocery Tax Rate:
0
Estate and Inheritance Tax:
Inheritance Tax Only
Annual Vehicle Property Tax:
Yes
New Mexico
State Income Tax:
5.9
State Sales Tax:
5
Property Tax:
0.7
Total Tax Burden:
10.75
Grocery Tax Rate:
0
Estate and Inheritance Tax:
No State Death Tax
Annual Vehicle Property Tax:
No
Rhode Island
State Income Tax:
5.99
State Sales Tax:
7
Property Tax:
1.21
Total Tax Burden:
9.29
Grocery Tax Rate:
0
Estate and Inheritance Tax:
Estate Tax Only
Annual Vehicle Property Tax:
Yes
Iowa
State Income Tax:
6
State Sales Tax:
6
Property Tax:
1.39
Total Tax Burden:
9.21
Grocery Tax Rate:
0
Estate and Inheritance Tax:
No State Death Tax
Annual Vehicle Property Tax:
Special
South Carolina
State Income Tax:
6.5
State Sales Tax:
6
Property Tax:
0.48
Total Tax Burden:
7.49
Grocery Tax Rate:
0
Estate and Inheritance Tax:
No State Death Tax
Annual Vehicle Property Tax:
Yes
Delaware
State Income Tax:
6.6
State Sales Tax:
0
Property Tax:
0.5
Total Tax Burden:
6.28
Grocery Tax Rate:
0
Estate and Inheritance Tax:
No State Death Tax
Annual Vehicle Property Tax:
No
Montana
State Income Tax:
6.75
State Sales Tax:
0
Property Tax:
0.72
Total Tax Burden:
7.29
Grocery Tax Rate:
0
Estate and Inheritance Tax:
No State Death Tax
Annual Vehicle Property Tax:
Yes
Connecticut
State Income Tax:
6.99
State Sales Tax:
6.35
Property Tax:
1.81
Total Tax Burden:
9
Grocery Tax Rate:
0
Estate and Inheritance Tax:
Estate Tax Only
Annual Vehicle Property Tax:
Yes
Maine
State Income Tax:
7.15
State Sales Tax:
5.5
Property Tax:
1.02
Total Tax Burden:
10.01
Grocery Tax Rate:
0
Estate and Inheritance Tax:
Estate Tax Only
Annual Vehicle Property Tax:
Yes
Wisconsin
State Income Tax:
7.65
State Sales Tax:
5
Property Tax:
1.42
Total Tax Burden:
8.12
Grocery Tax Rate:
0
Estate and Inheritance Tax:
No State Death Tax
Annual Vehicle Property Tax:
No
Vermont
State Income Tax:
8.75
State Sales Tax:
6
Property Tax:
1.59
Total Tax Burden:
11.1
Grocery Tax Rate:
0
Estate and Inheritance Tax:
Estate Tax Only
Annual Vehicle Property Tax:
Yes
Minnesota
State Income Tax:
9.85
State Sales Tax:
6.875
Property Tax:
1.02
Total Tax Burden:
9.08
Grocery Tax Rate:
0
Estate and Inheritance Tax:
Estate Tax Only
Annual Vehicle Property Tax:
Special
Oregon
State Income Tax:
9.9
State Sales Tax:
0
Property Tax:
0.81
Total Tax Burden:
9.46
Grocery Tax Rate:
0
Estate and Inheritance Tax:
Estate Tax Only
Annual Vehicle Property Tax:
No
New Jersey
State Income Tax:
10.75
State Sales Tax:
6.625
Property Tax:
2.11
Total Tax Burden:
9.52
Grocery Tax Rate:
0
Estate and Inheritance Tax:
Inheritance Tax Only
Annual Vehicle Property Tax:
No
New York
State Income Tax:
10.9
State Sales Tax:
4
Property Tax:
1.55
Total Tax Burden:
12.39
Grocery Tax Rate:
0
Estate and Inheritance Tax:
Estate Tax Only
Annual Vehicle Property Tax:
No
Hawaii
State Income Tax:
11
State Sales Tax:
4
Property Tax:
0.27
Total Tax Burden:
13.3
Grocery Tax Rate:
4
Estate and Inheritance Tax:
Estate Tax Only
Annual Vehicle Property Tax:
No
California
State Income Tax:
13.3
State Sales Tax:
7.25
Property Tax:
0.7
Total Tax Burden:
9.24
Grocery Tax Rate:
0
Estate and Inheritance Tax:
No State Death Tax
Annual Vehicle Property Tax:
No
District of Columbia
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Rank
|
State
|
State Income Tax
|
State Sales Tax
|
Property Tax
|
Total Tax Burden
|
Grocery Tax Rate
|
Estate and Inheritance Tax
|
Annual Vehicle Property Tax
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| 1 |
Alaska
|
0 | 0 | 1.11 | 4.92 | 0 | No State Death Tax | No |
| 2 |
Florida
|
0 | 6 | 0.76 | 6.27 | 0 | No State Death Tax | No |
| 3 |
Nevada
|
0 | 6.85 | 0.47 | 8.37 | 0 | No State Death Tax | No |
| 4 |
New Hampshire
|
0 | 0 | 1.66 | 5.38 | 0 | No State Death Tax | Yes |
| 5 |
South Dakota
|
0 | 4.20 | 1.06 | 6.38 | 4.50 | No State Death Tax | No |
| 6 |
Tennessee
|
0 | 7 | 0.50 | 6.21 | 4 | No State Death Tax | Local |
| 7 |
Texas
|
0 | 6.25 | 1.49 | 7.69 | 0 | No State Death Tax | No |
| 8 |
Washington
|
0 | 6.50 | 0.81 | 8.47 | 0 | Estate Tax Only | No |
| 9 |
Wyoming
|
0 | 4 | 0.57 | 6.70 | 0 | No State Death Tax | Local |
| 10 |
Arizona
|
2.50 | 5.60 | 0.48 | 7.24 | 0 | No State Death Tax | No |
| 11 |
North Dakota
|
2.50 | 5 | 0.99 | 7.02 | 0 | No State Death Tax | No |
| 12 |
Pennsylvania
|
3.07 | 6 | 1.30 | 8.47 | 0 | Inheritance Tax Only | No |
| 13 |
Indiana
|
3.15 | 7 | 0.74 | 9.12 | 0 | No State Death Tax | No |
| 14 |
Ohio
|
3.75 | 5.75 | 1.31 | 9.05 | 0 | No State Death Tax | No |
| 15 |
Michigan
|
4.05 | 6 | 1.25 | 7.98 | 0 | No State Death Tax | No |
| 16 |
Louisiana
|
4.25 | 4.45 | 0.55 | 8.82 | 0 | No State Death Tax | Yes |
| 17 |
Arkansas
|
4.40 | 6.50 | 0.55 | 8.44 | 0.12 | No State Death Tax | Yes |
| 18 |
Colorado
|
4.40 | 2.90 | 0.48 | 7.56 | 0 | No State Death Tax | Yes |
| 19 |
Kentucky
|
4.50 | 6 | 0.75 | 8.76 | 0 | Inheritance Tax Only | Yes |
| 20 |
North Carolina
|
4.50 | 4.75 | 0.66 | 7.81 | 0 | No State Death Tax | Yes |
| 21 |
Utah
|
4.65 | 4.85 | 0.52 | 8.87 | 3 | No State Death Tax | No |
| 22 |
Mississippi
|
4.70 | 7 | 0.72 | 8.84 | 7 | No State Death Tax | Yes |
| 23 |
Oklahoma
|
4.75 | 4.50 | 0.80 | 7.05 | 0 | No State Death Tax | Yes |
| 24 |
Illinois
|
4.95 | 6.25 | 2.01 | 9.92 | 0 | Estate Tax Only | No |
| 25 |
Missouri
|
4.95 | 4.22 | 0.85 | 7.84 | 1.23 | No State Death Tax | Yes |
| 26 |
Alabama
|
5 | 4 | 0.38 | 7.93 | 3 | No State Death Tax | Yes |
| 27 |
Massachusetts
|
5 | 6.25 | 1.07 | 8.82 | 0 | Estate Tax Only | Yes |
| 28 |
West Virginia
|
5.12 | 6 | 0.53 | 8.89 | 0 | No State Death Tax | Yes |
| 29 |
Georgia
|
5.49 | 4 | 0.77 | 8.15 | 0 | No State Death Tax | Special |
| 30 |
Kansas
|
5.70 | 6.50 | 1.29 | 9.20 | 0 | No State Death Tax | Yes |
| 31 |
Maryland
|
5.75 | 6 | 0.97 | 9.70 | 0 | Both Taxes | No |
| 32 |
Virginia
|
5.75 | 5.30 | 0.73 | 8.26 | 2.50 | No State Death Tax | Yes |
| 33 |
Idaho
|
5.80 | 6 | 0.49 | 7.04 | 6 | No State Death Tax | No |
| 34 |
Nebraska
|
5.84 | 5.50 | 1.49 | 8.16 | 0 | Inheritance Tax Only | Yes |
| 35 |
New Mexico
|
5.90 | 5 | 0.70 | 10.75 | 0 | No State Death Tax | No |
| 36 |
Rhode Island
|
5.99 | 7 | 1.21 | 9.29 | 0 | Estate Tax Only | Yes |
| 37 |
Iowa
|
6 | 6 | 1.39 | 9.21 | 0 | No State Death Tax | Special |
| 38 |
South Carolina
|
6.50 | 6 | 0.48 | 7.49 | 0 | No State Death Tax | Yes |
| 39 |
Delaware
|
6.60 | 0 | 0.50 | 6.28 | 0 | No State Death Tax | No |
| 40 |
Montana
|
6.75 | 0 | 0.72 | 7.29 | 0 | No State Death Tax | Yes |
| 41 |
Connecticut
|
6.99 | 6.35 | 1.81 | 9 | 0 | Estate Tax Only | Yes |
| 42 |
Maine
|
7.15 | 5.50 | 1.02 | 10.01 | 0 | Estate Tax Only | Yes |
| 43 |
Wisconsin
|
7.65 | 5 | 1.42 | 8.12 | 0 | No State Death Tax | No |
| 44 |
Vermont
|
8.75 | 6 | 1.59 | 11.10 | 0 | Estate Tax Only | Yes |
| 45 |
Minnesota
|
9.85 | 6.88 | 1.02 | 9.08 | 0 | Estate Tax Only | Special |
| 46 |
Oregon
|
9.90 | 0 | 0.81 | 9.46 | 0 | Estate Tax Only | No |
| 47 |
New Jersey
|
10.75 | 6.62 | 2.11 | 9.52 | 0 | Inheritance Tax Only | No |
| 48 |
New York
|
10.90 | 4 | 1.55 | 12.39 | 0 | Estate Tax Only | No |
| 49 |
Hawaii
|
11 | 4 | 0.27 | 13.30 | 4 | Estate Tax Only | No |
| 50 |
California
|
13.30 | 7.25 | 0.70 | 9.24 | 0 | No State Death Tax | No |
| 51 |
District of Columbia
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Common Questions
Which state has the lowest state income tax?
Alaska has the lowest state income tax at None (0%). California has the highest, at 13.30%.
Which state has the lowest state sales tax?
Alaska has the lowest state sales tax at None (0%). California has the highest, at 7.25%.
Which state has the lowest property tax?
Hawaii has the lowest property tax at 0.27%. New Jersey has the highest, at 2.11%.
Which state has the lowest total tax burden?
Alaska has the lowest total tax burden at 4.92%. Hawaii has the highest, at 13.30%.
Which state has the lowest grocery tax rate?
Alaska has the lowest grocery tax rate at 0% (No state tax). Mississippi has the highest, at 7% (Taxed).