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The best and worst states for individual taxes in 2025

The Tax Foundation recently ranked the states with most and least competitive individual income taxes in 2025. 

Alaska, Florida, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas and Wyoming have the most competitive individual income taxes, as they do not levy individual income tax at all. New York, with its complex tax system, is the least competitive.

Read more about the states with the most and least competitive individual income taxes in 2025.

10 least competitive states for individual income taxes in 2025

2025 rank
State
2025 score
2024 rank
2023 rank
2022 rank
2021 rank
2020 rank
41
Delaware
4.54
10
10
9
9
11
42
Vermont
4.51
9
11
11
10
10
43
Minnesota
4.35
7
7
8
8
7
44
Maryland
3.81
6
6
6
6
6
45 Hawaii
3.76
5
5
5
5
5
46
Connecticut
3.44
4
4
4
4
4
47
District of Columbia
3.50
3
3
5
5
5
48 New Jersey
2.57
3
3
3
3
2
49
California
2.37
2
2
2
1
1
50
New York
2.11
1
1
1
2
3

In 2020-2024, the rank of DC does not affect the rank of the states.

10 most competitive states for individual income taxes in 2025

2025
rank
State
2025
score
2024
rank
2023
rank
2022
rank
2021
rank
2020
rank
10
Montana
5.92
22
20
21
21
22
9
Utah
5.99
9
9
9
9
9
8
Arizona
6.31
8
8
14
14
14
7
Nevada
6.96
7
7
8
7
7
1 (tie)
Alaska
10.00
1
1
1
1
1
1 (tie)
Florida
10.00
1
1
1
1
1
1 (tie)
South Dakota
10.00
1
1
1
1
1
1 (tie)
Tennessee
10.00
1
1
1
8
8
1 (tie)
Texas
10.00
1
1
1
1
1
1 (tie)
Wyoming
10.00
1
1
1
1
1

Least competitive states for individual income taxes in 2025


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