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The best and worst states for corporate taxes

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The Tax Foundation recently ranked the states with most and least competitive corporate taxes in 2025. Most states charge standard corporate income taxes on profits, while some states charge taxes on the gross receipts of businesses with few or no deductions for expenses.

Wyoming and South Dakota have the most competitive corporate taxes, as they both have no corporate or individual income tax. Delaware is the least competitive, imposing both corporate income and gross-receipts taxes at the state level.

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

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

States with the most competitive corporate taxes in 2025

2025
rank
State

2025

score

2024

rank

2023

rank

2022

rank

2021

rank

2020

rank

10 Colorado

5.65

9

9

8

11

10

9 Michigan

5.69

8

7

6

6

6

8 Indiana

5.73

7

6

5

5

8

7 North Dakota

5.75

10

8

7

7

5

6 Mississippi

5.78

6

11

11

10

9

5 Oklahoma

5.86

5

5

14

13

12

4 Missouri

6.04

4

4

4

4

4

3 North Carolina

6.31

3

3

3

3

3

1 South Dakota

10.00

1

1

1

1

1

1 Wyoming

10.00

1

1

1

1

1

States with the least competitive corporate taxes in 2025

2025
rank
State 2025
score
2024
rank
2023
rank
2022
rank
2021
rank
2020
rank
10
California
4.61
10
10
10
20
21
9
Illinois
4.58
9
14
14
15
14
8
Minnesota
4.42
8
9
9
10
9
7
New Jersey
4.29
7
7
7
7
7
6
Ohio
3.95
6
6
6
5
5
5
Texas
3.94
5
5
5
4
4
4
Washington
3.87
4
4
4
3
3
3
Tennessee
3.57
3
3
3
2
2
2
Oregon
2.32
2
2
2
6
26
1
Delaware
1.45
1
1
1
1
1
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