Taxes#65 of 102 · Added July 22, 2026
Retirement, Untaxed
How states treat Social Security income
Data: Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, 2023 ↗nhmaps.com/41
Some states tax the retirement checks you already paid for. New Hampshire has no broad-based income tax, so there is nothing to tax in the first place.
State income tax treatment of Social Security benefits (state tax category)
Source & data: Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, 2023 ↗Found via @GregMooreNH ↗
View the data (50 states)
| # | State | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Connecticut | Partially taxed for some |
| 2 | Kansas | Partially taxed for some |
| 3 | Minnesota | Partially taxed for some |
| 4 | Missouri | Partially taxed for some |
| 5 | Montana | Partially taxed for some |
| 6 | Nebraska | Partially taxed for some |
| 7 | New Mexico | Partially taxed for some |
| 8 | Rhode Island | Partially taxed for some |
| 9 | Utah | Partially taxed for some |
| 10 | Vermont | Partially taxed for some |
| 11 | Alabama | Social Security fully exempt |
| 12 | Arizona | Social Security fully exempt |
| 13 | Arkansas | Social Security fully exempt |
| 14 | California | Social Security fully exempt |
| 15 | Colorado | Social Security fully exempt |
| 16 | Delaware | Social Security fully exempt |
| 17 | Georgia | Social Security fully exempt |
| 18 | Hawaii | Social Security fully exempt |
| 19 | Idaho | Social Security fully exempt |
| 20 | Illinois | Social Security fully exempt |
| 21 | Indiana | Social Security fully exempt |
| 22 | Iowa | Social Security fully exempt |
| 23 | Kentucky | Social Security fully exempt |
| 24 | Louisiana | Social Security fully exempt |
| 25 | Maine | Social Security fully exempt |
| 26 | Maryland | Social Security fully exempt |
| 27 | Massachusetts | Social Security fully exempt |
| 28 | Michigan | Social Security fully exempt |
| 29 | Mississippi | Social Security fully exempt |
| 30 | New Jersey | Social Security fully exempt |
| 31 | New York | Social Security fully exempt |
| 32 | North Carolina | Social Security fully exempt |
| 33 | North Dakota | Social Security fully exempt |
| 34 | Ohio | Social Security fully exempt |
| 35 | Oklahoma | Social Security fully exempt |
| 36 | Oregon | Social Security fully exempt |
| 37 | Pennsylvania | Social Security fully exempt |
| 38 | South Carolina | Social Security fully exempt |
| 39 | Virginia | Social Security fully exempt |
| 40 | West Virginia | Social Security fully exempt |
| 41 | Wisconsin | Social Security fully exempt |
| 42 | Alaska | No income tax at all |
| 43 | Florida | No income tax at all |
| 44 | Nevada | No income tax at all |
| 45 | New Hampshire | No income tax at all |
| 46 | South Dakota | No income tax at all |
| 47 | Tennessee | No income tax at all |
| 48 | Texas | No income tax at all |
| 49 | Washington | No income tax at all |
| 50 | Wyoming | No income tax at all |