Taxes#23 of 102 · Added July 22, 2026
Tax Burden, Ranked
WalletHub ranking, 1 = heaviest state and local burden
Data: WalletHub, 2024 ↗nhmaps.com/28
Per WalletHub, NH has the second-lowest tax burden in the country at 49th, edged out only by Alaska. Vermont sits at 3rd, because misery loves a border.
Overall tax burden ranking (1 = heaviest) (rank of 50)
Source & data: WalletHub, 2024 ↗Found via @GregMooreNH ↗
View the data (50 states)
| # | State | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hawaii | #1 |
| 2 | New York | #2 |
| 3 | Vermont | #3 |
| 4 | New Mexico | #4 |
| 5 | Maine | #5 |
| 6 | Illinois | #6 |
| 7 | Maryland | #7 |
| 8 | New Jersey | #8 |
| 9 | Oregon | #9 |
| 10 | Rhode Island | #10 |
| 11 | California | #11 |
| 12 | Iowa | #12 |
| 13 | Kansas | #13 |
| 14 | Indiana | #14 |
| 15 | Minnesota | #15 |
| 16 | Ohio | #16 |
| 17 | Connecticut | #17 |
| 18 | West Virginia | #18 |
| 19 | Utah | #19 |
| 20 | Mississippi | #20 |
| 21 | Massachusetts | #21 |
| 22 | Louisiana | #22 |
| 23 | Kentucky | #23 |
| 24 | Pennsylvania | #24 |
| 25 | Washington | #25 |
| 26 | Arkansas | #26 |
| 27 | Nevada | #27 |
| 28 | Virginia | #28 |
| 29 | Nebraska | #29 |
| 30 | Georgia | #30 |
| 31 | Wisconsin | #31 |
| 32 | Michigan | #32 |
| 33 | Alabama | #33 |
| 34 | Missouri | #34 |
| 35 | North Carolina | #35 |
| 36 | Texas | #36 |
| 37 | Colorado | #37 |
| 38 | South Carolina | #38 |
| 39 | Montana | #39 |
| 40 | Arizona | #40 |
| 41 | Oklahoma | #41 |
| 42 | Idaho | #42 |
| 43 | North Dakota | #43 |
| 44 | Wyoming | #44 |
| 45 | South Dakota | #45 |
| 46 | Delaware | #46 |
| 47 | Florida | #47 |
| 48 | Tennessee | #48 |
| 49 | New Hampshire | #49 |
| 50 | Alaska | #50 |