Rankings · Taxes
Lowest capital gains by state
Capital gains tax.
Top effective rate on long-term gains, 2026
Not ranked, because this measure is not published for them: Alaska, Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, District of Columbia, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Iowa, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, Montana, North Carolina, North Dakota, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, Nevada, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, West Virginia, Wyoming.
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<iframe src="https://movermath.com/embed/capital-gains" width="100%" height="420" style="border:0" loading="lazy" title="Capital gains tax by state"></iframe>Source: Kiplinger / state tax agencies. · How this is built