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State tax on Social Security.
Whether the state taxes Social Security benefits. Forty-two states and DC do not. The nine that do almost all exempt lower-income retirees, so “taxed” rarely means taxed in full — and the list shrinks most years as states phase the tax out. Verify against your state revenue department before acting on it.
Alaska has the lowest published social security tax in this comparison, at Not taxed. The next states shown are Alabama (Not taxed) and Arkansas (Not taxed).
The table orders 51 states by state tax on social security. It describes one published measure, not an overall judgment about where to live.
Use the result as a starting point, then compare the underlying source, dates, and local county figures before making a decision. Whether the state taxes Social Security benefits. Forty-two states and DC do not. The nine that do almost all exempt lower-income retirees, so “taxed” rarely means taxed in full — and the list shrinks most years as states phase the tax out. Verify against your state revenue department before acting on it.
These guides combine this measure with other clearly named inputs; they are not overall state verdicts.
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<iframe src="https://movermath.com/embed/social-security-tax" width="100%" height="420" style="border:0" loading="lazy" title="State tax on Social Security by state"></iframe>Source: State revenue departments via Tax Foundation, mid-2026. · How this is built