Low-income Southerners pay twice as much tax as the richest 1%, on average
| State | Lowest 20% | Top 1% |
|---|---|---|
| District of Columbia | 4.8% | 11.4% |
| Maryland | 9.6% | 9.0% |
| Delaware | 8.2% | 6.8% |
| Virginia | 8.7% | 7.2% |
| South Carolina | 10.1% | 6.5% |
| Georgia | 10.3% | 6.9% |
| West Virginia | 11.6% | 7.2% |
| North Carolina | 10.5% | 6.0% |
| Mississippi | 12.4% | 6.9% |
| Kentucky | 12.4% | 6.6% |
| Oklahoma | 12.2% | 6.3% |
| Alabama | 11.9% | 5.4% |
| Louisiana | 13.1% | 6.5% |
| Arkansas | 13.1% | 5.8% |
| Texas | 12.8% | 4.6% |
| Tennessee | 12.8% | 3.8% |
| Florida | 13.2% | 2.7% |
Note: States are ranked by regressivity of state and local taxes, Florida is the most regressive.
Source: Adapted from Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, Who Pays? A Distributional Analysis of the Tax Systems in All 50 States (7th Edition), January 2024.