Alabama5.00%6.50%0.28%80008.64.00%$1.05Alaska09.40.99399007.302.27Arizona4.544.90.4170008.75.60.88Arkansas6.96.50.4210000106.50.74California13.38.840.58700010.77.251.83Colorado4.634.630.41131009.52.90.97Connecticut6.997.50.811500010.96.351.2Delaware6.68.70.451650010.201.47Florida05.50.1570008.161.43Georgia5.755.750.3295008.941.08Hawaii116.40.75469001341.62Idaho6.9256.9250.52400009.361.69Illinois4.959.50.6112960116.251.07Indiana3.235.750.4295008.970.75Iowa8.53120.683060010.861.48Kansas5.770.52140009.86.51.07Kentucky550.53105009.960.91Louisiana680.31770010.14.451.44Maine7.158.930.561200011.95.51.35Maryland5.758.250.37850010.760.98Massachusetts5.180.771500010.16.250.73Michigan4.2560.6590009.460.74Minnesota9.859.80.563400011.76.881.03Mississippi550.211400010.371.27Missouri5.46.250.33120008.64.231.19Montana6.96.750.8833000902.01Nebraska6.847.810.22900010.45.51.18Nevada001.133120010.26.850.89New Hampshire57.70.23140008.701.03New Jersey10.7511.50.783440011.16.631.45New Mexico4.95.90.472480010.65.131.4New York8.826.50.451140014.841.46North Carolina5.252.50.26243009.44.750.97North Dakota2.94.310.743640012.751.28Ohio4.99700.51950010.45.750.67Oklahoma560.37181008.54.51.26Oregon9.97.61.174060010.301.07Pennsylvania3.079.991.07100001061.34Rhode Island5.9971.14236001171.11South Carolina750.46140008.861.71South Dakota000.21150008.94.51.16Tennessee26.50.270007.970.87Texas000.4290009.26.250.54Utah4.954.950.28353009.85.950.83Vermont8.758.51.221560011.961.68Virginia5.7560.23800095.30.75Washington000.58498009.76.51.57Washington D.C.8.958.250.3290001460.51West Virginia6.56.50.941200010.661.41Wisconsin7.657.90.541400010.351.63Wyoming000.78254008.541.7SourceTax FoundationTax FoundationU.S. Department of LaborAmerican Payroll AssociationFederation of Tax AdministratorsTax FoundationNational Academy of Social InsuranceDate of DataDate of Data: 2019Date of Data: 2019Date of Data: 2018Date of Data: 2019Date of Data: 2017Date of Data: 2019Date of Data: 2017NoteDoes not include local income taxes. In New Hampshire and Tennessee, state income tax is limited to dividends and interest income only. See www.taxfoundation.org for additional notes.NV, OH, TX and WA do not have a corp income tax but do have a gross receipts tax with rates not strictly comparable to these. DE has gross receipts taxes in addition to corp income, while PA, VA and WV permit additional local gross receipts taxes. SD and WY have neither corp income nor gross receipts taxes. See www.taxfoundation.org for additional notes.Total unemployment insurance contributions divided by the total wages paid for the year.Excludes local taxes, except statewide local taxes in California, Utah and Virginia.Quote"Maryland has a AAA bond rating from the three major rating agencies.""Maryland's corporate income tax rate is lower than many northeast states.""Maryland's average UI rate is below the national average.""Maryland offers low unemployment insurance rates.""Maryland's taxes are reasonable in proportion to the high level of personal income in the state.""Maryland's state sales tax rate is reasonable and there are no local taxes.""Maryland's average workers' compensation cost ranks 15th lowest among states."