(December 2017) Arkansas’ top income tax rate (6.9%)1 is the second-highest in the 12-state southeast region,2 trailing only South Carolina (7.0%), according to the Federation of State Tax Administrators.3 The organization serves the principal tax collection agencies of the 50 states, the District of Columbia, Philadelphia, and New York.4
| South Carolina | 7.0% |
| Arkansas | 6.9% |
| West Virginia | 6.5% |
| Georgia | 6.0% |
| Louisiana | 6.0% |
| Kentucky | 6.0% |
| Virginia | 5.75% |
| North Carolina | 5.49% |
| Alabama | 5.0% |
| Mississippi | 5.0% |
| Florida | 0.0% |
| Tennessee | 0.0% |
Arkansas also has the highest rate among the states that border it.
| Arkansas | 6.9% |
| Louisiana | 6.0% |
| Missouri | 6.0% |
| Mississippi | 5.0% |
| Oklahoma | 5.0% |
| Tennessee | 0.0% |
| Texas | 0.0% |
–Greg Kaza
1 Arkansas’ top rate starts at $75,000 in annual income.
2 The median rate for the region is 5.875%. The average rate is 4.97%.
3 https://www.taxadmin.org/current-tax-rates
4 https://www.taxadmin.org/about-fta The organization was founded in 1937.
