(March 2020) Arkansas’ top income tax rate declined from 6.9% to 6.6% but is still second-highest in the southeast region, trailing only South Carolina (7.0%), according to records from the Federation of State Tax Administrators.1
| South Carolina | 7.0% |
| Arkansas | 6.6% |
| West Virginia | 6.5% |
| Louisiana | 6.0% |
| Georgia | 5.75% |
| Virginia | 5.75% |
| North Carolina | 5.25% |
| Alabama | 5.0% |
| Kentucky | 5.0% |
| Mississippi | 5.0% |
| Tennessee | No income tax |
| Florida | No income tax |
Arkansas also has the highest rate among states that border it.
| Arkansas | 6.6% |
| Louisiana | 6.0% |
| Missouri | 5.4% |
| Mississippi | 5.0% |
| Oklahoma | 5.0% |
| Tennessee | No income tax |
| Texas | No income tax |
Arkansas’ top rate is set to fall to 5.9% (2021), which would improve the state’s position in both categories.
–Greg Kaza
1 https://www.taxadmin.org/assets/docs/Research/Rates/ind_inc.pdf
The organization serves the principal tax collection agencies of all 50 states.
