Maryland is 2025's state with the 9th-highest tax burden, WalletHub study

BALTIMORE, MD—With Tax Day approaching on April 15, the personal-finance website WalletHub on Tuesday released its 2025 Tax Burden by State report.

The study found that Maryland has the ninth-highest tax burden in the U.S. Hawaii came in at number one, followed by New York at number two. Alaska was the state with the lowest tax burden.

In order to determine which states tax their residents most aggressively, WalletHub compared the 50 states based on the three components of state tax burden — property taxes, individual income taxes, and sales and excise taxes — as a share of total personal income.

Tax Burden in Maryland (1=Highest, 25=Avg.):

9^th – Overall Tax Burden (10.04%)
26^th – Property Tax Burden (2.63%)
3^rd– Individual Income Tax Burden (4.47%)
38^th – Total Sales & Excise Tax Burden (2.94%)

“It’s easy to be dismayed at tax time when you see just how much of your income you lose,” said WalletHub analyst Chip Lupo. “Living in a state with a low tax burden can alleviate some of that stress. Some states charge no income tax or no sales tax, although all states have some form of property taxes and excise taxes.”

“New York has the highest individual income tax burden, while Vermont has the highest property tax burden, and Hawaii has the highest sales and excise tax burden,” Lupo added. “When considering all types of taxes together, Hawaii has the highest overall burden.”

The full report can be viewed online here at WalletHub.