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New Jersey Ranks 21st in the Nation in Top Personal Income Tax Rates, 2003
Source: Small Business Survival Committee Index 2003

Rank State Tax Rates   Rank State Tax Rates
             
1 Rhode Island 9.90
26 Iowa 5.837
2
 Oregon 9.81   27 Utah 5.775
3
 Vermont 9.50   28 Virginia 5.75
4
 California 9.30   29 North Dakota 5.54
5 Maine 8.50   30 Massachusetts 5.30
6 Hawaii 8.25   31 Arizona 5.04
6 North Carolina 8.25   32 Connecticut 5.00
8 Minnesota 7.85   32 Mississippi 5.00
9
Idaho 7.80   34 Maryland 4.75
10 New Mexico 7.70   35 Colorado 4.63
10 New York 7.70   36 Michigan 4.10
12 Ohio 7.50   37 Louisiana 3.90
13 Arkansas 7.21   38 Indiana 3.40
14 Montana 7.15   39 Alabama 3.25
15 Oklahoma 7.00   40 Illinois 3.00
15 South Carolina 7.00   41 Pennsylvania 2.80
17 Wisconsin 6.75   42 Alaska 0
18 Nebraska 6.68   42 Florida 0
19 West Virginia 6.50   42 Nevada 0
20 Kansas 6.45   42 New Hampshire 0
21 NEW JERSEY 6.37   42 South Dakota 0
22 Georgia 6.00   42 Tennessee 0
22
 Kentucky 6.00   42 Texas 0
22
 Missouri 6.00   42 Washington 0
25 Delaware 5.95   52 Wyoming 0
             
          50 State Average
5.2%
          N.J. % Above Average 22.4%

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