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Lottery Rules & Tax Rates by State

State income tax on lottery winnings ranges from 0% to over 10%. Select your state for its exact rate and lottery legal status.

State Tax Rates, Ranked

Every state with a lottery, sorted from highest state tax rate on winnings to lowest.

NYNew York: 10.9%10.9%DCDistrict of Columbia: 10.75%10.75%MDMaryland: 8.75%8.75%NJNew Jersey: 8.0%8.0%OROregon: 8.0%8.0%WIWisconsin: 7.65%7.65%MNMinnesota: 7.25%7.25%MEMaine: 7.15%7.15%CTConnecticut: 6.99%6.99%MTMontana: 6.75%6.75%WVWest Virginia: 6.5%6.5%SCSouth Carolina: 6.4%6.4%NMNew Mexico: 6.0%6.0%VTVermont: 6.0%6.0%RIRhode Island: 5.99%5.99%IDIdaho: 5.8%5.8%IAIowa: 5.7%5.7%GAGeorgia: 5.39%5.39%KSKansas: 5.0%5.0%MAMassachusetts: 5.0%5.0%NENebraska: 5.0%5.0%ILIllinois: 4.95%4.95%OKOklahoma: 4.75%4.75%NCNorth Carolina: 4.5%4.5%ARArkansas: 4.4%4.4%LALouisiana: 4.25%4.25%MIMichigan: 4.25%4.25%COColorado: 4.0%4.0%KYKentucky: 4.0%4.0%MOMissouri: 4.0%4.0%VAVirginia: 4.0%4.0%OHOhio: 3.99%3.99%INIndiana: 3.15%3.15%PAPennsylvania: 3.07%3.07%AZArizona: 2.5%2.5%NDNorth Dakota: 2.5%2.5%CACalifornia: 0.0%0.0%DEDelaware: 0.0%0.0%FLFlorida: 0.0%0.0%MSMississippi: 0.0%0.0%NHNew Hampshire: 0.0%0.0%SDSouth Dakota: 0.0%0.0%TNTennessee: 0.0%0.0%TXTexas: 0.0%0.0%WAWashington: 0.0%0.0%WYWyoming: 0.0%0.0%
No state lottery

Alabama

 No state lottery

Alaska

 Tax: 2.5%

Arizona

 Tax: 4.4%

Arkansas

 Tax: 0.0%

California

 Tax: 4.0%

Colorado

 Tax: 6.99%

Connecticut

 Tax: 0.0%

Delaware

 Tax: 10.75%

District of Columbia

 Tax: 0.0%

Florida

 Tax: 5.39%

Georgia

 No state lottery

Hawaii

 Tax: 5.8%

Idaho

 Tax: 4.95%

Illinois

 Tax: 3.15%

Indiana

 Tax: 5.7%

Iowa

 Tax: 5.0%

Kansas

 Tax: 4.0%

Kentucky

 Tax: 4.25%

Louisiana

 Tax: 7.15%

Maine

 Tax: 8.75%

Maryland

 Tax: 5.0%

Massachusetts

 Tax: 4.25%

Michigan

 Tax: 7.25%

Minnesota

 Tax: 0.0%

Mississippi

 Tax: 4.0%

Missouri

 Tax: 6.75%

Montana

 Tax: 5.0%

Nebraska

 No state lottery

Nevada

 Tax: 0.0%

New Hampshire

 Tax: 8.0%

New Jersey

 Tax: 6.0%

New Mexico

 Tax: 10.9%

New York

 Tax: 4.5%

North Carolina

 Tax: 2.5%

North Dakota

 Tax: 3.99%

Ohio

 Tax: 4.75%

Oklahoma

 Tax: 8.0%

Oregon

 Tax: 3.07%

Pennsylvania

 Tax: 5.99%

Rhode Island

 Tax: 6.4%

South Carolina

 Tax: 0.0%

South Dakota

 Tax: 0.0%

Tennessee

 Tax: 0.0%

Texas

 No state lottery

Utah

 Tax: 6.0%

Vermont

 Tax: 4.0%

Virginia

 Tax: 0.0%

Washington

 Tax: 6.5%

West Virginia

 Tax: 7.65%

Wisconsin

 Tax: 0.0%

Wyoming