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Tennessee ranks in the top five states with the lowest tax burden

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By Staff Report 1 min read

Lowest tax burden states

With the tax filing deadline for 2018 returns next week, WalletHub calculated the average share of total personal income residents pay toward state and local taxes in each state. The states with the lowest tax burden are:

1. Alaska, 5.1 percent

2. Delaware, 5.55 percent

3. Tennessee, 6.28 percent

4. Florida, 6.56 percent

5. New Hampshire, 6.86 percent

Source: WalletHub. Alabama had the 9th lowest tax burden and Georgia ranked No. 16. The highest tax burden states were, in order, New York, Hawaii, Maine and Vermont.