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Missouri Income Tax (2026)

Info: Graduated, topping out at 4.70% on Missouri taxable income over about $9,436 for 2026 (the 2025 threshold was about $9,191); rates run 2.00%–4.70% in 0.50% steps.

InfoVerified Jul 30, 2026

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Graduated, topping out at 4.70% on Missouri taxable income over about $9,436 for 2026 (the 2025 threshold was about $9,191); rates run 2.00%–4.70% in 0.50% steps. Brackets are indexed for inflation each year.

Official source: dor.mo.gov →

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Income Tax in states bordering Missouri

The same rule in each neighboring state LawLert has verified, from that state’s own official source.

ArkansasInfo
Graduated; top rate 3.7% for 2026 and later tax years (Act 1 of the May 2026 special session, retroactive to Jan 1, 2026). The 3.7% rate applies to net taxable income over $26,400; lower brackets apply below.
Verified Jul 5, 2026 · Source: arkleg.state.ar.us · Full Arkansas rule →
IllinoisInfo
Flat 4.95% individual income tax.
Verified May 31, 2026 · Source: tax.illinois.gov · Full Illinois rule →
IowaInfo
Flat 3.8% for 2026 (single rate on all taxable income).
Verified Aug 2, 2026 · Source: revenue.iowa.gov · Full Iowa rule →
KansasInfo
Graduated, two brackets, top rate 5.58% (5.20% up to $23,000 single / $46,000 married; 5.58% above).
Verified May 31, 2026 · Source: ksrevenue.gov · Full Kansas rule →
KentuckyInfo
Kentucky's flat individual income tax rate is 3.5% for tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2026, down from 4%, under 2025 House Bill 1. No further cut has been enacted for 2027 — the 2026 General Assembly did not act, so the rate stays at 3.5% for the tax year beginning January 1, 2027.
Verified Jul 28, 2026 · Source: apps.legislature.ky.gov · Full Kentucky rule →
NebraskaInfo
Graduated individual income tax; for 2026 the top rate is 4.55% (brackets 2.46% / 3.51% / 4.55%), down from 5.20% in 2025.
Verified Jul 15, 2026 · Source: revenue.nebraska.gov · Full Nebraska rule →
OklahomaInfo
Graduated with a 4.50% top rate for 2026 (cut from 4.75%; consolidated to 3 brackets under HB 2764).
Verified May 31, 2026 · Source: oksenate.gov · Full Oklahoma rule →
TennesseePermitted
No state individual income tax — 0% on wages and investment income (the Hall tax on interest/dividends was fully repealed in 2021).
Verified May 31, 2026 · Source: tn.gov · Full Tennessee rule →

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