Virginia Income Tax (2026)

Info: Graduated; top rate 5.75% (brackets 2% / 3% / 5% / 5.75%, top rate starts at $17,000).

InfoVerified May 31, 2026

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Income Tax in states bordering Virginia

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

District of ColumbiaConditional
Graduated; top rate 10.75% (on taxable income over $1,000,000).
Verified May 31, 2026 · Source: otr.cfo.dc.gov · Full District of Columbia 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 →
MarylandInfo
Graduated; state top rate 6.5% (over $1M, added 2025) — PLUS a mandatory local "piggyback" income tax of 2.25%–3.20% in every county and Baltimore City, so combined rates approach ~9%.
Verified May 31, 2026 · Source: marylandtaxes.gov · Full Maryland rule →
North CarolinaInfo
Flat 3.99% for 2026 (down from 4.25% in 2025); a further cut to 3.49% is triggered for 2027.
Verified May 31, 2026 · Source: ncdor.gov · Full North Carolina 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No state individual income tax — 0% on wages and investment income (the Hall tax on interest/dividends was fully repealed in 2021).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 →
West VirginiaInfo
Graduated; top rate 4.58% as of Jan 1, 2026 (cut from 4.82%; brackets 2.11% to 4.58%).
Verified May 31, 2026 · Source: tax.wv.gov · Full West Virginia rule →

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