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Exit Tax by State
Exit Tax by State: compare 51 US states on 3 metrics.
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51 states · # = rank by Exit Tax Rate
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| 1 |  New Jersey | Variation | 10.8% | New Jersey does not impose a separate exit tax; departing residents selling New Jersey real estate must generally prepay estimated state income tax at closing equal to the greater of 10.75% of taxable gain or 2% of the sale price, with the amount credited against their final N… |
| — |  California | Variation | — | No exit tax in law; past proposals (AB 2088, AB 259) were never enacted. Residency rules may still result in post-departure taxation of California-source or previously-earned income. |
| — |  Texas | No | — | — |
| — |  Florida | No | — | — |
| — |  New York | No | — | — |
| — |  Pennsylvania | No | — | Pennsylvania does not have an official exit tax, but it does have a "deemed sale" provision that can result in a tax liability for some residents who move out of state. |
| — |  Illinois | No | — | — |
| — |  Ohio | No | — | — |
| — |  Georgia | No | — | — |
| — |  North Carolina | No | — | — |
| — |  Michigan | No | — | — |
| — |  Virginia | No | — | — |
| — |  Washington | No | — | — |
| — |  Arizona | No | — | — |
| — |  Tennessee | No | — | — |
| — |  Massachusetts | No | — | — |
| — |  Indiana | No | — | — |
| — |  Missouri | No | — | — |
| — |  Maryland | No | — | — |
| — |  Colorado | No | — | — |
| — |  Wisconsin | No | — | — |
| — |  Minnesota | No | — | — |
| — |  South Carolina | No | — | — |
| — |  Alabama | No | — | — |
| — |  Kentucky | No | — | — |
| — |  Louisiana | No | — | — |
| — |  Oregon | No | — | — |
| — |  Oklahoma | No | — | — |
| — |  Connecticut | No | — | — |
| — |  Utah | No | — | — |
| — |  Nevada | No | — | — |
| — |  Iowa | No | — | — |
| — |  Arkansas | No | — | — |
| — |  Kansas | No | — | — |
| — |  Mississippi | No | — | — |
| — |  New Mexico | No | — | — |
| — |  Idaho | No | — | — |
| — |  Nebraska | No | — | — |
| — |  West Virginia | No | — | — |
| — |  Hawaii | No | — | — |
| — |  New Hampshire | No | — | — |
| — |  Maine | No | — | — |
| — |  Montana | No | — | — |
| — |  Rhode Island | No | — | — |
| — |  Delaware | No | — | — |
| — |  South Dakota | No | — | — |
| — |  North Dakota | No | — | — |
| — |  Alaska | No | — | — |
| — |  District of Columbia | No | — | — |
| — |  Vermont | No | — | — |
| — |  Wyoming | No | — | — |
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- Where does this exit tax by state data come from?
- Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: California Exit Tax & Wealth Tax: What is it & How it Applies to You - Brotman Law; What You Should Know About the New Jersey “Exit Tax” - Vision Retirement; Pennsylvania Personal Income Tax Return Instructions (PA-40 IN) - Pennsylvania Department of Revenue.