North Carolina Snapshot
4.25%
Income Tax Top Rate
7.00%
Combined Sales Tax
#21 of 50
Tax Burden Rank
Last updated May 5, 2026.
How North Carolina compares
North Carolina
9.60%
National Average
10.19%
North Carolina's state & local tax burden is 5.8% lower than the national average.
North Carolina Tax Profile(2025)
Top marginal income tax rate is 4.25% (flat).
Tax burden rank: #21 of 50 states (1 = highest burden).
Income Tax Brackets (single filer):
FAQ
How many ZIP codes does Mubboo track in North Carolina?
Mubboo tracks 853 ZIP codes in North Carolina via the U.S. Census ZCTA basemap. Use the search box above to look up data for any specific ZIP.
How does North Carolina's state and local tax burden compare nationally?
North Carolina's state and local tax burden is lower the national average. See the "How North Carolina compares" callout above for the precise side-by-side comparison.
Does North Carolina have a state income tax?
See the Tax Profile card above for North Carolina's income tax structure — including top marginal rate, bracket count, and whether the state taxes wages, dividends only, or has no income tax at all.
How is North Carolina's overall tax burden ranked?
Tax Foundation publishes an annual state and local tax burden ranking expressed as a percentage of state personal income. North Carolina's rank is shown in the Tax Profile (1 = highest burden, 50 = lowest).
Where does the Tax Profile data come from?
Income tax rates, sales tax rates, property tax rates, and burden rankings are sourced from Tax Foundation's annual state tables. Mubboo refreshes the dataset annually after each release.
How fresh is this data?
Mubboo refreshes each data source on its native cadence — HUD Fair Market Rents annually (October), Tax Foundation tables annually, and federal datasets per their published schedules. Each page caches for 24 hours via ISR. See our methodology page for details.
Data sources: Tax Foundation, IRS, USDA Food and Nutrition Service, U.S. Department of Labor. Mubboo refreshes each source on its native cadence (HUD annually, Tax Foundation annually, etc.). See our full methodology →
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