Best States to Win

Ranking all states by after-tax take-home so you can see where winners keep the most.

Amount Source

Results shown for $139,200,000

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#1 State

Alaska

$87,740,043

#51 State

New York

$67,171,851

Best vs Worst Gap

$20,568,192

Take-home difference

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Top 10 States

Take-home after federal and state tax on a $139,200,000 lump sum prize, calculated for a single filer.

#1 Alaska

Taxes: $51,459,957 • 37.0%

$87,740,043

#2 California

Taxes: $51,459,957 • 37.0%

$87,740,043

#3 Florida

Taxes: $51,459,957 • 37.0%

$87,740,043

#4 Nevada

Taxes: $51,459,957 • 37.0%

$87,740,043

#5 New Hampshire

Taxes: $51,459,957 • 37.0%

$87,740,043

#6 South Dakota

Taxes: $51,459,957 • 37.0%

$87,740,043

#7 Tennessee

Taxes: $51,459,957 • 37.0%

$87,740,043

#8 Texas

Taxes: $51,459,957 • 37.0%

$87,740,043

#9 Washington

Taxes: $51,459,957 • 37.0%

$87,740,043

#10 Wyoming

Taxes: $51,459,957 • 37.0%

$87,740,043

Bottom 10 States

Take-home after federal and state tax on a $139,200,000 lump sum prize, calculated for a single filer.

#51 New York

Taxes: $72,028,149 • 51.7%

$67,171,851

#50 Maryland

Taxes: $68,094,357 • 48.9%

$71,105,643

#49 Hawaii

Taxes: $66,771,957 • 48.0%

$72,428,043

#48 New Jersey

Taxes: $66,423,957 • 47.7%

$72,776,043

#47 District of Columbia

Taxes: $66,423,957 • 47.7%

$72,776,043

#46 Oregon

Taxes: $65,240,757 • 46.9%

$73,959,243

#45 Minnesota

Taxes: $65,171,157 • 46.8%

$74,028,843

#44 Massachusetts

Taxes: $63,987,957 • 46.0%

$75,212,043

#43 Vermont

Taxes: $63,639,957 • 45.7%

$75,560,043

#42 Wisconsin

Taxes: $62,108,757 • 44.6%

$77,091,243

Full Ranking (All States + DC)

Take-home after federal and state tax on a $139,200,000 lump sum prize, calculated for a single filer. Ranked best to worst across all 50 states and the District of Columbia.
RankStateNet Take-HomeTotal TaxesEffective Tax
#1Alaska$87,740,043$51,459,95737.0%
#2California$87,740,043$51,459,95737.0%
#3Florida$87,740,043$51,459,95737.0%
#4Nevada$87,740,043$51,459,95737.0%
#5New Hampshire$87,740,043$51,459,95737.0%
#6South Dakota$87,740,043$51,459,95737.0%
#7Tennessee$87,740,043$51,459,95737.0%
#8Texas$87,740,043$51,459,95737.0%
#9Washington$87,740,043$51,459,95737.0%
#10Wyoming$87,740,043$51,459,95737.0%
#11Arizona$84,260,043$54,939,95739.5%
#12North Dakota$84,260,043$54,939,95739.5%
#13Ohio$83,912,043$55,287,95739.7%
#14Indiana$83,633,643$55,566,35739.9%
#15Louisiana$83,564,043$55,635,95740.0%
#16Pennsylvania$83,466,603$55,733,39740.0%
#17Kentucky$82,868,043$56,331,95740.5%
#18Iowa$82,450,443$56,749,55740.8%
#19Arkansas$82,311,243$56,888,75740.9%
#20North Carolina$82,185,963$57,014,03741.0%
#21Mississippi$82,172,043$57,027,95741.0%
#22Michigan$81,824,043$57,375,95741.2%
#23Colorado$81,615,243$57,584,75741.4%
#24Oklahoma$81,476,043$57,723,95741.5%
#25Utah$81,476,043$57,723,95741.5%
#26Nebraska$81,406,443$57,793,55741.5%
#27Missouri$81,197,643$58,002,35741.7%
#28West Virginia$81,030,603$58,169,39741.8%
#29Illinois$80,849,643$58,350,35741.9%
#30Alabama$80,780,043$58,419,95742.0%
#31Georgia$80,515,563$58,684,43742.2%
#32Idaho$80,362,443$58,837,55742.3%
#33Kansas$79,972,683$59,227,31742.5%
#34Montana$79,875,243$59,324,75742.6%
#35Virginia$79,736,043$59,463,95742.7%
#36New Mexico$79,527,243$59,672,75742.9%
#37Rhode Island$79,401,963$59,798,03743.0%
#38South Carolina$79,388,043$59,811,95743.0%
#39Delaware$78,552,843$60,647,15743.6%
#40Connecticut$78,009,963$61,190,03744.0%
#41Maine$77,787,243$61,412,75744.1%
#42Wisconsin$77,091,243$62,108,75744.6%
#43Vermont$75,560,043$63,639,95745.7%
#44Massachusetts$75,212,043$63,987,95746.0%
#45Minnesota$74,028,843$65,171,15746.8%
#46Oregon$73,959,243$65,240,75746.9%
#47District of Columbia$72,776,043$66,423,95747.7%
#48New Jersey$72,776,043$66,423,95747.7%
#49Hawaii$72,428,043$66,771,95748.0%
#50Maryland$71,105,643$68,094,35748.9%
#51New York$67,171,851$72,028,14951.7%