Nebraska has the 2nd highest tax burden among peer states
Here's how Nebraska's 2022 state and local tax burden compares to its neighbors and Blueprint Nebraska peers, measured by state and local taxes paid as a percentage of state income.
When compared with a peer group of ten states, which includes Nebraska's immediate neighbors and states considered rivals under the Blueprint Nebraska economic initiative, Nebraska has the second highest tax burden at 11.5% of state income. Only Minnesota is higher, at 12.1%.