Rank List: States in Profile

Maximum Rate for Unemployment Insurance Tax in 2026

Rank	State	FIPS Code	Percent (%)
1	Massachusetts	25000	14.37
2	Wisconsin	55000	10.70
3	Michigan	26000	10.30
4	Ohio	39000	10.10
5	Connecticut	09000	10.00
5	Tennessee	47000	10.00
7	New York	36000	9.83
8	North Dakota	38000	9.67
9	Minnesota	27000	9.30
10	Rhode Island	44000	9.19
11	Kentucky	21000	9.00
12	Pennsylvania	42000	8.95
13	South Dakota	46000	8.52
14	Wyoming	56000	8.50
15	Arizona	04000	8.36
16	Georgia	13000	8.10
17	Maryland	24000	7.50
17	West Virginia	54000	7.50
19	District of Columbia	11000	7.40
19	Indiana	18000	7.40
21	Colorado	08000	7.34
22	Utah	49000	7.20
23	New Hampshire	33000	7.00
24	Kansas	20000	6.95
25	Illinois	17000	6.50
26	Texas	48000	6.32
27	Maine	23000	6.29
28	California	06000	6.20
28	Virginia	51000	6.20
30	Montana	30000	6.12
31	Arkansas	05000	6.00
31	Louisiana	22000	6.00
31	Missouri	29000	6.00
34	New Jersey	34000	5.80
34	Oklahoma	40000	5.80
36	North Carolina	37000	5.76
37	Hawaii	15000	5.60
38	Alabama	01000	5.40
38	Alaska	02000	5.40
38	Delaware	10000	5.40
38	Florida	12000	5.40
38	Idaho	16000	5.40
38	Iowa	19000	5.40
38	Mississippi	28000	5.40
38	Nebraska	31000	5.40
38	Nevada	32000	5.40
38	New Mexico	35000	5.40
38	Oregon	41000	5.40
38	South Carolina	45000	5.40
38	Vermont	50000	5.40
38	Washington	53000	5.40

Data Source: U.S. Department of Labor

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