Rank List: States in Profile

Minimum Rate for Unemployment Insurance Tax in 2026

Rank	State	FIPS Code	Percent (%)
1	New York	36000	2.03
2	District of Columbia	11000	1.90
3	California	06000	1.50
3	West Virginia	54000	1.50
5	Alaska	02000	1.00
6	Massachusetts	25000	0.94
7	Oregon	41000	0.90
8	Pennsylvania	42000	0.75
9	Rhode Island	44000	0.69
10	Colorado	08000	0.56
11	Indiana	18000	0.50
11	New Jersey	34000	0.50
13	Delaware	10000	0.40
13	Minnesota	27000	0.40
13	Ohio	39000	0.40
13	Vermont	50000	0.40
17	New Mexico	35000	0.33
18	Texas	48000	0.32
19	Kentucky	21000	0.30
19	Maryland	24000	0.30
21	Nevada	32000	0.25
22	Idaho	16000	0.21
23	Alabama	01000	0.20
23	Illinois	17000	0.20
23	Oklahoma	40000	0.20
23	Utah	49000	0.20
27	Arkansas	05000	0.10
27	Connecticut	09000	0.10
27	Florida	12000	0.10
27	New Hampshire	33000	0.10
27	Virginia	51000	0.10
27	Wyoming	56000	0.10
33	Louisiana	22000	0.09
34	North Dakota	38000	0.07
35	Michigan	26000	0.06
35	North Carolina	37000	0.06
37	Georgia	13000	0.04
38	Arizona	04000	0.03
39	Tennessee	47000	0.01
40	Hawaii	15000	0.00
40	Iowa	19000	0.00
40	Kansas	20000	0.00
40	Maine	23000	0.00
40	Mississippi	28000	0.00
40	Missouri	29000	0.00
40	Montana	30000	0.00
40	Nebraska	31000	0.00
40	South Carolina	45000	0.00
40	South Dakota	46000	0.00
40	Washington	53000	0.00
40	Wisconsin	55000	0.00

Data Source: U.S. Department of Labor

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