Figure 4: State Income Tax Thresholds, Two-Parent Families of Four, 2000

Note: These thresholds show the lowest income at which a family has state tax liability. The threshold includes earned income tax credits, other general credits, exemptions and standard deductions. Credits for other taxes or credits not available to all low-income taxpayers are not accounted for.
Source: “State Income Tax Burdens on Low-Income Families in 2000,” by Bob Zahradnik, Nicholas Johnson and Michael Mazerov, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, March 2001.

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