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North Dakota Income Tax Rate History

North Dakota's top marginal income tax rate fell from 2.90% in 2021 to 2.50% in 2026, a cut of 0.40%. The rate moved 1 time in 6 years.

6 sourced years, 2 of them from North Dakota's own revenue department and the rest from Tax Foundation's dated annual editions. Nothing is interpolated. How the two differ.

2021 top rate
2.90%
2026 top rate
2.50%
Net change
−0.40%
2021–2026
Changes
1
1 cut, 0 raised

North Dakota against the national median

North Dakota top marginal income tax rate, 2021–2026
North DakotaNational median
0.0%3.5%7.0%202120222023202420252026North Dakota 2.50%National median 5.21%

One marker per sourced year. Lines join the points to show direction; no value between markers is implied.

Year by year

North Dakota top marginal individual income tax rate for each year from 2021 to 2026, with the basis and source for each
YearTop rateStructureChangeBasisSource
20212.90%graduatedAs of 1 JanuaryTax Foundationprov.
20222.90%graduatedAs of 1 JanuaryTax Foundationprov.
20232.90%graduatedAs of 1 JanuaryTax Foundationprov.
20242.50%graduated−0.40%As of 1 JanuaryTax Foundationprov.
20252.50%graduatedEnacted for the yearNorth Dakota Office of State Tax Commissioner
20262.50%graduatedEnacted for the yearNorth Dakota Office of State Tax Commissioner

Every change

What this page does not tell you

This is the top marginal rate, not anyone's bill. Only the rate is carried back; North Dakota's brackets, standard deduction and exemptions for years before 2025 are not in this dataset. A cut in the top rate can sit alongside a higher bill for most filers.

Only the top marginal rate is carried back. Brackets, deductions and exemptions for years before 2025 are not in this dataset.

Years before 2025 are Tax Foundation's 1 January snapshot; 2025 and 2026 are the rate enacted for the whole year, from the state's own source. Where the two disagree the record carries both figures.

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