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Arkansas +5 more Capital Gains Tax Calculator

Combines federal long-term rates with Arkansas’s 3.90% state treatment.

Arkansas, Iowa, Mississippi, North Carolina, Kentucky, Ohio share this page. Their rules produce the same answer to within a rounding difference, so publishing separate near-identical pages would add URLs without adding information. Every figure below applies to all 6.

Arkansas capital gains estimator

Combines federal long-term rates with Arkansas’s 3.90% state treatment.

Total tax on the gain
Federal
Arkansas state
Net investment income tax
You keep

Arkansas at a glance

FigureArkansasSource
State capital gains rate3.90%[2]
State top marginal rate3.90%[2]
Federal long-term rates0% / 15% / 20%[6]
Net investment income tax3.8% above $200,000[6]

[2] [6] Sources

State capital gains rate — all 50 states

Arkansas highlighted. Same data as the table below, shown as a distribution so the comparison is visible at a glance.

State capital gains rate — all 50 states. Arkansas is 3.90%, ranked 33 of 50. The national median is 4.55%, the highest is 13.30% (California), and the lowest is 0.00% (Wyoming). CA 13.30% NY 10.90% NJ 10.75% OR 9.90% MN 9.85% MA 9.00% VT 8.75% WI 7.65% HI 7.25% ME 7.15% WA 7.00% CT 6.99% DE 6.60% MD 6.50% RI 5.99% NM 5.90% ID 5.80% VA 5.75% MT 5.65% KS 5.58% SC 5.21% AL 5.00% GA 4.99% IL 4.95% WV 4.58% NE 4.55% OK 4.50% UT 4.50% CO 4.40% MI 4.25% MS 4.00% NC 3.99% AR 3.90% IA 3.80% KY 3.50% OH 3.50% PA 3.07% LA 3.00% IN 2.95% AZ 2.50% ND 2.50% AK 0.00% FL 0.00% MO 0.00% NV 0.00% NH 0.00% SD 0.00% TN 0.00% TX 0.00% WY 0.00%

Highlighted: Arkansas, ranked 33 of 50. Median 4.55%.

Arkansas tax by gain size and other income

Total tax (federal + Arkansas + NIIT) on a long-term gain.

Capital gain$40,000 income$60,000 income$80,000 income$100,000 income$150,000 income$200,000 income$300,000 income$500,000 income
$10,000$638$1,890$1,890$1,890$1,890$2,270$2,270$2,270
$20,000$2,528$3,780$3,780$3,780$3,780$4,540$4,540$4,540
$30,000$4,418$5,670$5,670$5,670$5,670$6,810$6,810$6,810
$40,000$6,308$7,560$7,560$7,560$7,560$9,080$9,080$9,410
$50,000$8,198$9,450$9,450$9,450$9,450$11,350$11,350$12,180
$65,000$11,033$12,285$12,285$12,285$12,855$14,755$14,755$16,335
$80,000$13,868$15,120$15,120$15,120$16,260$18,160$18,160$20,490
$100,000$17,648$18,900$18,900$18,900$20,800$22,700$22,700$26,030
$125,000$22,373$23,625$23,815$24,575$26,475$28,375$28,375$32,955
$150,000$27,098$28,730$29,490$30,250$32,150$34,050$34,050$39,880
$200,000$38,068$40,080$40,840$41,600$43,500$45,400$45,400$53,730
$250,000$49,418$51,430$52,190$52,950$54,850$56,750$57,580$67,580
$350,000$72,118$74,130$74,890$75,650$77,550$80,280$85,280$95,280
$500,000$106,498$109,510$111,270$113,030$117,430$121,830$126,830$136,830
$650,000$148,048$151,060$152,820$154,580$158,980$163,380$168,380$178,380
$800,000$189,598$192,610$194,370$196,130$200,530$204,930$209,930$219,930
$1,000,000$244,998$248,010$249,770$251,530$255,930$260,330$265,330$275,330
$1,500,000$383,498$386,510$388,270$390,030$394,430$398,830$403,830$413,830

Worked figures for Arkansas

Arkansas values:

GainFederalStateNiitTotalEffective
$25,000$3,750$975$0$4,72518.90%
$50,000$7,500$1,950$0$9,45018.90%
$75,000$11,250$2,925$0$14,17518.90%
$100,000$15,000$3,900$0$18,90018.90%
$150,000$22,500$5,850$1,900$30,25020.17%
$200,000$30,000$7,800$3,800$41,60020.80%
$300,000$45,000$11,700$7,600$64,30021.43%
$500,000$78,330$19,500$15,200$113,03022.61%
$750,000$128,330$29,250$24,700$182,28024.30%
$1,000,000$178,330$39,000$34,200$251,53025.15%

How Arkansas compares nationally

On state capital gains rate, Arkansas ranks #33 of 50 at 3.90%14% below the median of 4.55%. The national range runs from 0.00% (Wyoming) to 13.30% (California).

RankStateState capital gains rate
#31Mississippi4.00%
#32North Carolina3.99%
#33Arkansas3.90%
#34Iowa3.80%
#35Kentucky3.50%

Taxed as ordinary incomes, ranked

Same rule structure as Arkansas:

StateState capital gains ratevs Arkansas
California13.30%+241.0%
New Jersey10.75%+175.6%
Minnesota9.85%+152.6%
Wisconsin7.65%+96.2%
Connecticut6.99%+79.2%
Alabama5.00%+28.2%
Arkansas3.90%

Arkansas questions, answered with Arkansas numbers

Does Arkansas tax capital gains?
Yes. Arkansas applies 3.90% to capital gains. On a $100,000 long-term gain that is $3,900 in state tax, on top of $15,000 federal.
What would I owe on a $500,000 gain in Arkansas?
About $113,030 total — $78,330 federal, $19,500 to Arkansas, and $15,200 net investment income tax. You would keep roughly $386,970, an effective rate of 22.61%.
How does Arkansas compare with a no-tax state?
Realising a $500,000 gain in Arkansas costs $19,500 more than realising it in a state with no capital gains tax, such as Florida or Texas.

Other taxed as ordinary incomes

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Last reviewed 2026-08-26. Arkansas figures only — verify with the relevant Arkansas agency before acting. How this is calculated.