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State income-tax rate history

Compare verified single-filer top marginal rates without filling gaps from later years or secondary summaries. This partial series covers 2015–2026; each point links to the official state source that names its tax year. Full schedules, top-rate-only points, and no-tax-by-law records remain visibly distinct.

Dataset income-tax-history.v2 · 39 points · 22 jurisdictions · published 2026-09-02.

North Carolina12 verified rate points; 12 points belong to adjacent-year trend segments.
201520266.44%0%2015: 5.75%5.75%2016: 5.75%2017: 5.499%2018: 5.499%2019: 5.25%2020: 5.25%2021: 5.25%2022: 4.99%2023: 4.75%2024: 4.5%2025: 4.25%2026: 3.99%3.99%

Lines join adjacent verified tax years only. A missing year creates a visible break.

Official-source history for North Carolina
Tax yearPublished factStatusOfficial source
2015Top single-filer marginal rate 5.75%Verified · rate scheduleCurrent and previous individual income-tax rate schedules
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2016Top single-filer marginal rate 5.75%Verified · rate scheduleCurrent and previous individual income-tax rate schedules
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2017Top single-filer marginal rate 5.499%Verified · rate scheduleCurrent and previous individual income-tax rate schedules
Checked 2026-09-02
2018Top single-filer marginal rate 5.499%Verified · rate scheduleCurrent and previous individual income-tax rate schedules
Checked 2026-09-02
2019Top single-filer marginal rate 5.25%Verified · rate scheduleCurrent and previous individual income-tax rate schedules
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2020Top single-filer marginal rate 5.25%Verified · rate scheduleCurrent and previous individual income-tax rate schedules
Checked 2026-09-02
2021Top single-filer marginal rate 5.25%Verified · rate scheduleCurrent and previous individual income-tax rate schedules
Checked 2026-09-02
2022Top single-filer marginal rate 4.99%Verified · rate scheduleCurrent and previous individual income-tax rate schedules
Checked 2026-09-02
2023Top single-filer marginal rate 4.75%Verified · rate scheduleCurrent and previous individual income-tax rate schedules
Checked 2026-09-02
2024Top single-filer marginal rate 4.5%Verified · rate scheduleCurrent and previous individual income-tax rate schedules
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2025Top single-filer marginal rate 4.25%Verified · rate scheduleCurrent and previous individual income-tax rate schedules
Checked 2026-09-02
2026Top single-filer marginal rate 3.99%Verified · rate scheduleCurrent and previous individual income-tax rate schedules
Checked 2026-09-02