Mississippi State Income Tax Calculator
Calculate your 2026 Mississippi state income tax. See your bracket breakdown, effective rate, and how Mississippi compares to neighboring states.
Your Tax Inputs
The annual amount is gross income minus entered pre-tax deductions and modeled federal and state income tax. Monthly and weekly amounts divide it by 12 and 52. These allocations exclude Social Security and Medicare (FICA), local taxes, other payroll taxes, and unmodeled paycheck deductions. They do not estimate paycheck take-home or actual withholding.
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About Mississippi state taxes (Tax year 2026)
For tax year 2026, Mississippi taxes each person’s first $10,000 of taxable income at 0% and the excess at 4%. The 4.4% rate shown for returns filed during 2026 belongs to tax year 2025. The 2026 standard deduction is $2,300 for single, $4,600 for joint or combined, and $3,400 for eligible Head of Family filers. Basic personal exemptions are $6,000, $12,000 and $8,000 respectively, plus $1,500 per qualifying dependent. Mississippi income tax must be excluded from entered itemized deductions.
Since July 1, 2025, Mississippi's state sales tax is 5% on groceries eligible for SNAP purchase when paid for without SNAP benefits. SNAP-paid purchases remain exempt. Prepared restaurant meals and other nonqualifying retail sales generally remain subject to the 7% state rate. Applicable local taxes are separate. Prescription drugs remain exempt.
Mississippi's general state sales tax is 7%, while qualifying groceries have a reduced 5% state rate effective July 1, 2025. Applicable local taxes and prepared-food rules can change the total at checkout.
Filing in Mississippi: returns for tax year 2026 are administered by the Mississippi Department of Revenue and are generally filed in 2027 by the federal April deadline unless Mississippi declares a state-specific extension. Tax type on this return: Flat. Top marginal rate: 4%. State sales-tax rate: 7%. For the most current contact info, see the Federation of Tax Administrators directory.
Mississippi — What is Mississippi's income tax rate? For tax year 2026, Mississippi taxes each person’s first $10,000 of taxable income at 0% and the excess at 4%. The 4.4% rate shown for returns filed during 2026 belongs to tax year 2025.
Mississippi — Does Mississippi tax groceries? Yes. Since July 1, 2025, SNAP-eligible groceries bought without SNAP benefits are subject to a 5% state sales tax. Purchases paid with SNAP benefits remain exempt. Prepared restaurant meals and other nonqualifying retail purchases generally remain subject to the 7% state rate; applicable local taxes are separate.
Mississippi — Is Mississippi eliminating its income tax? Mississippi is gradually reducing its income tax rate. The current 4% rate is part of a phase-down plan, with the goal of eventually eliminating the state income tax entirely.
How this page is reviewed
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| Risk tier | High YMYL |
|---|---|
| Author | Calculover Editorial Team Tax education |
| Editorial owner | Calculover Tax & Payroll Desk State-tax methodology owner |
| Reviewer | Calculover Editorial Review Government-source and limitation review |
| Last reviewed | 2026-11-06 |
| Last verified | 2026-11-06 |
| Data effective date | 2026-01-01 |
| Jurisdiction | Mississippi |
Methodology
These pages estimate annual state income tax for the selected 2026 jurisdiction and filing status. The route's coverage panel identifies the supported income basis, deductions, credits and exclusions.
Assumptions
- Enter the income basis and eligible pre-tax deductions requested by the calculator; gross wages, federal AGI and state AGI are not interchangeable.
- Some methods require confirmed state facts or explicit projection assumptions. An unavailable component is not zero tax.
Limitations
- The estimate excludes unmodeled income, adjustments, local taxes and special filing situations. Utah's indexed-credit assumptions remain provisional while final 2026 instructions are pending.
- Annual liability differs from withholding and paycheck take-home. Confirm the current official forms and source versions for a complete return.
Sources
- State Tax Rates, Federation of Tax Administrators
- State Individual Income Tax Rates and Brackets, Tax Foundation
- State Government Resources, Internal Revenue Service
Professional guidance: This page is for state-tax education only and is not tax, legal, financial, or investment advice. State tax decisions and multi-state filing should be reviewed with a CPA or enrolled agent licensed in the relevant states.