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Arkansas Income Tax Calculator

Estimate your 2026 combined federal and Arkansas income tax — Arkansas adds progressive state income tax on top of federal.

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Federal + state tax16.7% effective
$16,699/yr
10% on $12,400$1,240
12% on $38,000$4,560
22% on $33,500$7,370
federal tax subtotal$13,170
AR state tax$3,529
taxable income
$83,900
marginal rate
22.0%
after tax
$83,301

A single filer earning Arkansas's median household income of $64,840 owes about $2,228 in Arkansas state income tax — an effective state rate of 3.44%. That is state tax only, on top of federal income tax and FICA.

Based on 2026 Arkansas rules and 2026 federal rules, with the standard deduction and no other adjustments. Median income is the 2024 Census figure.

Income tax in Arkansas

Arkansas's top income tax rate is 3.7% for tax year 2026, cut from 3.9% by a 2026 extraordinary session and effective for the whole year. A 2% band covers the first $4,700 of taxable income, and the standard deduction is $2,470 per filer. Filers with net taxable income at or below $94,700 use a separate low-income table that starts at 0%, so this estimate can overstate tax at modest incomes.

Arkansas income tax structure (2026)

Arkansas uses 2 progressive brackets on income above a $2,470 standard deduction (single). Single-filer brackets:

$0 – $4,7002%
over $4,7013.70%

Married-filing-jointly thresholds differ (roughly double in most states). Each slice of income is taxed at its own rate — landing in a bracket does not tax your whole income at that rate.

Common questions

What are Arkansas's income tax brackets?
Arkansas has just two brackets for 2026: 2% on the first $4,700 of taxable income for a single filer, and 3.7% on everything above that. Taxable income here is your pay after a $2,470 standard deduction ($4,940 joint). The same thresholds apply to joint filers, though the standard deduction doubles.
What is the top income tax rate in Arkansas?
3.7%, and it begins at $4,700 of taxable income for a single filer — about $7,170 of gross pay, once the $2,470 Arkansas subtracts first is added back. Only income above that point is taxed at that rate; everything below it is taxed in the lower bands.
What is the tax bill on $64,840 in Arkansas?
A single filer on Arkansas's $64,840 median household income (2024 Census figure) owes roughly $2,228 to Arkansas — an effective state rate of 3.4% against a 3.7% marginal bracket — plus about $5,601 of federal income tax.
Does Arkansas have a standard deduction?
Yes — $2,470 for a single filer and $4,940 on a joint return, subtracted before Arkansas's 2%-to-3.7% schedule is applied. A single filer earning less than $2,470 therefore owes no Arkansas income tax at all, and at the state's $64,840 median income it saves about $91 of tax.

How we calculate this

Federal brackets per our income-tax methodology, plus Arkansas's 2026 state tax. Estimates only — not tax advice.

Arkansas Dept. of Finance and Administration — Individual Income Tax →Tax Foundation — Arkansas Cuts Income Tax Rates for the Fourth Time in Four Years (3.7% retroactive to Jan 1, 2026) →Tax Foundation: 2026 state individual income tax rates and brackets (standard deduction $2,470/$4,940) →

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Estimates for general informational purposes only; not tax advice. Arkansas figures are simplified (credits, local taxes, and AGI adjustments vary) and should be verified with the state Department of Revenue. Arkansas's two-rate 2%–3.7% schedule is applied with the $2,470 standard deduction for a single filer — not itemized deductions or any Arkansas tax credit. It also excludes any local, county, or school-district tax your municipality may add.