DescDistAssignment_State TaxRateData (2) State Rate Top_Bracket Rate_as_Percent 2 Ala. 5.00% 3000 5 3 Alaska 0.00% 0 0 4 Ariz. 4.54% 155159 4.54 5 Ark. 6.90% 35099 6.9 6 Calif. 13.30% 1000000 13.3 7 Colo. 4.63% 0 4.63 8 Conn. 6.99% 500000 6.99 9 Del. 6.60% 60000 6.6 10 Fla. 0.00% 0 0 11 Ga. 6.00% 7000 6 12 Hawaii 11.00% 200000 11 13 Idaho 7.40% 11043 7.4 14 Ill. (dd, hh) 4.95% 0 4.95 15 Ind. 3.23% 0 3.23 16 lowa 8.98% 71910 8.98 17 Kans. (hh) 5.70% 30000 5.7 18 Ky. 6.00% 75000 6 19 La. 6.00% 50000 6 20 Maine 7.15% 50750 7.15 21 Md. 5.75% 250000 5.75 22 Mass. 5.10% 0 5.1 23 Mich. (gg) 4.25% O 4.25 24 Minn. 9.85% 160020 9.85 25 Miss. 5.00% 10000 5 26 Mo. 5.90% 9072 5.9 27 Mont. 6.90% 17900 6.9 28 Nebr. 6.84% 30420 6.84 29 Nev. 0.00% 0 0 30 N.H. (c) 5.00% 0 5 31 N.J. (gg) 8.97% 500000 8.97 32 N.M. 4.90% 16000 4.9 33 N.Y. 8.82% 1077550 8.82 34 N.C. 5.50% 0 5.499 35 N.D. 2.90% 424950 2.9\fDescribing Distributions Assignment The Fathom datafile gives a list of the top income tax rates for each state (plus Washington DC) for 2018, aiong with the income bracket cutoff to be charged that highest rate. We want to explore how the top income tax rates vary for each state, to understand what is typical and what is unusual for tax rates among the states