Here's How Trump's Tax Law Will Impact Tax Returns in Every State

A major federal tax overhaul is reshaping how much Americans may owe (or get back) at tax time. The One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) introduces a mix of expanded deductions and targeted breaks designed to help you keep more of what you earn. 

While the law applies nationwide, its real-world impact varies widely depending on income, household structure, and where you live. New estimates from SmartAsset offer a state-by-state look at how these changes may show up on future tax returns.

Here's what the law changes and how those provisions could affect taxpayers across the country.

How the OBBBA affects taxpayers in every state

To estimate the law's real-world impact, SmartAsset analyzed eight key OBBBA provisions, including an increased standard deduction and a new senior deduction, and modeled how they would affect households across all 50 states.

Rather than focusing on one deduction in isolation, the analysis looks at how the full package of changes alters total tax liability. The results show that geography matters — sometimes significantly.

Nationwide, households in several states are projected to see especially large gains. It's estimated that average annual savings could exceed $2,000 in states such as California ($2,293), Oregon ($2,227), Massachusetts ($2,150), Connecticut ($2,125), and Hawaii ($2,078).

Here are the projected average benefits in each state:

1. California

• Total expected value: $2,293
• Savings per tax return using standard deduction: $182.77
• Savings per tax return using itemization: $5,221
• Average savings per senior: $1,386.60

2. Oregon

• Total expected value: $2,227
• Savings per tax return using standard deduction: $194.73
• Savings per tax return using itemization: $5,502
• Average savings per senior: $1,131.84

3. Massachusetts

• Total expected value: $2,150
• Savings per tax return using standard deduction: $190.19
• Savings per tax return using itemization: $5,507
• Average savings per senior: $1,110.96

4. Connecticut

• Total expected value: $2,125
• Savings per tax return using standard deduction: $192.41
• Savings per tax return using itemization: $5,495
• Average savings per senior: $1,386.60

5. Hawaii

• Total expected value: $2,078
• Savings per tax return using standard deduction: $194.16
• Savings per tax return using itemization: $5,521
• Average savings per senior: $1,388.04

6. New Jersey

• Total expected value: $1,896
• Savings per tax return using standard deduction: $188.18
• Savings per tax return using itemization: $5,339
• Average savings per senior: $1,387.08

7. Virginia

• Total expected value: $1,755
• Savings per tax return using standard deduction: $192.44
• Savings per tax return using itemization: $5,383
• Average savings per senior: $1,134

8. New York

• Total expected value: $1,741
• Savings per tax return using standard deduction: $187.79
• Savings per tax return using itemization: $5,510
• Average savings per senior: $970.56

9. Delaware

• Total expected value: $1,722
• Savings per tax return using standard deduction: $197.55
• Savings per tax return using itemization: $5,586
• Average savings per senior: $1,150.56

10. Maryland

• Total expected value: $1,712
• Savings per tax return using standard deduction: $170.26
• Savings per tax return using itemization: $2,945
• Average savings per senior: $1,386

11. Iowa

• Total expected value: $1,698
• Savings per tax return using standard deduction: $180
• Savings per tax return using itemization: $4,511
• Average savings per senior: $1,009.92

12. Rhode Island

• Total expected value: $1,686
• Savings per tax return using standard deduction: $193.83
• Savings per tax return using itemization: $5,711
• Average savings per senior: $972.48

13. New Hampshire

• Total expected value: $1,679
• Savings per tax return using standard deduction: $209.20
• Savings per tax return using itemization: $5,853
• Average savings per senior: $1,150.56

14. Florida

• Total expected value: $1,665
• Savings per tax return using standard deduction: $161.08
• Savings per tax return using itemization: $4,204
• Average savings per senior: $992.64

15. Utah

• Total expected value: $1,649
• Savings per tax return using standard deduction: $200.67
• Savings per tax return using itemization: $5,119
• Average savings per senior: $1,396.92

16. North Dakota

• Total expected value: $1,642
• Savings per tax return using standard deduction: $178.88
• Savings per tax return using itemization: $4,541
• Average savings per senior: $1,008

17. Wyoming

• Total expected value: $1,638
• Savings per tax return using standard deduction: $183.17
• Savings per tax return using itemization: $4,581
• Average savings per senior: $1,010.40

18. Illinois

• Total expected value: $1,629
• Savings per tax return using standard deduction: $198.05
• Savings per tax return using itemization: $5,640
• Average savings per senior: $982.08

19. Minnesota

• Total expected value: $1,621
• Savings per tax return using standard deduction: $204.19
• Savings per tax return using itemization: $5,741
• Average savings per senior: $1,001.76

20. Colorado

• Total expected value: $1,576
• Savings per tax return using standard deduction: $195.52
• Savings per tax return using itemization: $4,566
• Average savings per senior: $1,146.96

21. Nevada

• Total expected value: $1,547
• Savings per tax return using standard deduction: $193.39
• Savings per tax return using itemization: $5,612
• Average savings per senior: $5,612

22. South Dakota

• Total expected value: $1,532
• Savings per tax return using standard deduction: $182.13
• Savings per tax return using itemization: $4,585
• Average savings per senior: $1,003.20

23. Washington

• Total expected value: $1,525
• Savings per tax return using standard deduction: $199.15
• Savings per tax return using itemization: $2,579
• Average savings per senior: $1,140.48

24. Nebraska

• Total expected value: $1,497
• Savings per tax return using standard deduction: $177.59
• Savings per tax return using itemization: $4,481
• Average savings per senior: $1,013.28

25. Montana

• Total expected value: $1,462
• Savings per tax return using standard deduction: $172.08
• Savings per tax return using itemization: $4,375
• Average savings per senior: $1,013.76

26. Kansas

• Total expected value: $1,443
• Savings per tax return using standard deduction: $177.82
• Savings per tax return using itemization: $4,471
• Average savings per senior: $1,002.72

27. North Carolina

• Total expected value: $1,407
• Savings per tax return using standard deduction: $170.22
• Savings per tax return using itemization: $4,324
• Average savings per senior: $994.08

28. Pennsylvania

• Total expected value: $1,336
• Savings per tax return using standard deduction: $168.60
• Savings per tax return using itemization: $4,345
• Average savings per senior: $988.32

29. Idaho

• Total expected value: $1,293
• Savings per tax return using standard deduction: $183.61
• Savings per tax return using itemization: 4,509
• Average savings per senior: $1,025.76

30. Arizona

• Total expected value: $1,290
• Savings per tax return using standard deduction: $198.67
• Savings per tax return using itemization: $3,866
• Average savings per senior: $1,002

31. Texas

• Total expected value: $1,288
• Savings per tax return using standard deduction: $168.23
• Savings per tax return using itemization: $4,299
• Average savings per senior: $996.96

32. Vermont

• Total expected value: $1,269
• Savings per tax return using standard deduction: $171.02
• Savings per tax return using itemization: $4,421
• Average savings per senior: $1,008.48

33. Georgia

• Total expected value: $1,262
• Savings per tax return using standard deduction: $155.83
• Savings per tax return using itemization: $4,042
• Average savings per senior: $984.96

34. Maine

• Total expected value: $1,250
• Savings per tax return using standard deduction: $173.30
• Savings per tax return using itemization: $4,445
• Average savings per senior: $1,003.20

35. Alaska

• Total expected value: $1,249
• Savings per tax return using standard deduction: $208.62
• Savings per tax return using itemization: $5,929
• Average savings per senior: $1,385.52

36. South Carolina

• Total expected value: $1,242
• Savings per tax return using standard deduction: $169.01
• Savings per tax return using itemization: $4,315
• Average savings per senior: $1,001.76

37. Missouri

• Total expected value: $1,221
• Savings per tax return using standard deduction: $174.38
• Savings per tax return using itemization: $4,432
• Average savings per senior: $991.20

38. Alabama

• Total expected value: $1,193
• Savings per tax return using standard deduction: $170.67
• Savings per tax return using itemization: $4,330
• Average savings per senior: $988.80

39. Wisconsin

• Total expected value: $1,178
• Savings per tax return using standard deduction: $174.67
• Savings per tax return using itemization: $4,455
• Average savings per senior: $1,005.60

40. Ohio

• Total expected value: $1,104
• Savings per tax return using standard deduction: $169.23
• Savings per tax return using itemization: $4,390
• Average savings per senior: $981.12

41. Michigan

• Total expected value: $1,075
• Savings per tax return using standard deduction: $170.61
• Savings per tax return using itemization: $4,398
• Average savings per senior: $994.56

42. Tennessee

• Total expected value: $1,049
• Savings per tax return using standard deduction: $175.07
• Savings per tax return using itemization: $1,349
• Average savings per senior: $988.32

43. Indiana

• Total expected value: $1,047
• Savings per tax return using standard deduction: $174.94
• Savings per tax return using itemization: $4,461
• Average savings per senior: $989.28

44. Oklahoma

• Total expected value: $1,031
• Savings per tax return using standard deduction: $122.85
• Savings per tax return using itemization: $3,359
• Average savings per senior: $982.08

45. New Mexico

• Total expected value: $970
• Savings per tax return using standard deduction: $117.76
• Savings per tax return using itemization: $3,381
• Average savings per senior: $976.32

46. Arkansas

• Total expected value: $967
• Savings per tax return using standard deduction: $124.09
• Savings per tax return using itemization: $3,388
• Average savings per senior: $990.24

47. Kentucky

• Total expected value: $957
• Savings per tax return using standard deduction: $123.43
• Savings per tax return using itemization: $3,399
• Average savings per senior: $987.36

48. Mississippi

• Total expected value: $917
• Savings per tax return using standard deduction: $120.52
• Savings per tax return using itemization: $3,365
• Average savings per senior: $970.08

49. Louisiana

• Total expected value: $891
• Savings per tax return using standard deduction: $119.69
• Savings per tax return using itemization: $3,371
• Average savings per senior: $973.44

50. West Virginia

• Total expected value: $775
• Savings per tax return using standard deduction: $126.80
• Savings per tax return using itemization: $3,475
• Average savings per senior: $984.96

Bottom line

The One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) introduces sweeping changes that reshape federal taxes in ways that look very different from state to state. Higher standard deductions and temporary senior benefits mean some households could see thousands in annual savings, while others experience more modest relief.

SmartAsset's state-by-state estimates highlight why understanding these changes matters — not just nationally, but locally. Knowing how the law affects your state, income, and household profile can help you plan and position yourself to get ahead financially.

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