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$300 Million Powerball After Taxes

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A $300 million jackpot is when winners typically engage a fiduciary advisor. Here is the after-tax math by state for both payout options.

$300 Million cash lump sum — 50 states ranked

Sorted by cash take-home, descending. Click a state to open its dedicated page.

#StateRateCash take-homeAnnuity total
1Alaska (AK)0%$113.5M$191.5M
2California (CA)0%$113.5M$191.5M
3Florida (FL)0%$113.5M$191.5M
4Nevada (NV)0%$113.5M$191.5M
5New Hampshire (NH)0%$113.5M$191.5M
6South Dakota (SD)0%$113.5M$191.5M
7Tennessee (TN)0%$113.5M$191.5M
8Texas (TX)0%$113.5M$191.5M
9Washington (WA)0%$113.5M$191.5M
10Wyoming (WY)0%$113.5M$191.5M
11Arizona (AZ)2.5%$109.0M$184.0M
12North Dakota (ND)2.5%$109.0M$184.0M
13Pennsylvania (PA)3.07%$108.0M$182.3M
14Indiana (IN)3.15%$107.8M$182.0M
15Ohio (OH)3.5%$107.2M$181.0M
16Iowa (IA)3.8%$106.6M$180.1M
17Kentucky (KY)4%$106.3M$179.5M
18Mississippi (MS)4%$106.3M$179.5M
19Louisiana (LA)4.25%$105.8M$178.7M
20Michigan (MI)4.25%$105.8M$178.7M
21North Carolina (NC)4.25%$105.8M$178.7M
22Arkansas (AR)4.4%$105.6M$178.3M
23Colorado (CO)4.4%$105.6M$178.3M
24Utah (UT)4.65%$105.1M$177.5M
25Oklahoma (OK)4.75%$104.9M$177.2M
26Missouri (MO)4.8%$104.8M$177.1M
27West Virginia (WV)4.82%$104.8M$177.0M
28Illinois (IL)4.95%$104.6M$176.6M
29Georgia (GA)4.99%$104.5M$176.5M
30Alabama (AL)5%$104.5M$176.5M
31Massachusetts (MA)5%$104.5M$176.5M
32Kansas (KS)5.2%$104.1M$175.9M
33Nebraska (NE)5.2%$104.1M$175.9M
34South Carolina (SC)5.21%$104.1M$175.9M
35Virginia (VA)5.75%$103.1M$174.2M
36Idaho (ID)5.8%$103.0M$174.1M
37Montana (MT)5.9%$102.9M$173.8M
38New Mexico (NM)5.9%$102.9M$173.8M
39Rhode Island (RI)5.99%$102.7M$173.5M
40Delaware (DE)6.6%$101.6M$171.7M
41Connecticut (CT)6.99%$100.9M$170.5M
42Maine (ME)7.15%$100.6M$170.0M
43Wisconsin (WI)7.65%$99.7M$168.5M
44Maryland (MD)8.75%$97.7M$165.2M
45Vermont (VT)8.75%$97.7M$165.2M
46Minnesota (MN)9.85%$95.8M$161.9M
47Oregon (OR)9.9%$95.7M$161.8M
48New Jersey (NJ)10.75%$94.1M$159.2M
49New York (NY)10.9%$93.9M$158.8M
50Hawaii (HI)11%$93.7M$158.5M

Frequently asked questions

Which state gets the largest $300 Million Powerball take-home?

For a $300 Million advertised jackpot taken as cash, the top take-home state is Alaska at roughly $113,483,278; the worst is Hawaii at $93,683,278. The gap is $19,800,000.

What's the effective tax rate on a $300 Million cash payout?

Using this site's assumptions (cash = 60% of advertised, 24% federal withholding, ~13% top-bracket adjustment above $640,600, plus state tax), $300 Million cash in the best state nets about $113,483,278 — an effective rate of roughly 36.95%.

How much more does annuity pay vs cash for $300 Million?

Annuity pays the full advertised jackpot over 30 graduated instalments. For $300 Million, the best state would net about $191,498,340 across the 30 years versus $113,483,278 taken as cash today — a meaningful gap if you can avoid the lump sum.