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$800 Million Powerball After Taxes
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A $800 million jackpot triggers media frenzy and ticket-sales surges. Here is the state-by-state after-tax math.
$800 Million cash lump sum — 50 states ranked
Sorted by cash take-home, descending. Click a state to open its dedicated page.
| # | State | Rate | Cash take-home | Annuity total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alaska (AK) | 0% | $302.5M | $506.5M |
| 2 | California (CA) | 0% | $302.5M | $506.5M |
| 3 | Florida (FL) | 0% | $302.5M | $506.5M |
| 4 | Nevada (NV) | 0% | $302.5M | $506.5M |
| 5 | New Hampshire (NH) | 0% | $302.5M | $506.5M |
| 6 | South Dakota (SD) | 0% | $302.5M | $506.5M |
| 7 | Tennessee (TN) | 0% | $302.5M | $506.5M |
| 8 | Texas (TX) | 0% | $302.5M | $506.5M |
| 9 | Washington (WA) | 0% | $302.5M | $506.5M |
| 10 | Wyoming (WY) | 0% | $302.5M | $506.5M |
| 11 | Arizona (AZ) | 2.5% | $290.5M | $486.5M |
| 12 | North Dakota (ND) | 2.5% | $290.5M | $486.5M |
| 13 | Pennsylvania (PA) | 3.07% | $287.7M | $481.9M |
| 14 | Indiana (IN) | 3.15% | $287.4M | $481.3M |
| 15 | Ohio (OH) | 3.5% | $285.7M | $478.5M |
| 16 | Iowa (IA) | 3.8% | $284.2M | $476.1M |
| 17 | Kentucky (KY) | 4% | $283.3M | $474.5M |
| 18 | Mississippi (MS) | 4% | $283.3M | $474.5M |
| 19 | Louisiana (LA) | 4.25% | $282.1M | $472.5M |
| 20 | Michigan (MI) | 4.25% | $282.1M | $472.5M |
| 21 | North Carolina (NC) | 4.25% | $282.1M | $472.5M |
| 22 | Arkansas (AR) | 4.4% | $281.4M | $471.3M |
| 23 | Colorado (CO) | 4.4% | $281.4M | $471.3M |
| 24 | Utah (UT) | 4.65% | $280.2M | $469.3M |
| 25 | Oklahoma (OK) | 4.75% | $279.7M | $468.5M |
| 26 | Missouri (MO) | 4.8% | $279.4M | $468.1M |
| 27 | West Virginia (WV) | 4.82% | $279.3M | $467.9M |
| 28 | Illinois (IL) | 4.95% | $278.7M | $466.9M |
| 29 | Georgia (GA) | 4.99% | $278.5M | $466.6M |
| 30 | Alabama (AL) | 5% | $278.5M | $466.5M |
| 31 | Massachusetts (MA) | 5% | $278.5M | $466.5M |
| 32 | Kansas (KS) | 5.2% | $277.5M | $464.9M |
| 33 | Nebraska (NE) | 5.2% | $277.5M | $464.9M |
| 34 | South Carolina (SC) | 5.21% | $277.5M | $464.8M |
| 35 | Virginia (VA) | 5.75% | $274.9M | $460.5M |
| 36 | Idaho (ID) | 5.8% | $274.6M | $460.1M |
| 37 | Montana (MT) | 5.9% | $274.2M | $459.3M |
| 38 | New Mexico (NM) | 5.9% | $274.2M | $459.3M |
| 39 | Rhode Island (RI) | 5.99% | $273.7M | $458.6M |
| 40 | Delaware (DE) | 6.6% | $270.8M | $453.7M |
| 41 | Connecticut (CT) | 6.99% | $268.9M | $450.6M |
| 42 | Maine (ME) | 7.15% | $268.2M | $449.3M |
| 43 | Wisconsin (WI) | 7.65% | $265.8M | $445.3M |
| 44 | Maryland (MD) | 8.75% | $260.5M | $436.5M |
| 45 | Vermont (VT) | 8.75% | $260.5M | $436.5M |
| 46 | Minnesota (MN) | 9.85% | $255.2M | $427.7M |
| 47 | Oregon (OR) | 9.9% | $255.0M | $427.3M |
| 48 | New Jersey (NJ) | 10.75% | $250.9M | $420.5M |
| 49 | New York (NY) | 10.9% | $250.2M | $419.3M |
| 50 | Hawaii (HI) | 11% | $249.7M | $418.5M |