Georgia State Income Tax Burden

Georgia’s 1999 income tax threshold — the income level at which families begin paying income tax:	Ranking among 42 states with income taxes
For two-parent families of four: $15,300.	16th lowest
For single-parent families of three: $12,100.	14th lowest
Georgia’s 1999 income tax on working-poor and near-poor families:
For families of four with incomes at the poverty line ($17,028): $37.	19th highest
For families of three with incomes at the poverty line ($13,290): $23.	15th highest
For families of four with incomes at 125% of the poverty line ($21,285): $212.	22nd highest
For families of three with incomes at 125% of the poverty line ($16,613): $145.	19th highest
For families of three with minimum-wage earnings ($10,712): $21 refund.	10th lowest
Despite progress, Georgia continues to tax families with incomes below the poverty line. Georgia’s tax threshold for families of four increased during the 1990s, but a gap remains between the threshold and the poverty line. In 1991, a family of four owed tax when its income exceeded 65 percent of the poverty line. For 1999, Georgia’s tax threshold has risen to 90 percent of the poverty line.