50-State Ranking: Mortgage Interest Deduction

Tax Foundation, Tax Savings from Mortgage Interest Deduction Vary Significantly from State to State:

Mortgage Interest Deduction by State, Tax Year 2008
State	Percentage of Returns Claiming Deduction	Rank	Average Deduction (all returns)	Rank	Average Deduction (for returns claiming one)	Rank
United States	26.83%		$ 3,279		$ 12,221
Alabama	24.02%	32	$ 2,226	36	$ 9,267	38
Alaska	22.42%	38	$ 2,689	24	$ 11,994	16
Arizona	31.53%	11	$ 4,293	9	$ 13,616	7
Arkansas	19.24%	45	$ 1,610	46	$ 8,365	45
California	29.24%	19	$ 5,520	1	$ 18,876	1
Colorado	34.54%	3	$ 4,594	4	$ 13,300	9
Connecticut	35.15%	2	$ 4,396	8	$ 12,509	12
Delaware	31.80%	9	$ 3,817	14	$ 12,006	15
Florida	24.92%	28	$ 3,333	20	$ 13,375	8
Georgia	31.13%	12	$ 3,375	17	$ 10,844	24
Hawaii	24.20%	31	$ 4,048	11	$ 16,730	2
Idaho	29.11%	20	$ 3,081	21	$ 10,587	25
Illinois	28.78%	21	$ 3,337	19	$ 11,593	19
Indiana	23.97%	33	$ 2,070	38	$ 8,637	42
Iowa	20.35%	43	$ 1,649	45	$ 8,104	49
Kansas	23.82%	34	$ 2,060	39	$ 8,647	41
Kentucky	24.57%	30	$ 2,050	40	$ 8,345	46
Louisiana	18.68%	46	$ 1,780	43	$ 9,526	33
Maine	25.81%	25	$ 2,529	28	$ 9,798	31
Maryland	37.94%	1	$ 5,372	2	$ 14,162	5
Massachusetts	31.74%	10	$ 4,064	10	$ 12,805	11
Michigan	27.97%	22	$ 2,659	25	$ 9,505	34
Minnesota	33.71%	4	$ 3,714	16	$ 11,016	21
Mississippi	18.39%	47	$ 1,526	47	$ 8,301	47
Missouri	25.50%	26	$ 2,372	30	$ 9,303	36
Montana	23.42%	36	$ 2,316	32	$ 9,890	30
Nebraska	23.10%	37	$ 1,901	42	$ 8,233	48
Nevada	29.55%	17	$ 4,580	5	$ 15,502	3
New Hampshire	30.68%	15	$ 3,726	15	$ 12,142	14
New Jersey	33.34%	6	$ 4,406	7	$ 13,215	10
New Mexico	21.48%	39	$ 2,356	31	$ 10,969	22
New York	23.73%	35	$ 2,897	23	$ 12,206	13
North Carolina	29.43%	18	$ 2,979	22	$ 10,122	27
North Dakota	14.60%	50	$ 1,222	50	$ 8,372	44
Ohio	26.74%	23	$ 2,266	35	$ 8,475	43
Oklahoma	21.27%	40	$ 1,700	44	$ 7,992	50
Oregon	32.46%	8	$ 3,858	13	$ 11,885	17
Pennsylvania	25.07%	27	$ 2,439	29	$ 9,728	32
Rhode Island	30.74%	14	$ 3,367	18	$ 10,951	23
South Carolina	26.17%	24	$ 2,607	27	$ 9,959	28
South Dakota	14.84%	49	$ 1,396	48	$ 9,404	35
Tennessee	20.70%	41	$ 2,143	37	$ 10,349	26
Texas	20.36%	42	$ 2,027	41	$ 9,955	29
Utah	33.17%	7	$ 3,875	12	$ 11,683	18
Vermont	24.87%	29	$ 2,313	33	$ 9,299	37
Virginia	33.61%	5	$ 4,737	3	$ 14,094	6
Washington	31.04%	13	$ 4,426	6	$ 14,262	4
West Virginia	15.20%	48	$ 1,348	49	$ 8,870	39
Wisconsin	29.92%	16	$ 2,615	26	$ 8,739	40
Wyoming	20.14%	44	$ 2,285	34	$ 11,350	20
Dist. of Columbia	26.93%		$ 4,502		$ 16,720