State of Indiana Income Tax Lawrence County, Indiana Local Income Tax

1.
Lawrence County Income Tax

1.75%

tax rate for residents who live in Lawrence County

0.25%

tax rate for nonresidents who work in Lawrence County

Residents of Lawrence County pay a flat county income tax of 1.75% on earned income, in addition to the Indiana income tax and the Federal income tax.

Nonresidents who work in Lawrence County pay a local income tax of 0.25%, which is 1.50% lower than the local income tax paid by residents.

2.
What is a local income tax?

A local income tax is a special tax on earned income collected by local governments like counties, cities, and school districts. Fourteen states including Indiana allow local governments to collect an income tax.

While the federal income tax and the Indiana income tax are progressive income taxes with multiple tax brackets, all local income taxes are flat-rate taxes which are the same for every taxpayer regardless of income.

Another major difference between local income taxes and federal or state taxes is that most local taxes are collected only on earned income, and not on capital gains or other non-earned income like interest and dividends.

3.
How do you pay the Lawrence County income tax?

The Lawrence County income tax is due on April 15th, when you file your federal and state tax returns. Because calculating your local income tax is relatively simple compared to your other tax returns, many tax preparers will file your Lawrence County income tax return for free.

If you file your own taxes, the Lawrence County tax collector will likely mail you a copy of the tax forms you need by April. Unfortunately, many leading e-file providers (like TurboTax and H&R Block) do not support local income taxes. Lawrence County may have a proprietary e-filing system you can use alongside your state and federal e-filing provider.

4.
Other local income taxes in Indiana

We have information on the local income tax rates in 91 Indiana localities. Use this list to compare the Lawrence County income tax with local income taxes in nearby counties. Click on any city or county for more details.

Adams County
1.12%
Allen County
1.00%
Bartholomew County
1.25%
Benton County
2.29%
Blackford County
1.36%
Boone County
1.00%
Brown County
2.20%
Carroll County
1.55%
Cass County
2.50%
Clark County
2.00%
Clay County
2.25%
Clinton County
2.00%
Crawford County
1.00%
Daviess County
1.75%
Dearborn County
0.60%
Decatur County
1.33%
DeKalb County
1.50%
Delaware County
1.05%
Dubois County
1.00%
Elkhart County
1.50%
Fayette County
2.37%
Floyd County
1.15%
Fountain County
1.10%
Franklin County
1.25%
Fulton County
1.93%
Gibson County
0.50%
Grant County
2.25%
Greene County
1.00%
Hamilton County
1.00%
Hancock County
1.55%
Harrison County
1.00%
Hendricks County
1.40%
Henry County
1.25%
Howard County
1.60%
Huntington County
1.75%
Jackson County
1.60%
Jasper County
3.05%
Jay County
2.45%
Jefferson County
0.35%
Jennings County
1.25%
Johnson County
1.00%
Knox County
1.10%
Kosciusko County
1.00%
LaGrange County
1.40%
LaPorte County
0.95%
Lawrence County
1.75%
Madison County
1.75%
Marion County
1.62%
Marshall County
1.25%
Martin County
1.00%
Miami County
2.54%
Monroe County
1.05%
Montgomery County
2.10%
Morgan County
2.72%
Newton County
1.00%
Noble County
1.50%
Ohio County
1.00%
Orange County
1.25%
Owen County
1.30%
Parke County
2.30%
Perry County
1.06%
Pike County
0.40%
Porter County
0.50%
Posey County
1.00%
Pulaski County
3.13%
Putnam County
1.50%
Randolph County
1.50%
Ripley County
1.38%
Rush County
1.50%
Scott County
1.41%
Shelby County
1.25%
Spencer County
0.80%
St Joseph County
1.75%
Starke County
1.06%
Steuben County
1.79%
Sullivan County
0.30%
Switzerland County
1.00%
Tippecanoe County
1.10%
Tipton County
1.33%
Union County
1.50%
Vanderburgh County
1.00%
Vermillion County
0.10%
Vigo County
1.25%
Wabash County
2.90%
Warren County
2.12%
Warrick County
0.50%
Washington County
1.50%
Wayne County
1.50%
Wells County
2.10%
White County
1.32%
Whitley County
1.23%