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