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Connecticut +11 more Estate & Inheritance Tax Calculator

Connecticut levies its own estate tax above $13,990,000, on top of the federal tax.

Connecticut, Hawaii, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Vermont, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New York, Oregon, Rhode Island, Washington share this page. Their rules produce the same answer to within a rounding difference, so publishing separate near-identical pages would add URLs without adding information. Every figure below applies to all 12 states.

Connecticut estate tax estimator

Connecticut levies its own estate tax above $13,990,000, on top of the federal tax.

Estimated total estate tax —
Connecticut estate tax —
Federal estate tax —
Passes to heirs —

Connecticut at a glance

FigureConnecticutSource
State estate taxYes — exemption $13,990,000[2]
State inheritance taxNone[2]
State top rate12.00%[2]
Federal exemption$13,990,000[6]

[2] [6] Sources

Median home price (estate context) — all 50 states

Connecticut highlighted. Same data as the table below, shown as a distribution so the comparison is visible at a glance.

Median home price (estate context) — all 50 states. Connecticut is $455,000, ranked 14 of 50. The national median is $342,000, the highest is $837,000 (Hawaii), and the lowest is $183,000 (West Virginia). HI $837,000 CA $776,000 MA $673,000 WA $603,000 NJ $585,000 CO $543,000 UT $542,000 NY $526,000 NH $523,000 RI $517,000 OR $504,000 ID $482,000 MT $476,000 CT $455,000 NV $448,000 MD $436,000 ME $424,000 AZ $423,000 VA $420,000 DE $412,000 VT $402,000 AK $401,000 FL $378,000 WY $373,000 MN $357,000 WI $342,000 NC $340,000 TN $339,000 GA $335,000 SD $326,000 NM $321,000 SC $309,000 TX $303,000 IL $299,000 ND $294,000 PA $294,000 NE $284,000 MO $272,000 MI $270,000 IN $262,000 KS $253,000 OH $252,000 AL $242,000 IA $241,000 KY $235,000 AR $229,000 OK $225,000 LA $218,000 MS $198,000 WV $183,000

Highlighted: Connecticut, ranked 14 of 50. Median $342,000.

Connecticut estate tax by estate size

State and federal exposure across estate values.

Estate valueState taxFederal taxTo heirs
$250,000$0$0$250,000
$500,000$0$0$500,000
$750,000$0$0$750,000
$1,000,000$0$0$1,000,000
$1,500,000$0$0$1,500,000
$2,000,000$0$0$2,000,000
$2,500,000$0$0$2,500,000
$3,000,000$0$0$3,000,000
$4,000,000$0$0$4,000,000
$5,000,000$0$0$5,000,000
$6,500,000$0$0$6,500,000
$8,000,000$0$0$8,000,000
$10,000,000$0$0$10,000,000
$13,000,000$0$0$13,000,000
$16,000,000$144,720$804,000$15,051,280
$20,000,000$432,720$2,404,000$17,163,280
$27,000,000$936,720$5,204,000$20,859,280
$35,000,000$1,512,720$8,404,000$25,083,280

Worked figures for Connecticut

Connecticut values:

EstateState TaxFederalTotalNet
$500,000$0$0$0$500,000
$1,000,000$0$0$0$1,000,000
$2,000,000$0$0$0$2,000,000
$3,000,000$0$0$0$3,000,000
$5,000,000$0$0$0$5,000,000
$7,500,000$0$0$0$7,500,000
$10,000,000$0$0$0$10,000,000
$15,000,000$72,720$404,000$476,720$14,523,280
$20,000,000$432,720$2,404,000$2,836,720$17,163,280
$30,000,000$1,152,720$6,404,000$7,556,720$22,443,280

How Connecticut compares nationally

On median home price (estate context), Connecticut ranks #14 of 50 at $455,000 — 33% above the median of $342,000. The national range runs from $183,000 (West Virginia) to $837,000 (Hawaii).

RankStateMedian home price (estate context)
#12Idaho$482,000
#13Montana$476,000
#14Connecticut$455,000
#15Nevada$448,000
#16Maryland$436,000

Connecticut questions, answered with Connecticut numbers

Does Connecticut have an estate tax?▾
Yes. Connecticut levies its own estate tax in addition to the federal tax, and its exemption is far below the federal $13,990,000.
What would a $5,000,000 estate owe in Connecticut?▾
About $0: $0 to Connecticut and $0 federal. Roughly $5,000,000 passes to heirs.
And a $20,000,000 estate?▾
Approximately $2,836,720 in total tax, of which $432,720 is Connecticut estate tax, leaving about $17,163,280.

Last reviewed 2026-08-27. Connecticut figures only — verify with the relevant Connecticut agency before acting. How this is calculated.