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Plan State tax treatment of qualified distributions:
CollegeCounts 529 Fund
Alabama
Alabama law exempts qualified distributions from an Alabama 529 plan but does not exempt distributions from a non-Alabama 529 plan.
CollegeCounts 529 Fund Advisor Plan
Alabama
Alabama law exempts qualified distributions from an Alabama 529 plan but does not exempt distributions from a non-Alabama 529 plan.
Prepaid Affordable College Tuition (PACT) Program
Alabama
Alabama law exempts qualified distributions from an Alabama 529 plan but does not exempt distributions from a non-Alabama 529 plan.
John Hancock Freedom 529
Alaska
Not applicable. Alaska does not have a personal income tax.
T. Rowe Price College Savings Plan
Alaska
Not applicable. Alaska does not have a personal income tax.
University of Alaska College Savings Plan
Alaska
Not applicable. Alaska does not have a personal income tax.
Arizona Family College Savings Program -- CollegeSure® 529 Plan
Arizona
Qualified distributions from Arizona and non-Arizona 529 plans are exempt.
Fidelity Arizona College Savings Plan
Arizona
Qualified distributions from Arizona and non-Arizona 529 plans are exempt.
Ivy Funds InvestEd Plan
Arizona
Qualified distributions from Arizona and non-Arizona 529 plans are exempt.
GIFT College Investing Plan
Arkansas
Qualified distributions from Arkansas and non-Arkansas 529 plans are exempt.
iShares 529 Plan
Arkansas
Qualified distributions from Arkansas and non-Arkansas 529 plans are exempt.
The ScholarShare College Savings Plan
California
Qualified distributions from California and non-California 529 plans are exempt.
Direct Portfolio College Savings Plan
Colorado
Qualified distributions from Colorado and non-Colorado 529 plans are exempt.
Prepaid Tuition Fund
Colorado
Qualified distributions from Colorado and non-Colorado 529 plans are exempt.
Scholars Choice College Savings Program
Colorado
Qualified distributions from Colorado and non-Colorado 529 plans are exempt.
Smart Choice College Savings Plan
Colorado
Qualified distributions from Colorado and non-Colorado 529 plans are exempt.
Stable Value Plus College Savings Program
Colorado
Qualified distributions from Colorado and non-Colorado 529 plans are exempt.
Connecticut Higher Education Trust (CHET)
Connecticut
Qualified distributions from Connecticut and non-Connecticut 529 plans are exempt. Nonqualified distributions from Connecticut 529 plans made to the account beneficiary are also exempt (i.e. income reported for federal purposes may be subtracted on the CT tax return).
Connecticut Higher Education Trust (CHET) -- Advisor Plan
Connecticut
Qualified distributions from Connecticut and non-Connecticut 529 plans are exempt. Nonqualified distributions from Connecticut 529 plans made to the account beneficiary are also exempt (i.e. income reported for federal purposes may be subtracted on the CT tax return).
Delaware College Investment Plan
Delaware
Qualified distributions from Delaware and non-Delaware 529 plans are exempt.
DC 529 College Savings Program (Advisor-sold)
District of Columbia
Qualified distributions from District of Columbia and non-DC 529 plans are exempt.
DC 529 College Savings Program (Direct-sold)
District of Columbia
Qualified distributions from District of Columbia and non-DC 529 plans are exempt.
Florida 529 Savings Plan
Florida
Not applicable. Florida does not have a personal income tax.
Florida Prepaid College Plan
Florida
Not applicable. Florida does not have a personal income tax.
Path2College 529 Plan
Georgia
Qualified distributions from Georgia and non-Georgia 529 plans are exempt. Note: if a withdrawal from the Georgia 529 plan is non-qualified, the earnings must be reported on the account owner's, not the beneficiary's, Georgia income tax return.
Hawaii's College Savings Program
Hawaii
Qualified distributions from Hawaii and non-Hawaii 529 plans are exempt.
Idaho College Savings Program (IDeal)
Idaho
Qualified distributions from Idaho and non-Idaho 529 plans are exempt.
Bright Directions College Savings Program
Illinois
Qualified distributions from an Illinois 529 plan are exempt. Qualified distributions from a non-Illinois plan are exempt provided the plan meets certain disclosure requirements.
Bright Start College Savings Program -- Advisor-sold Plan
Illinois
Qualified distributions from an Illinois 529 plan are exempt. Qualified distributions from a non-Illinois plan are exempt provided the plan meets certain disclosure requirements.
Bright Start College Savings Program -- Direct-sold Plan
Illinois
Qualified distributions from an Illinois 529 plan are exempt. Qualified distributions from a non-Illinois plan are exempt provided the plan meets certain disclosure requirements.
College Illinois! 529 Prepaid Tuition Program
Illinois
Qualified distributions from an Illinois 529 plan are exempt. Qualified distributions from a non-Illinois plan are exempt provided the plan meets certain disclosure requirements.
CollegeChoice 529 Direct Savings Plan
Indiana
Qualified distributions from Indiana and non-Indiana 529 plans are exempt.
CollegeChoice Advisor 529 Savings Plan
Indiana
Qualified distributions from Indiana and non-Indiana 529 plans are exempt.
CollegeChoice CD 529 Savings Plan
Indiana
Qualified distributions from Indiana and non-Indiana 529 plans are exempt.
College Savings Iowa
Iowa
Qualified distributions from Iowa and non-Iowa 529 plans are exempt.
IAdvisor 529 Plan
Iowa
Qualified distributions from Iowa and non-Iowa 529 plans are exempt.
Learning Quest 529 Education Savings Program (Direct-sold)
Kansas
Qualified distributions from Kansas and non-Kansas 529 plans are exempt.
Learning Quest Advisor
Kansas
Qualified distributions from Kansas and non-Kansas 529 plans are exempt.
Schwab 529 College Savings Plan
Kansas
Qualified distributions from Kansas and non-Kansas 529 plans are exempt.
Kentucky Education Savings Plan Trust
Kentucky
Qualified distributions from Kentucky and non-Kentucky 529 plans are exempt.
Kentucky's Affordable Prepaid Tuition (KAPT)
Kentucky
Qualified distributions from Kentucky and non-Kentucky 529 plans are exempt.
START Saving Program
Louisiana
Qualified distributions from Louisiana and non-Louisiana 529 plans are exempt.
NextGen College Investing Plan -- Client Direct Series
Maine
Qualified distributions from Maine and non-Maine 529 plans are exempt.
NextGen College Investing Plan -- Client Select Series
Maine
Qualified distributions from Maine and non-Maine 529 plans are exempt.
College Savings Plans of Maryland -- College Investment Plan
Maryland
Qualified distributions from Maryland and non-Maryland 529 plans are exempt.
College Savings Plans of Maryland -- Prepaid College Trust
Maryland
Qualified distributions from Maryland and non-Maryland 529 plans are exempt.
U.Fund College Investing Plan
Massachusetts
Qualified distributions from Massachusetts and non-Massachusetts 529 plans are exempt.
U.Plan
Massachusetts
As a Massachusetts general obligation bond, earnings from the U.Plan are exempt from Massachusetts tax. Massachusetts law also exempts qualified distributions from Massachusetts and non-Massachusetts 529 plans.
MI 529 Advisor Plan
Michigan
Qualified distributions from Michigan and non-Michigan 529 plans are exempt. Also excluded are distributions made due to the beneficiary's death, disability, scholarship, or attendence at one of the U.S. military academies.
Michigan Education Savings Program
Michigan
Qualified distributions from Michigan and non-Michigan 529 plans are exempt. Also excluded are distributions made due to the beneficiary's death, disability, scholarship, or attendence at one of the U.S. military academies.
Michigan Education Trust
Michigan
Qualified distributions from Michigan and non-Michigan 529 plans are exempt. Also excluded are distributions made due to the beneficiary's death, disability, scholarship, or attendence at one of the U.S. military academies.
Minnesota College Savings Plan
Minnesota
Qualified distributions from Minnesota and non-Minnesota 529 plans are exempt.
MACS 529 Advisor Program
Mississippi
Qualified distributions from Mississippi and non-Mississippi 529 plans are exempt.
Mississippi Affordable College Savings (MACS) Program
Mississippi
Qualified distributions from Mississippi and non-Mississippi 529 plans are exempt.
Mississippi Prepaid Affordable College Tuition (MPACT) Program
Mississippi
Qualified distributions from Mississippi and non-Mississippi 529 plans are exempt.
MOST - Missouri's 529 Advisor Plan
Missouri
Qualified distributions from Missouri and non-Missouri 529 plans are exempt.
MOST - Missouri's 529 College Savings Plan (Direct-sold)
Missouri
Qualified distributions from Missouri and non-Missouri 529 plans are exempt.
Montana Family Education Savings Program -- Bank Plan
Montana
Qualified distributions from Montana and non-Montana 529 plans are exempt.
Montana Family Education Savings Program -- Investment Plan
Montana
Qualified distributions from Montana and non-Montana 529 plans are exempt.
Nebraska Education Savings Trust -- Advisor College Savings Plan
Nebraska
Qualified distributions from Nebraska and non-Nebraska 529 plans are exempt.
Nebraska Education Savings Trust -- Direct College Savings Plan
Nebraska
Qualified distributions from Nebraska and non-Nebraska 529 plans are exempt.
State Farm College Savings Plan
Nebraska
Qualified distributions from Nebraska and non-Nebraska 529 plans are exempt.
TD Ameritrade 529 College Savings Plan
Nebraska
Qualified distributions from Nebraska and non-Nebraska 529 plans are exempt.
Nevada Prepaid Tuition Program
Nevada
Not applicable. Nevada does not have a personal income tax.
Putnam 529 for America
Nevada
Not applicable. Nevada does not have a personal income tax.
SSgA Upromise 529 Plan
Nevada
Not applicable. Nevada does not have a personal income tax.
The Vanguard 529 Savings Plan
Nevada
Not applicable. Nevada does not have a personal income tax.
USAA 529 College Savings Plan
Nevada
Not applicable. Nevada does not have a personal income tax.
Fidelity Advisor 529 Plan
New Hampshire
Not applicable. New Hampshire does not have a personal income tax. Qualified distributions from New Hampshire and non-New Hampshire 529 plans are exempt from New Hampshire interest and dividends tax.
UNIQUE College Investing Plan
New Hampshire
Not applicable. New Hampshire does not have a personal income tax. Qualified distributions from New Hampshire and non-New Hampshire 529 plans are exempt from New Hampshire interest and dividends tax.
Franklin Templeton 529 College Savings Plan
New Jersey
Qualified distributions from New Jersey and non-New Jersey 529 plans are exempt.
NJBEST 529 College Savings Plan
New Jersey
Qualified distributions from New Jersey and non-New Jersey 529 plans are exempt.
Scholar'sEdge
New Mexico
Qualified distributions from New Mexico and non-New Mexico 529 plans are exempt.
The Education Plan's College Savings Program
New Mexico
Qualified distributions from New Mexico and non-New Mexico 529 plans are exempt.
New York's 529 Advisor-Guided College Savings Plan
New York
Qualified distributions from New York and non-New York 529 plans (via conformity to the federal tax exclusion) are exempt.
New York's 529 College Savings Program -- Direct Plan
New York
Qualified distributions from New York and non-New York 529 plans (via conformity to the federal tax exclusion) are exempt.
National College Savings Program
North Carolina
Qualified distributions from North Carolina and non-North Carolina 529 plans are exempt.
College SAVE
North Dakota
Qualified distributions from North Dakota and non-North Dakota 529 plans are exempt.
BlackRock CollegeAdvantage 529 Plan
Ohio
Qualified distributions from Ohio and non-Ohio 529 plans are exempt. Ohio also exempts distributions from a Ohio 529 plan attributable to the beneficiary's death, disability, or receipt of a scholarship.
Ohio CollegeAdvantage -- Guaranteed Savings Fund
Ohio
Qualified distributions from Ohio and non-Ohio 529 plans are exempt. Ohio also exempts distributions from a Ohio 529 plan attributable to the beneficiary's death, disability, or receipt of a scholarship.
Ohio CollegeAdvantage 529 Savings Plan
Ohio
Qualified distributions from Ohio and non-Ohio 529 plans are exempt. Ohio also exempts distributions from a Ohio 529 plan attributable to the beneficiary's death, disability, or receipt of a scholarship.
Oklahoma College Savings Plan
Oklahoma
Qualified distributions from Oklahoma and non-Oklahoma 529 plans are exempt.
Oklahoma Dream 529 Plan
Oklahoma
Qualified distributions from Oklahoma and non-Oklahoma 529 plans are exempt.
MFS 529 Savings Plan
Oregon
Qualified distributions from Oregon and non-Oregon 529 plans are exempt.
Oregon College Savings Plan
Oregon
Qualified distributions from Oregon and non-Oregon 529 plans are exempt.
Private College 529 Plan
Other
Not applicable. Not a state-sponsored program.
Pennsylvania 529 Guaranteed Savings Plan
Pennsylvania
Qualified distributions from Pennsylvania and non-Pennsylvania 529 plans are exempt. Accounts in a Pennsylvania 529 plan are also exempt from Pennsylvania inheritance tax.
Pennsylvania 529 Investment Plan
Pennsylvania
Qualified distributions from Pennsylvania and non-Pennsylvania 529 plans are exempt. Accounts in a Pennsylvania 529 plan are also exempt from Pennsylvania inheritance tax.
CollegeBoundfund (Advisor-sold)
Rhode Island
Qualified distributions from Rhode Island and non-Rhode Island 529 plans are exempt.
CollegeBoundfund (Direct-sold, Alternative RI)
Rhode Island
Qualified distributions from Rhode Island and non-Rhode Island 529 plans are exempt.
Future Scholar 529 College Savings Plan (Advisor-sold)
South Carolina
Qualified distributions from South Carolina and non-South Carolina 529 plans are exempt.
Future Scholar 529 College Savings Plan (Direct-sold)
South Carolina
Qualified distributions from South Carolina and non-South Carolina 529 plans are exempt.
South Carolina Tuition Prepayment Program
South Carolina
Qualified distributions from South Carolina and non-South Carolina 529 plans are exempt.
CollegeAccess 529 (Advisor-sold)
South Dakota
Not applicable. South Dakota does not have a personal income tax.
CollegeAccess 529 (Direct-sold)
South Dakota
Not applicable. South Dakota does not have a personal income tax.
Tennessee's BEST Prepaid College Tuition Plan
Tennessee
Not applicable. Tennessee does not have a personal income tax. Contributions to, and distributions from, Tennessee and non-Tennessee 529 plans are specifically exempt from all Tennessee state, county, and municipal taxes.
TNStars College Savings 529 Program
Tennessee
Not applicable. Tennessee does not have a personal income tax. Contributions to, and distributions from, Tennessee and non-Tennessee 529 plans are specifically exempt from all Tennessee state, county, and municipal taxes.
Lonestar 529 Plan
Texas
Not applicable. Texas does not have a personal income tax.
Texas College Savings Plan
Texas
Not applicable. Texas does not have a personal income tax.
Texas Guaranteed Tuition Plan
Texas
Not applicable. Texas does not have a personal income tax.
Texas Tuition Promise Fund
Texas
Not applicable. Texas does not have a personal income tax.
Utah Educational Savings Plan (UESP)
Utah
Qualified distributions from Utah and non-Utah 529 plans are exempt.
Vermont Higher Education Investment Plan
Vermont
Qualified distributions from Vermont and non-Vermont 529 plans are exempt.
CollegeAmerica
Virginia
Qualified distributions from Virginia and non-Virginia 529 plans are exempt. Virginia also exempts distributions from a Virginia 529 plan attributable to the beneficiary's death, disability, or receipt of a scholarship.
CollegeWealth
Virginia
Qualified distributions from Virginia and non-Virginia 529 plans are exempt. Virginia also exempts distributions from a Virginia 529 plan attributable to the beneficiary's death, disability, or receipt of a scholarship.
Virginia529 inVEST
Virginia
Qualified distributions from Virginia and non-Virginia 529 plans are exempt. Virginia also exempts distributions from a Virginia 529 plan attributable to the beneficiary's death, disability, or receipt of a scholarship.
Virginia529 prePAID
Virginia
Qualified distributions from Virginia and non-Virginia 529 plans are exempt. Virginia also exempts distributions from a Virginia 529 plan attributable to the beneficiary's death, disability, or receipt of a scholarship.
Guaranteed Education Tuition (GET)
Washington
Not applicable. Washington does not have a personal income tax.
SMART529 Prepaid Tuition Plan
West Virginia
Qualified distributions from West Virginia and non-West Virginia 529 plans are exempt.
SMART529 Select
West Virginia
Qualified distributions from West Virginia and non-West Virginia 529 plans are exempt.
SMART529 WV Direct College Savings Plan
West Virginia
Qualified distributions from West Virginia and non-West Virginia 529 plans are exempt.
The Hartford SMART529
West Virginia
Qualified distributions from West Virginia and non-West Virginia 529 plans are exempt.
Edvest
Wisconsin
Qualified distributions from Wisconsin and non-Wisconsin 529 plans are exempt.
Tomorrow's Scholar 529 Plan
Wisconsin
Qualified distributions from Wisconsin and non-Wisconsin 529 plans are exempt. Under Wisconsin law, a beneficiary’s right to qualified withdrawals from a Wisconsin 529 plan is not subject to garnishment, attachment, execution, or other process of law.