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| 2013 Rank | State | 2012 Rank | 1 Year Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Texas | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | Florida | 2 | 0 |
| 3 | North Carolina | 3 | 0 |
| 4 | Tennessee | 4 | 0 |
| 5 | Indiana | 5 | 0 |
| 6 | Arizona | 10 | 4 |
| 7 | Virginia | 6 | -1 |
| 8 | South Carolina | 7 | -1 |
| 9 | Nevada | 12 | 3 |
| 10 | Georgia | 8 | -2 |
| 11 | Louisiana | 13 | 2 |
| 12 | Utah | 9 | -3 |
| 13 | Colorado | 11 | -2 |
| 14 | Oklahoma | 17 | 3 |
| 15 | North Dakota | 15 | 0 |
| 16 | Alabama | 21 | 5 |
| 17 | Wisconsin | 20 | 3 |
| 18 | South Dakota | 19 | 1 |
| 19 | Kansas | 23 | 4 |
| 20 | Wyoming | 16 | -4 |
| 21 | Idaho | 18 | -3 |
| 22 | Ohio | 35 | 13 |
| 23 | Iowa | 22 | -1 |
| 24 | Montana | 28 | 4 |
| 25 | Nebraska | 27 | 2 |
| 26 | New Hampshire | 26 | 0 |
| 27 | Delaware | 14 | -13 |
| 28 | Arkansas | 29 | 1 |
| 29 | Kentucky | 25 | -4 |
| 30 | Minnesota | 36 | 6 |
| 31 | Missouri | 24 | -7 |
| 32 | New Mexico | 33 | 1 |
| 33 | Alaska | 31 | -2 |
| 34 | West Virginia | 34 | 0 |
| 35 | Maine | 32 | -3 |
| 36 | Washington | 37 | 1 |
| 37 | Rhode Island | 39 | 2 |
| 38 | Mississippi | 30 | -8 |
| 39 | Vermont | 38 | -1 |
| 40 | Oregon | 42 | 2 |
| 41 | Maryland | 40 | -1 |
| 42 | Pennsylvania | 43 | 1 |
| 43 | Hawaii | 41 | -2 |
| 44 | Michigan | 46 | 2 |
| 45 | Connecticut | 44 | -1 |
| 46 | New Jersey | 45 | -1 |
| 47 | Massachusetts | 47 | 0 |
| 48 | Illinois | 48 | 0 |
| 49 | New York | 49 | 0 |
| 50 | California | 50 | 0 |
Go Tennessee! (The northeast really took it in the shorts, eh?)
The South shall rise again.
If there is any politician who still thinks a state taxes, both income and property, don’t have an impact on the economic health of a state needs to look at these numbers pretty hard.
California has been #50 for as far back as I can find records (at least 2008). Way to go, California!
Why should politicians from the bottom dozen have any clout? They obviously have no background in economics.
What happened to Delaware. It dropped 13 places from 14th best to 27th best. Looks like Kaisch is turning around Ohio as it increased by 13 places.
I greatly enjoyed my 5 years rebuilding a company in LA (except for Kartina and Rita), but... New Orleans, public schools, and a LONG history of corruption - still needs work. It's WAY better after Katrina and the possibility is very significant, but it needs time to incubate.
Something interesting - a group of Baton Rouge leaders spent a lot of time traveling to Austin to learn how Austin created such a successful formula of growing business while creating an exciting magnet for talent.
Wait just a guldurn minute here...I have seen commercials on TV here in Maryland saying that New York is a GREAT state for business. There must be some mistake at being listed as 49 out of 50.../sarcasm
Has anyone seen the New York commercials stating they are now a great place to do business, the taxes are great, it is Nirvana, etc. Makes you want to barf. The new Buffalo my arse. I wonder if any states have Maryland commercials. I can see them now - come to Maryland. Our citizens are leaving in droves and we need money!
1 Texas
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46 New Jersey
47 Massachusetts
48 Illinois
49 New York
50 California
If you live in the bottom tier states - just remember - Texas is hot, dry, dusty, full of rattle snakes, polluted, most men have no front teeth and are named Bubba, women have a girth greater than their height, terrible schools filled with ignorant gun clingin' Bible thumpin' racists, no health care, and a narrow industry base. It's best if you stay in your liberal utopia.
Wha-wha-wha-what? The “New New York” is second from last? But I thought they had gone business-friendly. Or that’s the silly story they’re spending mega-bucks pushing on TV...
I guess those Michigan commercials are just propaganda. /sarc
Young programmers and engineers can actually afford to live well in Austin, where the housing cost index is 300 percent lower than in San Francisco.
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