50 State Comparison

Corporate Income Tax Rate Cost of Doing Business Ranking (1=lowest) Does state Allow an Investment Tax Credit Does State Allow an R&D Credit Unrelated to EZ Credit Does State Allow Employment-Based Credit Unrelated to Enterprise Zone Credit Exemption on Business Inventories Right to Work Status Sales/Use Exemptions on Pollution Control Equipment Sales/Use Exemptions on Production Machinery or Reduced Tax State Apportionment of Corporate Income State Competitiveness Ranking State Liability Systems

ACT Average Composite Score Rank ACT Participation Rates ACT Scores Educational Attainment of the Population - College Educational Attainment of the Population - High School SAT Combined Mean Reading, Math and Writing Scores Rank SAT Participation Rate SAT Scores (Combined Mean Reading, Math and Writing)

Avg. Electric Price - Commercial (in cents) Avg. Electric price - Industrial (in cents) Avg. Gas Price - Commercial (in dollars) Avg. Gas Price - Industrial (in dollars) Employer Contribution to Health Insurance-Family Employer Contribution to Health Insurance-Single New Employer Unemployment Insurance Rate (* = Minimum to Maximum Range % Rates) Workers Comp Cost Rank (1=Best)

Average Travel Time to Work Crime Rate Crime Rate Ranking Home Ownership Rates Hospital Inpatient Costs Median Household Income Median Value of a House Monthly Mortgage Costs Monthly Rental Payment Opportunity Personal Automobile Insurance Premiums Population Distribution by Insurance Status Ranking of Auto Insurance Premiums State Individual Income Tax Rates Value of Housing--Ranking

Unemployment Rates for States Union Membership