State Comparison

Variables Flag of Arizona
Flag of California
Economic Outlook Data
Overall Outlook Rank 6th 47th
Top Marginal Personal Income Tax Rate 2.50% 14.40%
Top Marginal Corporate Income Tax Rate 4.90% 8.84%
Personal Income Tax Progressivity (change in tax liability per $1,000 of income) $5.00 $42.54
Property Tax Burden (per $1,000 of personal income) $22.36 $27.96
Sales Tax Burden (per $1,000 of personal income) $39.37 $24.71
Remaining Tax Burden (per $1,000 of personal income) $9.58 $18.24
Estate / Inheritance Tax Levied? No No
Recently Legislated Tax Changes -$0.66 $2.78
Debt Service as a Share of Tax Revenue 3.99% 4.71%
Public Employees Per 10,000 of Population (full-time equivalent) 389.8 491.6
State Liability System Costs (as a share of state GDP) 1.99% 1.99%
State Minimum Wage (federal floor is $7.25) $14.70 $16.50
Average Workers’ Compensation Costs (per $100 of payroll) $0.87 $2.26
Right-to-Work State? (option to join or support a union) Yes No
Tax Expenditure Limits 2 2
Economic Performance Data
Overall Performance Rank 2 22
State Gross Domestic Product 87.59% 74.08%
Absolute Domestic Migration 684,933 -2,133,547
Non-Farm Payroll Employment 26.48% 16.89%
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