State Comparison

Variables Flag of Florida
Flag of Colorado
Economic Outlook Data
Overall Outlook Rank 14th 17th
Top Marginal Personal Income Tax Rate 0.00% 4.40%
Top Marginal Corporate Income Tax Rate 5.50% 4.55%
Personal Income Tax Progressivity (change in tax liability per $1,000 of income) $0.00 $8.57
Property Tax Burden (per $1,000 of personal income) $27.14 $30.33
Sales Tax Burden (per $1,000 of personal income) $26.00 $22.72
Remaining Tax Burden (per $1,000 of personal income) $17.46 $11.70
Estate / Inheritance Tax Levied? No No
Recently Legislated Tax Changes -$0.13 -$1.05
Debt Service as a Share of Tax Revenue 4.71% 8.13%
Public Employees Per 10,000 of Population (full-time equivalent) 397.5 533.4
State Liability System Survey (tort litigation treatment, judicial impartiality, etc.) 62.3 70.7
State Minimum Wage (federal floor is $7.25) $12.00 $14.42
Average Workers’ Compensation Costs (per $100 of payroll) $1.26 $0.93
Right-to-Work State? (option to join or support a union) Yes No
Tax Expenditure Limits 2 3
Economic Performance Data
Overall Performance Rank 1 5
State Gross Domestic Product 78.42% 74.98%
Absolute Domestic Migration 1,842,265 331,704
Non-Farm Payroll Employment 28.34% 23.11%
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