State Comparison

Variables Flag of Florida
Flag of Colorado
Economic Outlook Data
Overall Outlook Rank 10th 29th
Top Marginal Personal Income Tax Rate 0.00% 4.40%
Top Marginal Corporate Income Tax Rate 5.50% 4.40%
Personal Income Tax Progressivity (change in tax liability per $1,000 of income) $0.00 $9.45
Property Tax Burden (per $1,000 of personal income) $26.23 $28.29
Sales Tax Burden (per $1,000 of personal income) $29.41 $25.57
Remaining Tax Burden (per $1,000 of personal income) $16.15 $11.75
Estate / Inheritance Tax Levied? No No
Recently Legislated Tax Changes -$1.07 -$3.80
Debt Service as a Share of Tax Revenue 3.03% 7.33%
Public Employees Per 10,000 of Population (full-time equivalent) 395.93 553.05
State Liability System Costs (as a share of state GDP) 3.35% 1.92%
State Minimum Wage (federal floor is $7.25) $14.00 $15.16
Average Workers' Compensation Costs (per $100 of payroll) $1.00 $1.05
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 10
State Gross Domestic Product 98.30% 78.94%
Absolute Domestic Migration 1,713,836 249,261
Non-Farm Payroll Employment 24.49% 18.52%
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