State Comparison

Variables Flag of New Mexico
Flag of Arizona
Economic Outlook Data
Overall Outlook Rank 35th 5th
Top Marginal Personal Income Tax Rate 5.90% 2.50%
Top Marginal Corporate Income Tax Rate 5.90% 4.90%
Personal Income Tax Progressivity (change in tax liability per $1,000 of income) $16.44 $5.37
Property Tax Burden (per $1,000 of personal income) $22.57 $20.14
Sales Tax Burden (per $1,000 of personal income) $53.26 $38.50
Remaining Tax Burden (per $1,000 of personal income) $15.59 $9.10
Estate / Inheritance Tax Levied? No No
Recently Legislated Tax Changes -$1.04 -$0.01
Debt Service as a Share of Tax Revenue 2.16% 3.05%
Public Employees Per 10,000 of Population (full-time equivalent) 585.87 394.93
State Liability System Costs (as a share of state GDP) 2.11% 1.99%
State Minimum Wage (federal floor is $7.25) $12.00 $15.15
Average Workers' Compensation Costs (per $100 of payroll) $1.05 $0.70
Right-to-Work State? (option to join or support a union) No Yes
Tax Expenditure Limits 0 2
Economic Performance Data
Overall Performance Rank 29 2
State Gross Domestic Product 51.90% 92.61%
Absolute Domestic Migration -42,185 603,817
Non-Farm Payroll Employment 7.49% 22.77%
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