State Comparison

Variables Flag of Michigan
Flag of Ohio
Economic Outlook Data
Overall Outlook Rank 19th 25th
Top Marginal Personal Income Tax Rate 6.65% 6.00%
Top Marginal Corporate Income Tax Rate 8.00% 3.61%
Personal Income Tax Progressivity (change in tax liability per $1,000 of income) $3.29 $12.79
Property Tax Burden (per $1,000 of personal income) $30.45 $28.57
Sales Tax Burden (per $1,000 of personal income) $21.74 $24.50
Remaining Tax Burden (per $1,000 of personal income) $14.85 $17.52
Estate / Inheritance Tax Levied? No No
Recently Legislated Tax Changes -$3.36 -$1.92
Debt Service as a Share of Tax Revenue 5.00% 4.99%
Public Employees Per 10,000 of Population (full-time equivalent) 434.4 506.2
State Liability System Costs (as a share of state GDP) 1.98% 1.50%
State Minimum Wage (federal floor is $7.25) $10.56 $10.70
Average Workers' Compensation Costs (per $100 of payroll) $1.00 $0.77
Right-to-Work State? (option to join or support a union) No No
Tax Expenditure Limits 2 1
Economic Performance Data
Overall Performance Rank 35 37
State Gross Domestic Product 52.63% 56.22%
Absolute Domestic Migration -232,033 -170,155
Non-Farm Payroll Employment 7.12% 6.05%
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