State Comparison

Variables Flag of Michigan
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Economic Outlook Data
Overall Outlook Rank 16th 26th
Top Marginal Personal Income Tax Rate 6.65% 6.00%
Top Marginal Corporate Income Tax Rate 8.00% 3.64%
Personal Income Tax Progressivity (change in tax liability per $1,000 of income) $3.17 $12.79
Property Tax Burden (per $1,000 of personal income) $29.99 $27.89
Sales Tax Burden (per $1,000 of personal income) $20.12 $22.56
Remaining Tax Burden (per $1,000 of personal income) $14.30 $16.42
Estate / Inheritance Tax Levied? No No
Recently Legislated Tax Changes -$3.60 -$2.05
Debt Service as a Share of Tax Revenue 6.15% 5.96%
Public Employees Per 10,000 of Population (full-time equivalent) 426 489.1
State Liability System Survey (tort litigation treatment, judicial impartiality, etc.) 68.8 67.7
State Minimum Wage (federal floor is $7.25) $10.33 $10.45
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 31 33
State Gross Domestic Product 46.84% 50.74%
Absolute Domestic Migration -242,810 -189,265
Non-Farm Payroll Employment 7.72% 6.07%
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