Major Components of the State Business Tax Climate Index, 2006 |
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State |
Overall Rank |
Business Tax Index Rank |
Individual Income Tax Index Rank |
Sales and Gross Receipts Tax Index Rank |
Unemployment Insurance Tax Index Rank |
Wealth and Property Tax Index Rank |
Alabama |
14 |
14 |
17 |
11 |
4 |
6 |
Alaska |
3 |
48 |
4 |
1 |
43 |
18 |
Arizona |
25 |
29 |
20 |
40 |
12 |
12 |
Arkansas |
41 |
44 |
32 |
37 |
41 |
13 |
California |
40 |
39 |
47 |
38 |
20 |
7 |
Colorado |
12 |
6 |
14 |
26 |
21 |
14 |
Connecticut |
39 |
16 |
19 |
33 |
26 |
50 |
Delaware |
8 |
25 |
26 |
3 |
11 |
10 |
Florida |
4 |
13 |
4 |
20 |
1 |
16 |
Georgia |
21 |
8 |
27 |
7 |
32 |
27 |
Hawaii |
33 |
26 |
44 |
43 |
22 |
3 |
Idaho |
24 |
21 |
37 |
17 |
46 |
2 |
Illinois |
23 |
15 |
13 |
41 |
37 |
44 |
Indiana |
11 |
20 |
10 |
14 |
7 |
19 |
Iowa |
42 |
46 |
45 |
13 |
28 |
29 |
Kansas |
34 |
45 |
23 |
28 |
15 |
33 |
Kentucky |
44 |
40 |
30 |
23 |
48 |
30 |
Louisiana |
36 |
34 |
22 |
49 |
9 |
28 |
Maine |
45 |
47 |
38 |
10 |
42 |
39 |
Maryland |
22 |
7 |
39 |
8 |
17 |
37 |
Massachusetts |
27 |
36 |
15 |
9 |
49 |
41 |
Michigan |
26 |
49 |
11 |
32 |
40 |
20 |
Minnesota |
38 |
41 |
36 |
34 |
35 |
15 |
Mississippi |
29 |
33 |
16 |
46 |
2 |
26 |
Missouri |
20 |
4 |
25 |
29 |
8 |
17 |
Montana |
9 |
17 |
21 |
5 |
24 |
23 |
Nebraska |
43 |
42 |
34 |
36 |
14 |
42 |
Nevada |
5 |
1 |
7 |
47 |
38 |
11 |
New Hampshire |
6 |
38 |
8 |
2 |
44 |
31 |
New Jersey |
49 |
50 |
46 |
27 |
27 |
46 |
New Mexico |
28 |
31 |
24 |
48 |
18 |
1 |
New York |
50 |
30 |
50 |
39 |
47 |
43 |
North Carolina |
37 |
22 |
43 |
35 |
5 |
40 |
North Dakota |
31 |
35 |
42 |
18 |
36 |
4 |
Ohio |
47 |
37 |
48 |
45 |
13 |
48 |
Oklahoma |
17 |
8 |
28 |
15 |
3 |
21 |
Oregon |
10 |
24 |
33 |
4 |
30 |
8 |
Pennsylvania |
16 |
32 |
12 |
19 |
16 |
45 |
Rhode Island |
48 |
27 |
40 |
30 |
50 |
49 |
South Carolina |
30 |
12 |
29 |
12 |
45 |
32 |
South Dakota |
2 |
1 |
1 |
42 |
31 |
9 |
Tennessee |
15 |
11 |
9 |
44 |
33 |
38 |
Texas |
7 |
18 |
4 |
21 |
6 |
34 |
Utah |
18 |
5 |
31 |
24 |
23 |
5 |
Vermont |
46 |
43 |
49 |
16 |
10 |
47 |
Virginia |
19 |
8 |
18 |
6 |
25 |
36 |
Washington |
13 |
19 |
2 |
50 |
39 |
24 |
West Virginia |
35 |
28 |
41 |
31 |
34 |
22 |
Wisconsin |
32 |
23 |
35 |
25 |
29 |
25 |
Wyoming |
1 |
1 |
2 |
22 |
19 |
35 |
Note: Rankings do not average across to total. States without a given tax rank equally as number 1. |