No. 50

California

Taxation and Regulations
Workforce Quality
Living Environment

Based on CEO Survey by ChiefExecutive.net

Key Metrics
Taxation and Regulations
  • State Corporate Income Tax Rate: 8.84%
  • Highest Personal Income Tax Rate: 10.55%

Workforce Quality

  • Bachelor’s Degree Completed in Six Years: 1
  • All Degree Completion Per 100 Students: 12
  • Patents per 100K: 68.41
  • % of Employed Represented by Unions: 18.6

Quality of Life

  • Hopsitals per 10K: 0.102
  • Elementary/Secondary Schools per 1000 people: 0.256
  • Violent Crimes per 100K: 485.76
Key Companies
  • Apple Inc.
  • Chevron Corporation
  • Visa
  • Google
  • Oracle Corp.
  • McKesson
Other Highlights
  • California held down the last spot on the list in 2009, 2010 and 2011
  • California ranks 21st in state debt per capita with $3660

Sources:
TaxFoundation.org
Statemaster.com
Bureau of Labor Statistics
U.S. Census Bureau
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
The National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education


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