No. 3

Florida

Taxation and Regulations
Workforce Quality
Living Environment

Based on CEO Survey by ChiefExecutive.net

Key Metrics
Taxation and Regulations
  • State Corporate Income Tax Rate: 5.50%
  • Highest Personal Income Tax Rate: None

Workforce Quality

  • % with High School diploma or more: 85.2
  • % with Bachelor’s degree or more: 25.8
  • % with Advanced degree or more: 9.0
  • Patents per 100K: 16.06
  • % of Employed Represented by Unions: 6.9

Quality of Life

  • Hopsitals per 10K: 0.114
  • Elementary/Secondary Schools per 1000 people: 0.198
  • Violent Crimes per 100K: 694.76
Key Companies
    Office Depot Inc.
  • NextEra Energy, Inc.
  • Tech Data
  • Carnival Corp.
  • CSX
  • Jabil Circuit
  • World Fuel Services
Other Highlights
  • Florida moved back up to #3 after falling to #6 in 2010 — the Sunshine state was #3 in 2009 as well
  • Florida ranks 40th in state debt per capita with $2104

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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