No. 11
Oklahoma
Taxation and Regulations
Workforce Quality
Living Environment
Based on CEO Survey by ChiefExecutive.net
Key Metrics |
Taxation and Regulations
- State Corporate Income Tax Rate: 6%
- Highest Personal Income Tax Rate: 5.50%
Workforce Quality
- % with High School diploma or more: 85.5
- % with Bachelor’s degree or more: 22.2
- % with Advanced degree or more: 7.2
- Patents per 100K: 14
- % of Employed Represented by Unions: 6.90
Quality of Life
- Hopsitals per 10K: 0.304
- Elementary/Secondary Schools per 1000 people: 0.503
- Violent Crimes per 100K: 482.86
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Key Companies |
- Chesapeake Energy
- The Williams Companies
- Devon Energy
- Williams Partners
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Other Highlights |
- Oklahoma rose to #11 from #19 in 2010 — the state took #22 in 2009
- Oklahoma ranks 32nd in state debt per capita with $2689
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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