2014 Best & Worst States

Oklahoma

Chief Executive

May 3, 2011

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

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

Key Companies
Chesapeake Energy The Williams Companies Devon Energy Williams Partners

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

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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Oklahoma

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