No. 1

Texas

Taxation and Regulations
Workforce Quality
Living Environment

Based on CEO Survey by ChiefExecutive.net

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

Workforce Quality

  • % with High School diploma or more: 79.6
  • % with Bachelor’s degree or more: 25.3
  • % with Advanced degree or more: 8.3
  • Patents per 100K: 30.45
  • % of Employed Represented by Unions: 6.7

Quality of Life

  • Hopsitals per 10K: 0.181
  • Elementary/Secondary Schools per 1000 people: 0.355
  • Violent Crimes per 100K: 489.78
Key Companies
  • ExxonMobil Corp.
  • AT&T Inc.
  • Dell Inc.
  • ConocoPhillips
  • AMR Corp.
  • Fluor
  • Halliburton
  • Southwest Airlines
Other Highlights
  • Texas took the top spot in 2009 and 2010
  • Texas ranks 49th in state debt per capita with $1240

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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