No. 42
West Virginia
Taxation and Regulations
Workforce Quality
Living Environment
Based on CEO Survey by ChiefExecutive.net
Key Metrics |
Taxation and Regulations
- State Corporate Income Tax Rate: 8.70%
- Highest Personal Income Tax Rate: 6.50%
Workforce Quality
- % with High School diploma or more: 82.2
- % with Bachelor’s degree or more: 17.1
- % with Advanced degree or more: 6.7
- Patents per 100K: 6.48
- % of Employed Represented by Unions: 16.5
Quality of Life
- Hopsitals per 10K: 0.314
- Elementary/Secondary Schools per 1000 people: 0.44
- Violent Crimes per 100K: 279.5
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Key Companies |
- International Coal Group Inc.
- MTR Gaming
- United Bankshares
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Other Highlights |
- West Virginia fell 8 spots from #34 in 2010 to #42 in 2011 — the state took #37 in 2009
- West Virginia ranks 22nd in state debt per capita with $3578
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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