Categories: 2014 Best & Worst States

West Virginia

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

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

Key Companies
International Coal Group Inc. MTR Gaming United Bankshares

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

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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