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Business Climate Comparison
Missouri is confident that when it comes to our overall business climate, we rank among the best.
That’s why we’ve included the independent state comparison tool below. We know that when it comes down to it, Missouri can offer you the real opportunity for growth that you’re looking for.
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 | Category: Business Climate |
| Business Climate | 2010 | Gross State Product ($mil) | $244,016 | $102,566 | $142,698 | $651,518 | $127,170 | $163,269 | $89,786 | $147,543 | $254,806 | Business Climate | 2010 | Manufacturing Gross State Product ($ milllions) | $30,903 | $15,077 | $25,354 | $84,336 | $17,406 | $27,999 | $10,872 | $17,269 | $39,859 | Business Climate | 2010 | Total Value of Exports ($ thousands) | $12,925,559,774 | $5,218,646,154 | $10,880,026,652 | $50,058,293,734 | $9,905,219,429 | $19,342,737,535 | $5,819,949,181 | $5,353,190,640 | $25,942,724,022 | Business Climate | 2006 | Foreign Direct Investment ($ milllions) | $18,280 | $7,105 | $7,757 | $51,170 | $6,691 | $28,836 | $2,609 | $10,051 | $22,772 | Business Climate | 2010 | Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) | $15,481,505 | $7,389,952 | $5,846,621 | $42,327,579 | $3,245,909 | $12,253,612 | $4,725,324 | $6,195,913 | $12,215,666 | Business Climate | 2010 | Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) | $5,378,571 | $447,244 | $1,789,942 | $8,351,480 | $498,607 | $4,495,193 | $849,906 | $199,267 | $1,494,497 | Business Climate | 2010 | Total Venture Capital Investments | $60,944,800 | $5,000,100 | $101,500,000 | $747,898,800 | $41,714,000 | $16,729,900 | $11,500,000 | $13,000,000 | $55,458,700 | Business Climate | 2010 | Total Patents Since 1997 | 26,125 | 4,897 | 17,539 | 115,602 | 12,427 | 12,620 | 6,089 | 19,997 | 22,243 | Business Climate | 2010 | Number of Patents (Most recent Year) | 1,140 | 216 | 809 | 4,374 | 728 | 601 | 253 | 582 | 1,037 | Business Climate | 2010 | Patents per Thousand Population | 19 | 7.4 | 26.6 | 34.1 | 25.5 | 13.8 | 13.9 | 15.5 | 16.3 | Business Climate | 2011 | Avg Industrial Electric (Price/KiloWatt Hour) | $5.95 | $5.65 | $5.21 | $6.46 | $6.73 | $5.31 | $6.26 | $5.51 | $7.12 | Business Climate | 2011 | Avg. Commercial Electric (Price/KiloWatt Hour) | $8.04 | $7.55 | $7.90 | $8.64 | $8.79 | $8.41 | $8.04 | $7.63 | $10.12 | Business Climate | 2011 | Avg. Residential Electric (Price/KiloWatt Hour) | $9.78 | $9.05 | $10.50 | $11.81 | $10.63 | $9.09 | $9.30 | $9.51 | $9.83 | Business Climate | 2011 | Avg. Industrial Natural Gas (Price/1000cft) | $8.49 | NA | $5.67 | $6.69 | NA | $5.04 | $5.46 | $7.74 | $5.69 | Business Climate | 2011 | Avg. Commercial Natural Gas (Price/1000cft) | $10.42 | $8.90 | $7.58 | $8.12 | $9.08 | $8.70 | $6.61 | NA | $8.88 | Business Climate | 2011 | Avg. Residential Natural Gas (Price/1000cft) | $12.08 | NA | $9.54 | $8.60 | $9.96 | $10.47 | $8.86 | $10.27 | $10.16 | | Category: Cost Of Living |
| Cost Of Living | 2011 | Cost of Living - Rank | 14 | 34 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 21 | 1 | 2 | Cost Of Living | 2011 | Cost of Living - Composite | 93.11 | 102.9 | 92.18 | 92.56 | 92.63 | 91.06 | 96.9 | 90.35 | 90.36 | Cost Of Living | 2011 | Cost of Living - Grocery Items | 96.26 | 103.69 | 92.22 | 96.85 | 92.18 | 90.93 | 103.39 | 94.69 | 94.12 | Cost Of Living | 2011 | Cost of Living - Health Care | 96.34 | 101.26 | 96.24 | 95.14 | 92.13 | 92.31 | 103.40 | 97.07 | 91.91 | Cost Of Living | 2011 | Cost of Living - Housing | 80.39 | 108.65 | 85.35 | 81.83 | 86.63 | 82.27 | 87.73 | 80.39 | 79.3 | Cost Of Living | 2011 | Cost of Living - Miscellaneous | 99.14 | 100.14 | 95.02 | 96.67 | 98.67 | 94.79 | 100.97 | 94.5 | 96.72 | Cost Of Living | 2011 | Cost of Living - Transportation | 96.9 | 101.37 | 100.19 | 99.55 | 95.9 | 96.22 | 97.5 | 97.22 | 93.49 | Cost Of Living | 2011 | Cost of Living - Utilities | 100.03 | 96.99 | 92.13 | 95.52 | 87.8 | 97.93 | 97.67 | 89.36 | 92.27 | | Category: Education |
| Education | 2010 | High School Graduates 25+yrs (% of Population) | 86.2% | 81.9% | 89.9% | 86.2% | 89.2% | 81.0% | 90.0% | 85.4% | 82.5% | Education | 2010 | College Graduates 25+yrs (% of Population) | 25.0% | 19.1% | 24.5% | 30.3% | 29.3% | 20.3% | 27.7% | 22.6% | 22.7% | Education | 2011 | ACT Average Composite Score | 21.6 | 19.9 | 22.3 | 20.9 | 22 | 19.6 | 22.1 | 20.7 | 19.5 | Education | 2011 | ACT Average Math Score | 21 | 19.7 | 21.9 | 20.9 | 21.8 | 19.1 | 21.7 | 19.9 | 19 | Education | 2011 | ACT Average Science Score | 21.6 | 19.8 | 22.4 | 20.7 | 21.9 | 19.6 | 22 | 20.6 | 19.4 | | Category: Income |
| Income | 2010 | Per Capita Personal Income (Current Year) | $36,965 | $32,678 | $38,084 | $42,057 | $39,005 | $32,376 | $39,674 | $35,396 | $34,955 | Income | 2000 | Per Capita Personal Income | $27,885 | $22,574 | $27,285 | $32,645 | $28,468 | $24,785 | $28,590 | $24,602 | $26,689 | Income | 2010 | Median Family Income (Current Year) | $57,661 | 48,491 | 61,804 | 68,236 | 62,424 | 52,046 | 61,888 | 53,607 | 53,246 | Income | 1999 | Median Family Income | $46,044 | $38,663 | $48,005 | $55,545 | $49,624 | $40,939 | $48,032 | $40,709 | $43,517 | | Category: Infrastructure |
| Infrastructure | 2010 | Residential Building Permits | 9,699 | 7,177 | 7,607 | 12,318 | 5,140 | 7,986 | 5,401 | 8,140 | 16,475 | Infrastructure | 2009 | Number of Class 1 Freight Railroads | 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 6 | Infrastructure | 2009 | Total Number of Freight Railroads | 17 | 25 | 16 | 42 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 19 | 25 | Infrastructure | 2009 | Miles of Class 1 Freight Railroads | 4,082 | 2,540 | 2,757 | 8,009 | 3,933 | 2,294 | 2,597 | 2,736 | 2,162 | Infrastructure | 2009 | Total Miles of Freight Railroads | 4,888 | 3,647 | 4,270 | 9,982 | 6,091 | 2,804 | 3,430 | 4,094 | 2,976 | Infrastructure | 2009 | Miles of Interstate Roads | 1,180 | 655 | 781 | 2,182 | 874 | 762 | 481 | 933 | 1,104 | Infrastructure | 2009 | Miles of Principal and Minor Arterial Roads | 10,276 | 6,988 | 9,754 | 14,646 | 9,525 | 5,872 | 8,097 | 10,931 | 9,064 | Infrastructure | 2009 | Total Public Road Miles | 130,359 | 100,100 | 114,347 | 139,577 | 140,753 | 78,963 | 93,631 | 115,851 | 93,252 | Infrastructure | 2010 | Number of Airports | 378 | 219 | 200 | 509 | 345 | 155 | 207 | 299 | 203 | Infrastructure | 2010 | Number of Heliports | 131 | 81 | 86 | 241 | 35 | 62 | 35 | 83 | 101 | | Category: Labor |
| Labor | 2011 | Civilian Labor Force (thousands) | 3,052,630 | 1,354,562 | 1,659,400 | 6,592,838 | 1,502,614 | 2,076,521 | 999,312 | 1,754,040 | 3,099,811 | Labor | 2010 | Annual Average Total Employment (thousands) | 2,725,527 | 1,246,647 | 1,568,012 | 5,964,868 | 1,396,558 | 1,865,961 | 931,414 | 1,630,925 | 2,759,243 | Labor | 2010 | Annual Average Unemployment Rate | 9.6 | 7.9 | 6.1 | 10.3 | 7 | 10.5 | 4.7 | 7.1 | 9.7 | Labor | 2010 | Total Mfg Employment (thousands) | 243,033 | 160,159 | 200,797 | 563,990 | 159,776 | 209,263 | 91,598 | 123,473 | 298,290 | Labor | 2010 | Annual Avg Mfg Earnings/Hour | $49,320 | $39,350 | $49,780 | $59,327 | $50,789 | $49,649 | $42,088 | $46,361 | $51,913 | Labor | 2012 | Unemployment Insurance Taxable Wage Base | $13,000 | $12,000 | $25,300 | $13,560 | $8,000 | $9,000 | $9,000 | $19,100 | $9,000 | Labor | 2011 | Unemployment Insurance New Employer Entry Rate | 3.51% | 3.80% | 1.90% | 3.80% | 4.00% | 2.70% | 2.50% | 1.00% | 2.70% | Labor | 2011 | Unemployment Insurance Minimum Rate | 0.00% | 1.00% | 0% | 0.70% | 0.11% | 1.90% | 0.00% | 0.30% | 0.50% | Labor | 2011 | Unemployment Insurance Maximum Rate | 9.75% | 6.90% | 9.00% | 8.40% | 7.40% | 10.00% | 8.66% | 7.50% | 10.00% | Labor | 2011 | Members of Unions (% of Employed) | 10.90% | 4.20% | 11.20% | 16.20% | 7.60% | 8.90% | 7.90% | 6.40% | 4.60% | Labor | 2011 | Represented by Unions (% of Employed) | 12.50% | 5.10% | 13.50% | 17.20% | 10.10% | 10.30% | 10.00% | 7.70% | 5.60% | Labor | 2012 | Right-to-Work Law | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | | Category: Population |
| Population | 2010 | Population (Most Recent Year) | 5,996,231 | 2,921,606 | 3,049,883 | 12,843,166 | 2,859,169 | 4,346,266 | 1,830,429 | 3,761,702 | 6,356,897 | Population | 2010 | Population (Most Recent Census--Estimates Base) | 5,988,927 | 2,915,918 | 3,046,355 | 12,830,632 | 2,853,118 | 4,339,367 | 1,826,341 | 3,751,351 | 6,346,105 | Population | 2010 | Density (persons per square mile) | 87.1 | 56 | 54.5 | 231.1 | 34.9 | 109.9 | 23.8 | 54.7 | 153.9 | | Category: Taxes |
| Taxes | 2012 | Corporate Income Tax Rate | 6.25% | 1.0% - 6.5% | 6.0% - 12.0% | 9.50% | 4.00% | 4.0% - 6.0% | 5.58% - 7.81% | 6.00% | 6.50% | Taxes | 2012 | Federal Income Tax Deduction | YES | NO | YES | NO | NO | NO | NO | NO | NO | Taxes | 2012 | State Apportionment of Corporate Income | 3 Factor/sales | Double wtd. sales | Sales | Sales | 3 Factor/Sales | Double wtd Sales | Sales | 3 Factor | Double wtd. sales | Taxes | 2012 | State Sales Tax Rate (%) | 4.23% | 6.00% | 6.00% | 6.25% | 6.30% | 6.00% | 5.50% | 4.50% | 7.00% | Taxes | 2012 | Vendor Discounts | 2% | 2% | N/A | 1.75% | N/A | 1.75%-1% | 2.5% | 1% | N/A | Taxes | 2010 | Per Capita Total State Tax Revenue | $1,620 | $2,496 | $2,235 | $2,320 | $2,276 | $2,197 | $2,086 | $1,887 | $1,657 | Taxes | 2010 | Per Capita Property Tax Revenue | $4.93 | $222.21 | $0.00 | $3.97 | $26.20 | $118.95 | $0.64 | $0.00 | $0.00 | Taxes | 2010 | Per Capita State Sales and Gross Receipts Tax Revenue | $756.16 | $1,270.49 | $1,045.70 | $1,161.40 | $1,038.40 | $1,077.88 | $1,039.18 | $787.20 | $1,265.00 | Taxes | 2010 | Per Capita State Personal Income Tax Revenue | $722.42 | $717.13 | $869.90 | $663.26 | $941.97 | $726.95 | $829.43 | $593.06 | $27.18 | Taxes | 2010 | Per Capita Corporate Net Income Tax Revenue | $34.55 | $132.16 | $63.07 | $106.00 | $123.52 | $88.45 | $84.50 | $57.69 | $142.07 | Taxes | 2012 | Gasoline Total Tax Per Gallon | $0.17 | $0.22 | $0.22 | $0.20 | $0.24 | $0.28 | $0.28 | $0.17 | $0.21 | Taxes | 2012 | Diesel Total Tax Per Gallon | $0.17 | $0.23 | $0.24 | $0.23 | $0.26 | $0.25 | $0.27 | $0.14 | $0.18 |
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| Category | Date | Title | Missouri | Arkansas | Iowa | Illinois | Kansas | Kentucky | Nebraska | Oklahoma | Tennessee |
| Population | 2010 | Population (Most Recent Year) | 5,996,231 | 2,921,606 | 3,049,883 | 12,843,166 | 2,859,169 | 4,346,266 | 1,830,429 | 3,761,702 | 6,356,897 |
| Population | 2010 | Population (Most Recent Census--Estimates Base) | 5,988,927 | 2,915,918 | 3,046,355 | 12,830,632 | 2,853,118 | 4,339,367 | 1,826,341 | 3,751,351 | 6,346,105 |
| Population | 2010 | Density (persons per square mile) | 87.1 | 56 | 54.5 | 231.1 | 34.9 | 109.9 | 23.8 | 54.7 | 153.9 |
| Income | 2010 | Per Capita Personal Income (Current Year) | $36,965 | $32,678 | $38,084 | $42,057 | $39,005 | $32,376 | $39,674 | $35,396 | $34,955 |
| Income | 2000 | Per Capita Personal Income | $27,885 | $22,574 | $27,285 | $32,645 | $28,468 | $24,785 | $28,590 | $24,602 | $26,689 |
| Income | 2010 | Median Family Income (Current Year) | $57,661 | 48,491 | 61,804 | 68,236 | 62,424 | 52,046 | 61,888 | 53,607 | 53,246 |
| Income | 1999 | Median Family Income | $46,044 | $38,663 | $48,005 | $55,545 | $49,624 | $40,939 | $48,032 | $40,709 | $43,517 |
| Education | 2010 | High School Graduates 25+yrs (% of Population) | 86.2% | 81.9% | 89.9% | 86.2% | 89.2% | 81.0% | 90.0% | 85.4% | 82.5% |
| Education | 2010 | College Graduates 25+yrs (% of Population) | 25.0% | 19.1% | 24.5% | 30.3% | 29.3% | 20.3% | 27.7% | 22.6% | 22.7% |
| Education | 2011 | ACT Average Composite Score | 21.6 | 19.9 | 22.3 | 20.9 | 22 | 19.6 | 22.1 | 20.7 | 19.5 |
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