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Category: POPULATION
2020 Density (sq mi) 89.5 1.3 99.2 57.9 62.9 253.7 55.7 744.7 11,280 508 401.4 185.6 226.6 57.1 22.3 230.8 189.4 35.9 114.1 107.8 901.2 44.2 636.1 178 71.7 63.1 7.4 214.7 11.3 25.5 153.8 1,263 17.5 28.3 428.7 288.8 57.7 44.1 290.6 1,061.40 170.2 11.7 167.6 111.6 39.7 218.6 69.8 115.9 108.8 74.6 5.9
2023 Density (sq mi) 90.35 1.3 101.39 59.23 65.25 250.97 57.22 747.29 11131.43 529.2 422.16 192.74 223.86 57.22 24.92 226.87 192.74 36.14 115.44 106.41 898.35 45.17 637.25 178.69 72.28 63.24 7.8 223.86 11.44 26.1 157.6 12.63 17.67 29.11 415.16 288.11 59.23 44.17 290.11 1060.41 179.69 12.47 173.67 117.45 42.16 221.85 70.27 118.45 109.42 74.28 6.23
2020 Population 6.15M .73M 5.02M 3.01M 7.18M 39.5M 5.78M 3.6M .69M .99M 21.57M 10.73M 1.45M 3.19M 1.85M 12.79M 6.79M 2.94M 4.5M 4.65M 7.02M 1.36M 6.17M 10.07M 5.71M 2.96M 1.09M 10.46M .78M 1.96M 1.38M 9.28M 2.12M 3.11M 20.15M 11.79M 3.96M 4.24M 12.99M 1.1M 5.13M .89M 6.92M 29.22M 3.28M 8.63M .64M 7.72M 5.89M 1.79M .58M
2024 Population 6.25M 0.74M 5.16M 3.09M 7.58M 39.43M 5.96M 3.68M 0.7M 1.05M 23.37M 11.18M 1.45M 3.24M 2M 12.71M 6.92M 2.97M 4.59M 1.41M 10.14M 6.26M 7.14M 5.79M 2.94M 1.14M 2.01M 0.8M 11.88M 3.27M 9.5M 2.13M 19.87M 1.41M 11.05M 4.1M 4.27M 13.08M 1.11M 5.48M 0.92M 7.23M 31.29M 3.5M 0.65M 7.96M 8.81M 1.77M 0.59M 5.96M 0.59M
Category: INCOME
2020 Median Family Income $57,290 $77,790 $52,035 $49,475 $61,529 $78,672 $75,231 $79,855 $90,842 $69,110 $57,703 $61,224 $83,173 $61,836 $58,915 $68,428 $58,235 $61,091 $52,238 $50,800 $84,385 $59,489 $87,063 $59,234 $73,382 $46,511 $56,539 $56,642 $65,315 $63,015 $77,923 $85,245 $51,243 $62,043 $71,117 $58,116 $53,840 $65,667 $63,627 $70,305 $54,864 $59,896 $54,833 $63,826 $74,197 $76,398 $63,477 $77,006 $63,293 $48,037 $65,304
2024 Median Family Income $92,101 $114,035 $84,851 $79,037 $98,284 $113,969 $121,209 $122,804 $151,049 $105,622 $93,615 $96,419 $119,933 $96,797 $96,310 $106,800 $90,323 $96,101 $82,757 $80,529 $131,831 $99,546 $130,035 $93,305 $112,716 $76,879 $97,801 $92,847 $103,393 $100,245 $124,960 $127,593 $84,387 $96,389 $106,073 $93,734 $82,640 $104,569 $100,557 $108,082 $90,883 $98,083 $90,018 $96,239 $111,919 $114,278 $105,766 $120,265 $100,319 $78,252 $94,951
2020 Per Capita Personal Income $52,112 $62,715 $46,119 $47,123 $52,313 $70,643 $65,352 $78,526 $92,307 $56,311 $57,240 $51,967 $57,276 $53,280 $49,453 $62,132 $52,194 $55,935 $47,489 $50,804 $78,685 $54,861 $65,680 $53,378 $62,210 $42,698 $54,062 $51,938 $60,821 $57,387 $68,505 $71,567 $46,742 $55,378 $71,743 $53,514 $50,481 $56,962 $60,663 $59,935 $49,095 $60,398 $52,310 $55,573 $52,191 $62,157 $59,260 $68,304 $55,904 $45,199 $65,744
2024 Per Capita Personal Income $64,740 $75,247 $56,684 $59,663 $64,456 $85,518 $82,705 $93,235 $108,233 $69,282 $70,390 $62,393 $69,520 $63,573 $61,836 $74,197 $63,802 $68,038 $57,526 $61,332 $93,927 $68,129 $78,538 $63,221 $74,943 $52,017 $67,615 $64,855 $70,966 $71,859 $82,878 $84,071 $57,652 $68,657 $85,733 $64,225 $62,661 $70,685 $71,148 $69,936 $59,995 $73,959 $64,908 $67,942 $66,443 $77,093 $70,086 $83,938 $67,586 $55,138 $85,945
Category: EDUCATION
2024 ACT Average Composite Score 19.8 19.9 18 18.5 17.7 26.5 24.7 26.5 26.7 25 19 21.2 17.7 21 23.3 24.5 23.3 19.3 18.6 18.2 26.1 25 24.7 24.5 20.7 17.7 19.5 18.5 19.6 19.1 25.9 24.1 20 17.2 25.4 19 17.6 21.1 24.3 25.4 18.7 21.1 18.8 19.4 20 24.8 23.6 24.5 19.4 20.4 19.1
2024 Bachelor’s degree or higher 33.50% 32.80% 29.90% 27.10% 34.70% 38.10% 47.80% 42.60% 65.50% 36.00% 35.80% 36.30% 37.80% 32.10% 33.00% 39.20% 30.70% 36.00% 27.90% 27.80% 48.30% 37.10% 44.70% 33.30% 40.00% 27.00% 36.30% 37.10% 34.00% 35.40% 41.50% 44.50% 31.80% 28.50% 41.20% 32.40% 29.30% 37.80% 36.40% 39.00% 33.30% 34.20% 32.40% 35.20% 39.10% 43.30% 45.10% 41.00% 34.60% 24.40% 32.30%
2024 High School Graduates or Higher 25+yrs 92.00% 93.40% 89.60% 89.30% 89.70% 85% 93.20% 91.80% 92.70% 91.80% 90.40% 89.80% 93.70% 93.30% 92.20% 90.60% 90.60% 91.70% 89.50% 87.80% 91.40% 94.90% 91.20% 92.00% 94.30% 87.80% 94.40% 90.60% 94.50% 92.70% 94.40% 90.70% 87.50% 87.70% 88.30% 91.90% 89.70% 92.00% 92% 89.60% 90.20% 93.50% 90.10% 86.30% 93.10% 91.40% 95.50% 92.40% 93.70% 89.00% 93.90%
Category: TAXES
2021 Total Effective Tax Rate for T2 Shared Services Center 21.30% 29.60% 6.20% 9.40% 23.00% 20.10% 41.00% 41.60% - 15.70% 33.10% 3.50% 26.10% 37.40% 45.30% 22.10% 15.80% 37.40% 3.90% 18.70% 30.20% 51.20% 32.30% 39.40% 44.00% 17.30% 23.40% 34.20% 51.20% 21.20% 25.30% 33.70% 47.70% 26.50% 23.60% 21.30% 3.80% 24.00% 37.20% 42.10% 29.20% 24.00% 23.00% 36.20% 35.00% 26.00% 24.10% 36.00% 37.00% 18.30% 17.20%
2021 Total Effective Tax Rate for T2 Mfg- Labor Int 5.00% 13.80% 5.30% 7.90% 12.30% 18.70% 21.90% 17.20% - 3.00% 14.80% 5.20% 22.00% 10.70% 17.30% 12.80% 13.40% 3.00% 9.40% 8.50% 20.70% 18.50% 10.20% 10.10% 13.20% 8.40% 13.00% 16.20% 10.00% 6.00% 7.50% 13.90% 15.70% 9.90% 12.60% 5.00% 2.20% 21.40% 13.10% 16.30% 7.50% 11.70% 10.00% 17.00% 13.90% 19.20% 7.60% 17.60% 12.60% 7.00% 8.60%
2021 Total Effective Tax Rate for T2 Mfg- Capital Int 12.30% 7.40% 9.00% 11.40% 17.60% 25.40% 33.50% 19.90% - 2.00% 24.50% 11.20% 13.60% 15.70% 11.10% 12.20% 8.40% 2.90% 26.20% 24.50% 29.40% 11.50% 6.30% 12.70% 8.20% 17.40% 18.40% 25.40% 7.10% 13.10% 22.20% 8.60% 10.00% 6.30% 19.50% 3.70% 6.70% 23.80% 8.50% 9.90% 22.20% 12.10% 9.40% 28.30% 11.60% 27.90% 9.00% 19.90% 16.60% 8.30% 11.30%
2021 Total Effective Tax Rate for T2 Distribution Center 24.40% 37.80% 18.60% 29.40% 34.30% 32.90% 63.20% 60.30% - 19.00% 47.60% 22.90% 26.50% 31.30% 70.80% 25.30% 27.70% 18.70% 27.00% 47.30% 50.60% 73.10% 47.90% 62.40% 57.60% 19.90% 27.50% 31.80% 79.20% 22.80% 44.00% 46.10% 64.60% 21.90% 31.20% 15.40% 24.60% 24.40% 55.10% 65.10% 61.50% 37.10% 21.50% 54.40% 24.30% 51.10% 29.10% 31.80% 43.20% 42.00% 20.90%
2021 Total Effective Tax Rate for T2 Data Center 9.30% 9.30% 36.00% 45.80% 12.10% 36.70% 50.50% 45.10% - 5.20% 17.80% 8.50% 7.40% 10.10% 17.20% 10.50% 9.60% 64.40% 14.20% 52.60% 37.60% 53.00% 35.60% 21.00% 4.20% 11.10% 5.50% 11.20% 6.20% 11.60% 3.10% 9.60% 27.10% 21.00% 34.30% 2.10% 12.10% 13.40% 22.60% 57.20% 40.40% 18.20% 6.80% 24.40% 6.30% 42.70% 15.00% 17.50% 8.90% 32.20% 7.70%
2021 Total Effective Tax Rate for T1 Tech Center 13.20% 18.70% 6.50% 9.60% 18.81% 16.30% 23.20% 24.40% - 13.00% 18.20% 12.20% 13.90% 12.20% 25.60% 18.50% 21.10% 19.50% 10.40% 26.10% 17.20% 27.30% 19.60% 27.40% 24.70% 15.50% 15.70% 16.70% 9.80% 5.40% 0.50% 17.50% 20.20% 15.80% 12.10% 17.10% 6.90% 15.90% 13.50% 25.90% 22.60% 13.80% 17.80% 24.50% 16.30% 16.60% 22.80% 23.10% 23.20% 14.30% 10.30%
2021 Total Effective Tax Rate for T1 R&D Facility 14.70% 15.50% 5.10% 9.40% 15.70% 14.30% 20.70% 25.50% - 5.60% 19.40% 5.30% 18.30% 10.20% 17.80% 13.70% 14.70% 11.70% 12.10% 9.40% 16.50% 21.20% 10.20% 25.40% 20.40% 13.00% 14.90% 17.80% 2.40% 3.50% 0.60% 16.70% 16.30% 11.40% 5.90% 13.40% 2.10% 14.70% 9.50% 25.90% 21.70% 13.10% 15.40% 21.80% 13.40% 11.50% 19.80% 20.10% 21.50% 13.90% 11.80%
2021 Total Effective Tax Rate for T1 Corporate Office 15.20% 9.10% 13.50% 15.30% 11.80% 19.90% 21.00% 23.90% - 13.10% 16.90% 17.60% 14.20% 13.80% 27.60% 15.00% 20.40% 15.70% 12.70% 12.20% 21.00% 21.10% 18.80% 25.60% 28.10% 14.80% 11.00% 13.30% 33.50% 7.10% 14.30% 14.00% 24.60% 12.70% 14.60% 16.60% 8.10% 22.10% 26.00% 23.20% 15.90% 13.10% 18.00% 20.00% 18.10% 16.40% 15.00% 21.00% 19.00% 18.80% 8.60%
2025 Diesel Total Tax/Gallon (cents) 24.5 8 30 28.5 18 45.4 20.5 52.4 23.5 22 21.5 37.1 16 32.5 32 54.5 59 26 23.4 20 24 31.2 32.85 31 31.8 18 29.75 40.3 23 30.4 22.2 13.5 21 27 8 47 19 40 74.1 37 28 28 27 20 38.5 31.8 28 49.4 30.9 20.5 23
2025 Gasoline Total Tax/Gallon (cents) 27 8 30 28.5 18 45.4 22 25 23.5 23 21.5 33.1 16 30 32 47 35 24 26.4 20 24 30 32.1 31 31.8 18 33 40.3 23 30.4 22.2 10.5 17 23 8 38.5 19 40 57.6 37 28 28 26 20 38.5 30.8 12.1 49.4 23 30.9 24
2024 Per Capita Corporate Income Tax Revenue $264.60 $525.75 $423.02 $314.88 $235.40 $1,050.14 $435.55 $871.55 $1,613.39 $511.30 $258.68 $323.32 $355.83 $472.96 $584.87 $935.94 $139.38 $493.43 $444.83 $220.66 $881.51 $327.22 $774.21 $277.36 $1,014.21 $243.90 $272.92 $141.12 $321.94 $860.10 $864.86 $928.76 $251.74 - $1,168.66 $0.02 $168.79 $394.45 $378.98 $535.44 $246.61 $65.66 $421.79 - $413.84 $435.40 $393.84 - $565.50 $262.98 -
2024 Per Capita Personal Income Tax Revenue $1,240.51 - $1,023.99 $893.62 $634.19 $3,121.93 $1,141.40 $2,730.30 $4,469.85 2408 - $1,432.86 $2,268.45 $1,160.02 $1,441.62 $1,780.45 $1,169.25 $1,516.06 $1,093.11 $1,061.92 $3,101.78 $1,707.42 $1,700.06 $1,120.75 $2,291.34 $790.95 $1,975.47 $1,508.66 $447.51 $1,237.80 $130.13 $1,960.08 $1,243.02 - $2,709.99 $843.26 $1,101.57 $2,232.51 $1,305.86 $1,440.27 $1,121.67 - $0.29 - $1,632.49 $2,001.70 $1,916.86 $44.04 $1,656.38 $1,282.42 -
2024 Per Capita Sales Tax Revenue $1,214 $436 $1,572 $2,207 $2,023 $1,878 $1,366 $2,497 $3,501 $626 $2,161 $1,102 $4,353 $1,925 $1,878 $2,177 $2,333 $1,905 $1,871 $1,768 $1,724 $2,275 $2,023 $1,783 $2,343 $2,326 $794 $1,645 $2,363 $1,827 $724 $2,197 $2,509 $3,494 $1,759 $2,128 $1,375 $988 $2,111 $2,554 $1,734 $2,442 $2,512 $2,395 $1,632 $1,625 $2,381 $3,565 $1,785 $2,004 $2,082
2024 Per Capita Property Tax Revenue $7.39 $176.80 $120.34 $490.87 $100.61 $90.23 - - $4,272.14 - $0.00 $77.17 - $0.26 - $5.77 $2.21 $320.65 $176.13 $28.54 $2.16 $28.46 $158.83 $255.70 $126.33 $10.32 $40.57 - - $239.89 $1,288.92 $43.21 $2.33 $0.04 $6.34 $0.49 - - $1.59 $39.62 $0.98 $100.38 - - - $148.36 - $5.67 $1.57 $2,606.85 $178.27
2024 Per Capita Total Tax Revenue $2,848 $2,683 $3,276 $4,104 $3,112 $6,735 $3,101 $6,316 $14,831 $6,212 $2,699 $3,009 $7,312 $3,931 $4,162 $5,265 $3,773 $4,399 $3,753 $3,470 $6,037 $4,633 $4,935 $3,705 $6,157 $3,603 $4,154 $3,542 $7,341 $4,041 $2,545 $5,456 $6,428 $4,601 $6,026 $3,153 $3,181 $4,034 $4,220 $4,745 $3,290 $2,897 $3,343 $2,791 $3,835 $4,274 $7,156 $4,692 $4,277 $3,945 $4,492
2025 Vendor Discounts 2.00% Varies 5.0%-2.0% 2.00% 1%-1.2% - 4.00% - - - 2.50% 3.0%-0.5% - - - 1.75% 1.00% 1%-2.5% 1.75%-1.5% .84-1.05% - - 1.2%-0.90% 0.60% - 2.00% - - 1.50% 3.00% - - - 0.25% 5.00% 0.75% - - 1.00% - 3.0%-2.0% 1.50% 2%-1.15% 0.50% 1.31% 1.2%-1.6% - - 0.80% - 2.00%
2025 State Sales Tax Rate 4.23% 0.00% 4.00% 6.50% 5.60% 7.25% 2.90% 6.35% 6.00% 0.00% 6.00% 4.00% 4.00% 6.00% 6.00% 6.25% 7.00% 6.50% 6.00% 5.00% 6.25% 5.50% 6.00% 6.00% 6.88% 7.00% 0.00% 4.75% 5.00% 5.50% 0.00% 6.63% 4.88% 6.85% 4.00% 5.75% 4.50% 0.00% 6.00% 7.00% 6.00% 4.20% 7.00% 6.25% 6.10% 5.30% 6.00% 6.50% 5.00% 6.00% 4.00%
2025 Apportionment Method Sales 3 Factor Sales Sales Sales/Double wtd Sales Sales Sales Sales Sales Sales Double wtd Sales Sales 3 Factor Sales sales Sales Sales 3 Factor Sales Sales Sales/Double wtd Sales Sales Sales Sales Sales Sales Sales Sales 3 Factor Sales Sales/Double wtd Sales Sales 3 Factor No State Income Tax Sales - 3 Factor Sales Sales Sales Sales No State Income Tax Sales Sales/Double wtd Sales Sales Double wtd Sales/Sales Sales No State Income Tax Sales Double wtd Sales/Sales No State Income Tax
2023 Federal Income Tax Deduction Yes N/A Yes No No No No No No No N/A No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No N/A No No N/A No No No Yes No No No N/A N/A N/A No No No N/A No No No
2025 Corporate Income Tax Rate 4 0 - 9.4 6.5 1.0-4.3 4.9 8.84 4.4 7.5 8.25 8.7 5.5 5.39 4.4 - 6.4 5.5-7.10 5.69 9.5 4.9 3.5-6.5 5 5.5 8 3.5 - 8.93 8.25 6 9.8 4.0-5.0 6.75 2.5 1.41 - 4.31 5.2 7.5 6.5-11.5 5.9 - 6.5-7.25 - 4 6.6 - 7.6 7.99 7 5 - 6.5 - 4.55 6 6.0 - 8.5 - 7.9 6.5 -
Category: COST OF LIVING
Q2 2025 Cost of Living – Miscellaneous 91.8 119.8 95.6 97.1 105 115.7 103.1 108.2 112.9 105.6 100.2 95.8 125.9 95.2 102.2 97.7 96 92.2 101.8 99.9 120.7 102.4 108.6 95 100.9 93 97.1 101.1 97.7 100.1 112.9 105.6 98.1 90.6 106.4 96.7 90.2 101.5 101.7 110.9 99.7 92.2 95.2 96.1 98.4 99.7 108.2 110.5 100 94.5 98.2
Q2 2025 Cost of Living – Utilities 96.1 156.8 99.6 92.2 106.3 142 88.7 136.4 101.3 98.8 99 101 204.4 91.2 75.1 99.1 92.6 98.9 85.1 80.9 153.2 115.2 113 98.3 96.1 88.9 81.5 96 82.1 88.7 117.3 101.5 83.5 94.1 100.1 97.6 95.4 92.6 107.4 136.4 97.7 85.1 87.4 104.1 89.4 99.1 113.3 95.2 89.7 93.2 93.5
Q2 2025 Cost of Living – Transportation 88.4 117.1 91.1 91 103.7 135.9 96 103.5 106.7 101.2 100.1 99.8 136.5 97.7 109.1 103.5 100.8 91.3 96.5 96.2 105.4 104.8 101.1 100.4 95.4 89.2 102 92.9 99.4 95.7 102.9 103.1 91.4 116.9 106.4 97.7 89.6 116.1 102.4 96.4 95.5 94.7 88.9 92.8 106 95 97.8 121.7 99.4 96.6 91.5
Q2 2025 Cost of Living – Housing 78.6 119.7 70.8 76.8 128.2 200.1 108.7 120 212.2 98.3 106 79.7 304.2 75.9 99.9 84.1 76.8 76.1 77 82.6 196.2 133.8 135.8 74 80.9 72.8 90.2 93.7 78.9 79.4 117.7 141.2 88.3 109.5 174.6 86.6 70.7 131.5 87.6 113.5 85.3 87.7 82.8 80.8 114 104.1 129.9 125.7 95 71.5 84.6
Q2 2025 Cost of Living – Health Care 94.3 144.8 91 85.4 93.8 106.5 104.9 111.4 121 104 95.1 98.8 123.4 95.3 105.6 100.2 96.7 96.3 99 95.5 122.2 115.4 105.3 89.5 103.9 96.8 104.9 105.1 108.3 98.3 106.4 109.3 105.3 86.4 110.2 95.4 94 114.9 91.6 101.7 93.1 101.4 86.9 96.1 88.9 107.2 112.9 115.4 105.5 93.4 101.1
Q2 2025 Cost of Living – Grocery Items 96.5 127.2 97.7 95.3 102.4 109.8 101.2 102.2 105.3 101.6 105.1 97.6 133.5 96.1 101.5 98.6 97.8 95.5 99.8 96.3 105.5 101.3 105.8 98.5 101.5 96.3 102.6 99.2 95.9 99.2 99.8 103.6 97 102.9 104.4 99.4 95.3 105.7 98 101 99.2 98.2 96.9 95.9 97.7 99.2 105.3 106.2 98.4 96.7 99.6
Q2 2025 Cost of Living – Composite 89 124.9 88.6 89.6 110.7 142.3 102.7 112.7 138.8 101.9 102.2 92.5 185 89.7 99.9 94.7 91 88.8 92.5 92.3 141.2 113 115.4 90.1 94.6 87.3 95.5 97.8 91.4 92.6 111.4 115.1 93.7 100.2 125.1 94.3 86 111.8 97.2 110.6 94.7 91.9 90.3 92.1 102.2 100.8 113.6 114.1 97.7 88.3 93.7
Q2 2025 Cost of Living – Rank 6 47 4 7 38 51 36 41 49 32 34 17 52 8 29 24 11 5 16 15 50 42 46 9 22 2 25 28 12 18 39 45 19 30 48 21 1 40 26 37 23 13 10 14 33 31 43 44 27 3 20
Category: BUSINESS CLIMATE
2024 Avg Residential Natural Gas ($/1000cft) 16.85 11.7 18.46 - 20.49 - 10.56 - 16.54 14.78 26.02 19.81 48.88 10.38 8.49 - - 12.55 13.57 16.46 21.8 17.19 16.19 10.77 10.66 14.84 8.22 - 8.99 10.79 18.74 13.03 9.25 18.69 16.57 - 13.86 15.7 13.65 - 16.78 9.26 - 17.99 13.14 15.32 17.34 16.66 10.08 15.29 12.57
2024 Avg Commercial Natural Gas ($/1000cft) 12.12 10.7 13.9 10.19 12.15 13.86 8.67 10.46 13.91 11.13 11.81 9.35 36.73 7.63 7.25 8.96 7.86 9.89 10.01 11.12 - - 13.24 9.34 8.26 11.05 7.92 - 6.41 7.52 13.43 - 6.03 13.69 - - 9.74 11.67 10.88 - - 6.83 - 11.41 9.4 6.68 - 7.4 11.65 8.82
2024 Avg Industrial Natural Gas ($/1000cft) 7.98 6.35 - 7.58 5.37 11.38 7.59 6.8 - - 4.67 4.77 28.35 5.65 5.08 6.54 4.91 - 3.54 3.38 13.2 8.66 11.89 7.57 - 4.43 6.25 5.48 2.21 4.37 9.28 7.96 - 10.69 10.77 7.73 3.03 - 9.38 - 4.92 4.82 - 2.36 7.75 4.34 4.52 12.3 5.76 3.93 4.14
2024 Avg Residential Electric (Cents/kWh) 12.91 24.71 15.12 12.24 14.95 31.86 15.06 28.76 17.72 16.45 14.15 14.14 42.72 13.55 11.54 15.92 14.84 14.22 12.89 11.64 29.35 23.89 17.88 19.29 15.42 13.29 15.42 14.12 11.49 11.74 23.33 19.38 14.37 15 24.37 16.07 12.24 14.63 17.79 28.07 14.13 13.03 12.54 14.94 11.33 14.54 22.14 11.9 17.22 15.1 12.5
2024 Avg Commercial Electric (Cents/kWh) 10.29 21.44 13.27 10.22 12.36 25.69 11.84 21.35 17.02 12.11 11.1 11.09 38.84 10.35 9.2 11.77 12.62 11.23 11.63 10.37 20.96 18.35 12.99 13.99 12.22 12.08 11.8 10.56 7.21 8.7 19.45 14.78 10.65 10.47 18.83 10.78 8.94 10.81 11.01 20.95 10.58 10.62 12.12 8.81 8.46 8.93 18.88 10.53 12.65 11.64 9.29
2024 Avg Industrial Electric (Cents/kWh) 7.9 19.29 7.23 6.55 8.04 21.98 8.78 17.3 10.88 8.23 8.52 7.2 34.13 6.85 7.69 9.16 7.99 7.67 6.53 5.57 18.13 12.71 10.06 8.27 9.14 6.73 7.64 7.69 7.39 7.53 16.2 12.02 5.52 8.49 9.11 7.16 5.78 7.92 7.84 19.7 6.82 8.4 6.21 6.26 6.84 8.78 11.69 6.37 8.51 7.81 7.96
2023 Patents/100,000 Population 23 1.9 6.4 13.9 24.2 127.6 45.7 63.7 109.6 178 17.7 28.8 3.7 22.7 126 48.1 26.3 23.1 8.1 4.9 121.9 4.8 24.4 59.9 64.4 2.7 25.1 43.1 11.4 13.3 50.8 36.2 16.1 32.6 57 32.2 8 49.1 27.5 49.2 11.8 11 15.9 39.2 35.5 41 41.9 76.1 41.2 2 23.2
2023 Number of Patents (1-yr) 1,428 14 328 426 1,825 50,021 2,697 2,322 753 1,845 4,044 3,189 54 732 2,483 6,078 1,812 682 370 225 8,611 67 1,514 6,044 3,705 78 284 4,658 90 265 713 3,392 342 1048 11,259 3,802 326 2,087 3,576 541 636 101 1,135 12,050 1,222 3,605 272 5,983 2,444 36 136
2023 Total Patents Since 2015-2023 13,246 189 3,029 3,293 15,406 419,971 20,370 26,311 9,177 16,983 31,538 33,241 554 8,170 14,072 60,277 19,707 6,787 4,549 2,342 77,306 695 13,937 63,844 35,086 664 1,179 35,137 655 2,738 5,916 39,308 3,432 11,472 138,655 35,123 2,629 17,472 32,108 3,588 5,833 894 10,038 111,718 11,676 20,768 1,165 59,125 19,166 430 863
2024 Total Venture Capital Investments $399.1M $6.5M $100.6M $179.2M $1.5B $118.7B $4.8B $1.6B $332.2M $2.8B $4.3B $1.5B $81.7M $189.5M $80.7M $2.9B $1.0B $240.9M $125.2M $126.4M $16.4B $68.9M $1.4B $577.2M $1.7B $27.7M $135.0M $3.4B $13.2M $76.6M $128.8M $2.7B $336.9M $375.8M $25.1B $1.2B $148.2M $536.4M $2.2B $276.0M $233.3M $31.7M $666.2M $7.0B $1.2B $1.7B $523.6M $3.6B $360.5M $0 $117.7M
2024 Small Business Technology Transfer $3.48M  -  $20.43M $3.33M $14.09M   $80.58M  $23.91M  $9.19M  $2.52M  $7.55M $18.61M $7.93M  $1.83M  $0.81M $1.27M  $16.77M $6.92M  $1.42M $3.07M $2.71M $51.67M  $1.98M  $19.77M $2.71M  $11.88M  $1.45M  $4.84M  $15.83M - $0.29M $6.87M $8.84M $6.14M $3.86M $29.87M $27.20M  $1.27M $5.62M $24.31M $2.15M $6.77M $2.50M  $8.73M $38.37M $3.85M $39.02M $1.59M $7.72M $2.17M $1.39M $1.97M
2024 Small Business Innovation Research $23.41M $8.75M $69.08M $13.65M  $64.10M  $870.56M $164.65M $33.83M $22.96M  $18.30M  $152.95M  $64.27M  $32.01M $7.95M $55.95M  $70.85M $37.14M $83.56M $13.27M $13.87M $405.67M $8.99M $117.72M $51.21M $32.77M  $1.48M. $5.79M $257.11M $0.35M $10.87M $500.38M $66.82M $52.78M $11.89M $168.37M $129.42M  $11.07M $46.27M $106.55M $17.15M $10.83M $1.81M $401.03M  $177.54M $38.56M $227.32M $9.91M $65.99M  $2.27M   $3.42M $11.24M
2022 Jobs Supported by FDI 134,300 15,200 132,400 58,500 144,600 852,300 126,600 113,200 21,100 36,200 48,700 288,500 38,100 67,500 21,000 37,800 218,300 73,200 149,500 80,400 236,600 36,800 122,800 326,800 159,400 49,800 10,300 321,400 15,600 39,000 52,300 297,100 20,100 63,800 546,500 322,900 64,700 68,200 343,600 33,000 184,900 14,100 213,000 695,600 56,600 209,600 14,600 148,500 135,900 30,600 11,400
2024 Total Value of Exports $19.3M $5.3M $27.4M $6.5M $27.3M $178.8M $10.6M $17.4M $1.7M $4.8M $68.9M $49.9M $.6M $18.4M $4.M $78.8M $54.2M $14.1M $40.2M $99.4M $35.3M $3.M $18.5M $65.1M $24.9M $14.2M $2.2M $42.2M $8.8M $8.M $7.6M $43.3M $5.M $9.5M $100.1M $56.2M $6.5M $27.7M $52.9M $3.M $37.3M $2.4M $38.2M $446.2M $17.4M $22.5M $2.M $61.1M $28.M $5.7M $2.2M
2024 Mfg Gross State Product $51B $2B $50B $27B $46B $406B $29B $42B D $8B $81B $87B $2B $44B $11B $139B $139B $33B $48B $59B $63B $8B $29B $115B $59B $23B $4B $108B $6B $22B $10B $70B $5B $12B $90B $138B $21B $39B $111B $6B $47B $6B $72B $300B $31B $55B $4B $68B $74B $9B D
2024 Gross State Product $451B $70B $321B $189B $552B $4103B $553B $366B $186B $103B $1706B $883B $116B $257B $128B $1137B $527B $235B $293B $328B $781B $99B $543B $707B $501B $157B $76B $839B $75B $185B $121B $847B $141B $261B $2297B $928B $266B $331B $1024B $82B $350B $75B $550B $2709B $301B $764B $46B $855B $451B $108B $53B
Category: LABOR
2023 Right-to-Work Law No No Yes Yes Yes No No No No No Yes Yes No Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes No No No Yes No Yes No Yes Yes Yes No No No Yes No No Yes No No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No Yes Yes Yes
2024 Represented by Unions 9.30% 19.50% 7.80% 4.40% 4.50% 16.30% 8.00% 17.80% 11.70% 8.90% 6.30% 4.40% 27.50% 8.30% 5.90% 14.20% 10.40% 8.00% 11.20% 5.00% 15.60% 15.30% 13.40% 14.70% 14.80% 7.90% 13.10% 3.10% 6.30% 8.10% 10.60% 17.40% 8.80% 13.40% 21.90% 13.30% 6.20% 17.50% 12.40% 15.30% 4.10% 3.70% 5.60% 5.40% 7.80% 5.70% 15.80% 18.30% 6.90% 10.00% 6.70%
2024 Members of Unions 8.60% 17.70% 6.60% 3.50% 3.70% 14.50% 7.70% 16.50% 10.60% 8.50% 5.10% 3.80% 26.50% 6.40% 5.00% 13.10% 9.00% 6.30% 8.80% 3.90% 14.60% 13.10% 11.40% 13.40% 14.20% 5.20% 11.90% 2.40% 5.00% 6.80% 9.20% 16.20% 7.50% 12.10% 20.60% 12.10% 5.30% 15.90% 11.70% 14.50% 2.80% 2.70% 4.70% 4.50% 3.70% 5.20% 14.30% 16.00% 6.40% 8.80% 5.60%
2025 Unemployment Insurance Max Rate 5.40% 5.40% 5.40% 6.00% 14.03% 6.20% 8.68% 10.00% 7.40% 5.40% 5.40% 8.10% 5.80% 7.00% 5.40% 8.10% 7.40% 6.00% 9.00% 6.00% 11.13% 5.75% 7.50% 6.30% 9.00% 5.40% 6.12% 5.76% 9.68% 5.40% 7.00% 7.00% 5.40% 5.40% 8.90% 10.10% 9.20% 5.40% 8.95% 9.49% 5.40% 8.80% 10.00% 6.00% 7.00% 6.20% 5.40% 5.40% 10.70% 7.50% 8.50%
2025 Unemployment Insurance Min Rate 0.00% 1.00% 0.20% 0.10% 0.05% 1.50% 0.64% 0.10% 1.90% 0.10% 0.10% 0.04% 0.20% 0.00% 0.35% 0.30% 0.50% 0.16% 0.30% 0.09% 0.73% 0.00% 0.30% 0.00% 0.10% 0.00% 0.00% 0.06% 0.08% 0.00% 0.10% 1.20% 0.33% 0.25% 1.50% 0.40% 0.30% 0.90% 0.75% 0.89% 0.00% 0.00% 0.01% 0.00% 0.00% 0.10% 0.40% 0.00% 0.00% 1.50% 0.00%
2025 Unemployment Insurance New Employer Entry Rate 2.38% 1.00% 2.70% 1.90% 2.00% 3.40% 1.53% 2.20% 2.70% 1.00% 2.70% 2.64% 2.40% 1.00% 1.00% 3.41% 2.50% 1.75% 2.70% - 2.13% 2.11% 2.60% 2.70% - 1.00% - 1.00% 1.03% 1.25% 2.70% 2.98% - 2.95% 4.03% 2.70% 1.50% 2.40% 3.82% 1.00% 1.00% 1.20% 2.70% 2.70% - 2.50% 1.00% - 2.50% 2.70% -
2025 Unemployment Insurance Taxable Wage Base $9,500 $51,700 $8,000 $7,000 $8,000 $7,000 $27,200 $26,100 $9,000 $12,500 $7,000 $9,500 $62,000 $39,500 $55,300 $13,916 $9,500 $14,000 $11,700 $7,700 $15,000 $12,000 $8,500 $9,000 $43,000 $14,000 $45,100 $32,600 $45,100 $9,000 $14,000 $43,300 $33,200 $41,800 $12,800 $9,000 $28,200 $54,300 $10,000 $29,800 $14,000 $15,000 $7,000 $9,000 $48,900 $8,000 $14,800 $72,800 $14,000 $9,500 $32,400
2024 Annual Avg Mfg Wage $74,553 $67,327 $73,671 $61,230 $98,988 $122,738 $89,648 $100,745 $138,882 $76,813 $82,364 $72,385 $54,445 $74,762 $79,184 $87,916 $79,291 $73,068 $75,150 $92,085 $105,685 $70,451 $99,752 $82,445 $83,279 $62,254 $68,831 $74,663 $70,827 $65,436 $92,563 $99,557 $70,640 $75,411 $84,756 $76,493 $70,891 $90,366 $77,231 $71,939 $75,707 $63,419 $75,196 $94,449 $75,544 $74,357 $71,825 $96,683 $71,812 $73,714 $79,099
2024 Total Mfg Employment 284,803 11,965 284,263 162,059 194,566 1,246,688 148,760 155,585 1,056 26,661 427,483 426,940 12,579 222,157 74,596 578,168 523,092 174,537 257,514 140,553 231,129 51,819 112,861 600,631 320,267 141,347 21,397 465,639 28,225 104,349 68,463 252,903 28,651 66,289 411,152 682,275 140,778 185,940 563,042 39,893 263,747 45,085 362,480 973,296 152,088 242,187 27,433 271,209 465,575 46,068 10,431
2024 Annual Avg Unemployment Rate 3.7 4.6 3.1 3.5 3.6 5.3 4.3 3.2 5.2 3.7 3.4 3.5 3 3 3.7 5 4.2 3.6 5.1 4.4 4 3.1 3 4.7 3 3.2 3 3.6 2.4 2.8 2.6 4.5 4.1 5.6 4.3 4.3 3.3 4.2 3.6 4.3 4.1 1.8 3.4 4.1 3.2 2.9 2.3 4.5 3 4.1 3.2
2024 Annual Avg Total Employment 3.02M 0.34M 2.27M 1.36M 3.61M 18.6M 3.13M 1.88M 0.39M 0.49M 10.78 5.21 0.66 1.66M 0.97M 6.29M 3.31M 1.49M 1.99M 1.99M 3.74M 0.68M 3.15M 4.82M 3.04M 1.23M 0.56M 5.09M 0.42M 1.04M 0.75M 4.68M 0.94M 1.56M 9.41M 5.65M 1.92M 2.11M 6.34M 0.57M 2.43M 0.48M 3.3M 14.97M 1.77M 4.45M 0.35M 3.88M 3.08M 0.75M 0.29M
25-Jul Civilian Labor Force 3.20M 0.37M 2.37M 1.44M 3.81M 19.82M 3.28M 1.97M 0.42M 0.51M 11.25M 5.38M 0.68M 1.74M 1.01M 6.63M 3.51 1.56M 2.11M 2.08M 4.04M 0.72M 3.28M 5.13M 3.117M 1.29M .58M 5.32M 0.43M 1.09M 0.78M 4.94M 0.99M 1.67M 9.94M 6.03M 2.01M 2.23M 6.59M .59M 2.61M .49M 3.51M 15.82M 1.84M 4.58M 0.35M 4.02M 3.17M 0.78M 0.29M
Category: INFRASTRUCTURE
2025 Number of Part 139 Airports 12 26 9 6 11 28 14 3 2 2 27 9 8 7 7 15 9 8 6 9 8 4 3 19 9 9 9 14 8 8 2 4 10 3 24 10 4 7 16 1 7 5 8 30 9 7 1 11 8 7 9
2023 Total Public Road Miles 132,889 17,639 100,223 99,165 75,224 177,334 89,784 21,478 1,519 6,666 124,310 127,279 4,522 115,018 59,861 146,020 97,040 138,975 79,676 66,292 36,894 22,848 32,636 122,039 143,106 78,390 74,652 108,588 88,847 95,571 16,262 38,730 72,285 47,413 114,274 122,876 115,427 79,167 121,926 6,464 76,728 81,762 96,303 322,113 49,203 75,693 14,247 79,541 115,877 38,837 29,997
2023 Interstate Miles 1,385 1,080 1,004 768 1,164 2,313 952 347 12 41 1,495 1,247 55 787 613 2,186 1,246 877 943 945 569 366 478 1,238 914 832 1,192 1,433 571 484 225 432 999 619 1,733 1,581 932 729 1,863 70 851 679 1,202 3,477 938 1,117 320 763 879 556 913
2023 Total Miles of Freight Railroads 3,793 506 3,210 2,502 1,730 4,985 2,541 571 16 219 2,691 4,633 0 3,836 1,609 6,769 3,887 4,701 2,616 3,023 760 1,011 728 3,349 4,315 2,554 3,687 3,079 3,234 3,140 301 1079 1,859 1,193 3,378 5,112 3,225 2,307 5,080 143 2,258 1,881 2,643 10,251 1,375 3,053 627 2,852 3,105 2,098 1,860
2023 Total Freight Railroads 15 1 24 23 10 27 14 8 2 6 16 28 0 19 11 48 45 18 15 21 12 9 9 29 19 28 8 21 7 10 10 19 6 2 37 44 19 21 58 1 11 11 27 55 7 12 10 28 9 10 6
2024 Residential Building Permits 18,464 1,032 20,725 13,684 59,616 101,545 32,185 5,926 1,737 7,141 173,326 68,367 3,879 12,544 17,630 20,326 26,633 9,063 16,264 14,310 14,338 6,034 16,823 21,750 20,913 7,883 5,367 95,163 2,319 10,479 4,965 34,932 7,572 19,994 46,549 31,411 13,669 14,621 24,810 1,757 47,072 6,017 44,863 225,756 23,902 34,059 2,654 37,778 23,826 4,192 2,135