Arizona
#28of 5154C+
Starting up
How many businesses get founded here, and what the state takes in tax.
77+22 vs median
- Business applications per 1,000 residents1.978 percentile among the 51 jurisdictionsU.S. Census Bureau
- State tax collected per resident$3,51376 percentile among the 51 jurisdictionsU.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of State Government Tax Collections
Population health
One comparable public-health read, asked the same way of every state.
45-5 vs median
- Adult obesity, 202433.3%57 percentile among the 51 jurisdictionsCDC, Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System
- Firearm-injury deaths per 100,000 (crude)17.932 percentile among the 51 jurisdictionsCDC NCIPC, CDC NCIPC 2024
Productive base
Output per worker and how much of the job base is manufacturing.
36-15 vs median
- Output per worker$161,23744 percentile among the 51 jurisdictionsU.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis
- Manufacturing share of jobs5.8%27 percentile among the 51 jurisdictionsU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Labour market
How tight the market is, and which way it moved last month.
37-12 vs median
- Unemployment rate4.9%12 percentile among the 51 jurisdictionsU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
- Employment change, latest month+0.07%62 percentile among the 51 jurisdictionsU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Prosperity
What the average person in the state actually earns.
37-15 vs median
- Per-capita personal income$68,28330 percentile among the 51 jurisdictionsU.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis
- Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher34.7%44 percentile among the 51 jurisdictionsU.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2024 1-year
Things get built
Housing authorised per worker — a direct read on whether projects clear.
58+0 vs median
- Housing units authorised per 1,000 workers0.974 percentile among the 51 jurisdictionsU.S. Census Bureau
- House price index (FHFA)731.242 percentile among the 51 jurisdictionsFederal Housing Finance Agency
Fiscal standing
What the bond market thinks of the state as a counterparty.
92+0 vs median
- General-obligation ratingAa1 · Stable92 percentile among the 51 jurisdictionsMoody's, indicative 2025
Openness
Whether you can get an answer out of the state without telephoning it.
53+2 vs median
- Open-data portal answers an APIYes · azgeo-open-data-agic.hub.arcgis.com100 percentile among the 51 jurisdictionsCEFA probe, 2026-09
- Incentive, permit & finance datasets158 percentile among the 51 jurisdictionsCEFA discovery, 2026-09
- Government or agency newsroom feeds10 percentile among the 51 jurisdictionsCEFA probe, 2026-09