State Development Index — comparison
Florida vs Washington
They differ most on starting up — Florida leads by 70 points. How many businesses get founded here, and what the state takes in tax.
- 9525Starting up70 apart — Florida 95, Washington 25
- 3468Productive base34 apart — Florida 34, Washington 68
- 5885Prosperity27 apart — Florida 58, Washington 85
- 5941Things get built18 apart — Florida 59, Washington 41
- 7186Openness15 apart — Florida 71, Washington 86
- 4052Labour market12 apart — Florida 40, Washington 52
- 6975Population health6 apart — Florida 69, Washington 75
- 100100Fiscal standinglevel — Florida 100, Washington 100
Tax structure
Florida
No individual income tax
Corporate income tax levied
Washington
Individual income tax levied
No corporate income tax
Census Bureau, Annual Survey of State Government Tax Collections. Where a state levies no such tax the survey records it, and so does this — the absence is a fact, not a gap.