Texas
#5of 5165B
Above: Florida (66). Below: North Carolina (63).
Starting up
How many businesses get founded here, and what the state takes in tax.
84+29 vs median
- Business applications per 1,000 residents1.874 percentile among the 51 jurisdictionsU.S. Census Bureau
- State tax collected per resident$2,87494 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.
44-6 vs median
- Adult obesity, 202435.6%35 percentile among the 51 jurisdictionsCDC, Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System
- Firearm-injury deaths per 100,000 (crude)14.452 percentile among the 51 jurisdictionsCDC NCIPC, CDC NCIPC 2024
Productive base
Output per worker and how much of the job base is manufacturing.
57+6 vs median
- Output per worker$182,48976 percentile among the 51 jurisdictionsU.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis
- Manufacturing share of jobs6.8%38 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 rate4.5%26 percentile among the 51 jurisdictionsU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
- Employment change, latest month+0.01%48 percentile among the 51 jurisdictionsU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Prosperity
What the average person in the state actually earns.
48-4 vs median
- Per-capita personal income$72,36450 percentile among the 51 jurisdictionsU.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis
- Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher35.2%46 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.
81+23 vs median
- Housing units authorised per 1,000 workers1.282 percentile among the 51 jurisdictionsU.S. Census Bureau
- House price index (FHFA)531.380 percentile among the 51 jurisdictionsFederal Housing Finance Agency
Fiscal standing
What the bond market thinks of the state as a counterparty.
100+8 vs median
- General-obligation ratingAaa · Stable100 percentile among the 51 jurisdictionsMoody's, indicative 2025
Openness
Whether you can get an answer out of the state without telephoning it.
71+20 vs median
- Open-data portal answers an APIYes · data.texas.gov100 percentile among the 51 jurisdictionsCEFA probe, 2026-09
- Incentive, permit & finance datasets158 percentile among the 51 jurisdictionsCEFA discovery, 2026-09
- Government or agency newsroom feeds254 percentile among the 51 jurisdictionsCEFA probe, 2026-09