State Development Index — comparison
Massachusetts vs New York
They differ most on starting up — New York leads by 18 points. How many businesses get founded here, and what the state takes in tax.
- 1533Starting up18 apart — Massachusetts 15, New York 33
- 9785Prosperity12 apart — Massachusetts 97, New York 85
- 513Things get built8 apart — Massachusetts 5, New York 13
- 9690Population health6 apart — Massachusetts 96, New York 90
- 2418Labour market6 apart — Massachusetts 24, New York 18
- 6056Productive base4 apart — Massachusetts 60, New York 56
- 6263Openness1 apart — Massachusetts 62, New York 63
- 9292Fiscal standinglevel — Massachusetts 92, New York 92
Tax structure
Massachusetts
Individual income tax levied
Corporate income tax levied
New York
Individual income tax levied
Corporate income tax levied
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.