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Population ∆ Population ∆ Mean Rate 2000- Tax Favorability

State Percent Rank 2008 Rank
Alaska 13.3% 14 6.0% 1
Nevada 35.2% 1 7.0% 2
Wyoming 14.1% 12 7.0% 3
New Hampshire 6.5% 32 7.6% 4
South Dakota 7.9% 25 7.8% 5
Florida 17.6% 8 8.0% 6
Tennessee 11.5% 19 8.2% 7
Texas 20.6% 5 8.3% 8
Alabama 7.5% 27 8.6% 9
Montana 9.7% 21 8.6% 10
Louisiana 1.4% 48 8.7% 11
Arizona 24.6% 2 8.8% 12
Washington 14.1% 13 8.9% 14
New Mexico 13.2% 15 8.9% 13
North Dakota 4.7% 36 9.0% 15
South Carolina 15.3% 10 9.0% 16
Indiana 6.6% 31 9.1% 17
Delaware 14.6% 11 9.2% 18
Mississippi 4.3% 38 9.2% 19
Colorado 16.9% 9 9.2% 20
Illinois 3.3% 42 9.2% 21
West Virginia 2.5% 45 9.3% 22
Missouri 7.0% 29 9.3% 23
Iowa 4.1% 40 9.3% 24
Michigan 50 9.5% 25
Oregon 12.0% 18 9.6% 26
Virginia 13.0% 16 9.6% 27
Massachusetts 3.1% 43 9.6% 28
Georgia 18.3% 7 9.6% 29
Kansas 6.1% 33 9.7% 30
Kentucky 7.4% 28 9.7% 31
Oklahoma 8.7% 24 9.7% 32
North Carolina 18.5% 6 9.7% 33
Arkansas 9.1% 22 9.8% 34
Nebraska 6.7% 30 10.0% 35
Pennsylvania 3.4% 41 10.0% 36
Vermont 2.8% 44 10.0% 37
Utah 23.8% 3 10.1% 38
Minnesota 7.8% 26 10.2% 39
Idaho 21.2% 4 10.2% 40
Ohio 1.6% 47 10.2% 41
Hawaii 12.3% 17 10.3% 42
Maine 4.2% 39 10.5% 43
Maryland 9.0% 23 10.5% 44

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Wisconsin 6.0% 34 10.6% 45
California 10.0% 20 10.6% 46
Rhode Island 0.4% 49 10.6% 47
Connecticut 5.0% 35 11.1% 48
New Jersey 4.5% 37 11.2% 49
New York 2.1% 46 11.6% 50

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12; 24.6%
38; 23.8%

8; 20.6% 40; 21.2%

33;18.3%
29; 18.5%
f(x) = − 2.59095832775944 x + 0.343369793506723
6; 17.6%
R² = 0.162008288423486 20; 16.9%
Growth Rate

16; 15.3%
3; 14.1% 13;18; 14.6%
14.1%
1; 13.3% 14; 13.2%27; 13.0%
7; 11.5% 26; 12.0% 42; 12.3%
10; 9.7% 46; 10.0%
32;34; 9.1% 44; 9.0%
8.7%
5; 7.9% 9; 7.5% 23; 7.0% 31; 7.4% 39; 7.8%
4; 6.5% 35; 6.7%
17; 6.6%30; 6.1% 45; 6.0%
15;19;
4.7% 48; 5.0%
4.3%
24; 4.1% 43; 4.2% 49; 4.5%
21; 3.3% 36;
28; 3.1% 3.4%
22; 2.5% 37; 2.8% 50; 2.1%
11; 1.4% 41; 1.6%
25; 0.0% 47; 0.4%
Mean Tax Rate 2000-2008

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