State Comparison

Variables Flag of New Mexico
Flag of Arizona
Economic Outlook Data
Overall Outlook Rank 33rd 6th
Top Marginal Personal Income Tax Rate 5.90% 2.50%
Top Marginal Corporate Income Tax Rate 5.90% 4.90%
Personal Income Tax Progressivity (change in tax liability per $1,000 of income) $15.77 $5.00
Property Tax Burden (per $1,000 of personal income) $21.81 $22.36
Sales Tax Burden (per $1,000 of personal income) $49.00 $39.37
Remaining Tax Burden (per $1,000 of personal income) $13.77 $9.58
Estate / Inheritance Tax Levied? No No
Recently Legislated Tax Changes -$1.10 -$0.66
Debt Service as a Share of Tax Revenue 2.65% 3.99%
Public Employees Per 10,000 of Population (full-time equivalent) 583.9 389.8
State Liability System Costs (as a share of state GDP) 2.11% 1.99%
State Minimum Wage (federal floor is $7.25) $12.00 $14.70
Average Workers’ Compensation Costs (per $100 of payroll) $1.27 $0.87
Right-to-Work State? (option to join or support a union) No Yes
Tax Expenditure Limits 0 2
Economic Performance Data
Overall Performance Rank 29 2
State Gross Domestic Product 52.08% 87.59%
Absolute Domestic Migration -53,685 684,933
Non-Farm Payroll Employment 7.96% 26.48%
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