50 STATE COMPARISONS

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1 50 STATE COMPARISONS 2014 Edition DEMOGRAPHICS TAXES & REVENUES GAMING ECONOMIC DATA BUSINESS HOUSING HEALTH & WELFARE EDUCATION NATURAL RESOURCES TRANSPORTATION STATE ELECTION DATA Published by: The Taxpayers Network Copyright 2014 by The Taxpayers Network For questions and requests, contact:

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3 INDEX TOPIC TABLE DEMOGRAPHICS Estimated Resident Population State Population Change, 2012 to Percent of Foreign Born Population Percent of Residents in Poverty Senior Citizens in Poverty Annual Personal Income Per Capita TAXES & REVENUE Tax Freedom Day by State State Sales Tax Holidays State and Local Sales Tax Rates State Cigarette Excise Tax Rates State Spirits Excise Tax Rates State Wine Excise Tax Rates State Beer Excise Tax Rates State Gasoline Excise Tax Rates State Tax Collection by Source State Tax Revenue Collection Per Capita

4 TOPIC GAMING INDEX TABLE Commercial Casino State Taxes Revenue Gaming Machines Per State Consumer Spending on Commercial Casino Gaming ECONOMIC DATA Federal Unemployment Trust Fund Loans State Unemployment Measures State Unemployment Rate Changes Annual Average Cost of Living State General Obligation Bond Ratings State Monthly Participants in Food Stamp Program Gross State Product Percent Change in Gross State Product BUSINESS State Business Tax Climate Index by Source Patents Granted

5 INDEX TOPIC TABLE HOUSING Property Taxes on Owner-Occupied Housing Median Home Prices Home Foreclosure Rates HEALTH & WELFARE State Public Welfare Expenditures Per Capita Percent of Residents With Health Insurance Percent of Children With Health Insurance EDUCATION Percentage of Revenue for Public K-12 Schools from State Governments Public School Expenditures Per Pupil Average Salaries of Public School Teachers Average ACT Scores of Tested Graduates Residents With Post-High School Education Residents Without a High School Diploma

6 TOPIC INDEX TABLE NATURAL RESOURCES Natural Gas Production Natural Gas Consumption State Per Capita Spending on Natural Resources, Parks & Recreation TRANSPORTATION State Highway Spending Per Capita Traffic Fatalities STATE ELECTION DATA History of State Legislative Control by Party

7 Estimated Resident Population Table 1 Rank State Amount Rank State Amount 1 California 38,332, Oregon 3,930,065 2 Texas 26,448, Oklahoma 3,850,568 3 New York 19,651, Connecticut 3,596,080 4 Florida 19,552, Iowa 3,090,416 5 Illinois 12,882, Mississippi 2,991,207 6 Pennsylvania 12,773, Arkansas 2,959,373 7 Ohio 11,570, Utah 2,900,872 8 Georgia 9,992, Kansas 2,893,957 9 Michigan 9,895, Nevada 2,790, North Carolina 9,848, New Mexico 2,085, New Jersey 8,899, Nebraska 1,868, Virginia 8,260, West Virginia 1,854, Washington 6,971, Idaho 1,612, Massachusetts 6,692, Hawaii 1,404, Arizona 6,626, Maine 1,328, Indiana 6,570, New Hampshire 1,323, Tennessee 6,495, Rhode Island 1,051, Missouri 6,044, Montana 1,015, Maryland 5,928, Delaware 925, Wisconsin 5,742, South Dakota 844, Minnesota 5,420, Alaska 735, Colorado 5,268, North Dakota 723, Alabama 4,833, D.C. 646, South Carolina 4,774, Vermont 626, Louisiana 4,625, Wyoming 582, Kentucky 4,395,295 U.S. Total 316,128,839 Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division. Estimates: July 1, 2013

8 Table 2 State Population Change, 2012 to 2013 Rank State Number Percent 1 North Dakota 22, % 2 D.C. 13, % 3 Utah 46, % 4 Colorado 78, % 5 Texas 387, % 6 Nevada 35, % 7 South Dakota 10, % 8 Florida 232, % 9 Arizona 75, % 10 Washington 76, % 11 South Carolina 51, % 12 Wyoming 6, % 13 Idaho 16, % 14 North Carolina 99, % 15 Hawaii 13, % 16 Montana 9, % 17 Delaware 8, % 18 Oklahoma 34, % 19 Virginia 73, % 20 California 332, % 21 Oregon 30, % 22 Georgia 76, % 23 Minnesota 40, % 24 Maryland 43, % 25 Massachusetts 47, % 26 Nebraska 13, %

9 State Population Change, 2012 to 2013 Table 2 Rank State Number Percent 27 Alaska 4, % 28 Tennessee 41, % 29 Louisiana 23, % 30 Indiana 33, % 31 Iowa 15, % 32 New York 75, % 33 New Jersey 31, % 34 Kentucky 15, % 35 Alabama 16, % 36 Missouri 19, % 37 Arkansas 9, % 38 Wisconsin 18, % 39 Kansas 8, % 40 Mississippi 4, % 41 Ohio 17, % 42 New Hampshire 1, % 43 Michigan 13, % 44 Connecticut 4, % 45 Rhode Island 1, % 46 Illinois 13, % 47 Vermont % 48 New Mexico 1, % 49 Pennsylvania 9, % 50 Maine % 51 West Virginia -2, % U.S. Totals 2,255, % Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division. July, States without a listed percentage had less than 0.1% change in population.

10 Table 3 Percent of Foreign Born Population Rank State Percent Rank State Percent 1 California 26.9% 27 Michigan 6.1% 2 New York 22.5% 28 Pennsylvania 6.0% 3 New Jersey 21.2% 29 Idaho 6.0% 4 Florida 19.2% 30 Oklahoma 5.5% 5 Nevada 19.0% 31 New Hampshire 5.4% 6 Hawaii 17.9% 32 Wisconsin 4.7% 7 Texas 16.1% 33 South Carolina 4.6% 8 Massachusetts 14.9% 34 Indiana 4.6% 9 Maryland 14.2% 35 Tennessee 4.5% 10 D.C. 14.0% 36 Iowa 4.5% 11 Illinois 13.9% 37 Arkansas 4.4% 12 Connecticut 13.8% 38 Ohio 3.9% 13 Rhode Island 13.3% 39 Missouri 3.8% 14 Arizona 13.2% 40 Louisiana 3.6% 15 Washington 13.1% 41 Alabama 3.4% 16 Virginia 11.5% 42 Kentucky 3.1% 17 Colorado 9.6% Alaska N/A 18 Oregon 9.5% Maine N/A 19 Georgia 9.4% Mississippi N/A 20 New Mexico 9.2% Montana N/A 21 Delaware 8.4% North Dakota N/A 22 Utah 8.3% South Dakota N/A 23 North Carolina 7.6% Vermont N/A 24 Minnesota 7.2% West Virginia N/A 25 Kansas 6.5% Wyoming N/A 26 Nebraska 6.3% U.S. Average 10.0% Source: U.S. Census Bureau, States without a percentile had no data available at time of publishing. States without data are not included in "U.S. Average" figure.

11 Percent of Residents in Poverty Table 4 Rank State Percent Rank State Percent 1 Mississippi 36.7% 27 Maine 24.6% 2 New Mexico 32.5% 28 Kansas 23.6% 3 Arkansas 31.3% 29 Illinois 23.5% 4 Louisiana 31.1% 30 South Dakota 22.7% 5 Alabama 30.3% 31 Utah 22.6% 6 Georgia 30.2% 32 Nebraska 22.4% 7 Kentucky 30.1% 33 Pennsylvania 22.4% 8 Arizona 29.7% 34 Colorado 22.2% 9 South Carolina 29.7% 35 Rhode Island 22.2% 10 North Carolina 29.3% 36 Washington 22.0% 11 Texas 29.2% 37 Wisconsin 21.8% 12 West Virginia 29.2% 38 Iowa 21.0% 13 Tennessee 28.7% 39 Delaware 20.7% 14 Oklahoma 28.5% 40 Wyoming 20.5% 15 Florida 28.4% 41 Vermont 20.2% 16 Idaho 27.8% 42 Virginia 19.5% 17 California 27.6% 43 Minnesota 19.0% 18 Nevada 27.4% 44 Massachusetts 18.8% 19 Oregon 27.3% 45 Alaska 18.4% 20 D.C. 26.8% 46 Hawaii 18.4% 21 Michigan 26.8% 47 North Dakota 17.9% 22 Missouri 26.2% 48 New Jersey 17.5% 23 Montana 26.1% 49 Connecticut 17.2% 24 Ohio 25.6% 50 New Hampshire 16.8% 25 Indiana 25.5% 51 Maryland 16.7% 26 New York 24.8% U.S. Average 24.6% Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2013 Note: Poverty defined as living below 150% of federal poverty threshold for 12 months or more. For a family of four, 150% of federal poverty level is $35,325.

12 Table 5 Percent of Senior Citizens In Poverty Rank State Percent Rank State Percent 1 Mississippi 29.9% 27 Illinois 18.2% 2 Kentucky 25.3% 28 Nevada 18.2% 3 Louisiana 25.1% 29 Oregon 18.2% 4 New Mexico 24.4% 30 Michigan 17.9% 5 Arkansas 23.9% 31 North Dakota 17.7% 6 West Virginia 23.8% 32 Massachusetts 17.6% 7 Alabama 23.5% 33 Indiana 17.3% 8 Georgia 22.6% 34 Nebraska 17.1% 9 South Carolina 22.2% 35 Wisconsin 17.1% 10 D.C. 22.1% 36 Iowa 16.9% 11 North Carolina 22.1% 37 Vermont 16.7% 12 Oklahoma 22.1% 38 Kansas 16.3% 13 Florida 21.9% 39 Virginia 16.3% 14 Texas 21.9% 40 Washington 16.1% 15 Tennessee 21.8% 41 Minnesota 15.9% 16 New York 20.9% 42 Alaska 15.5% 17 California 20.6% 43 Colorado 15.5% 18 Idaho 19.9% 44 Wyoming 15.0% 19 Missouri 19.8% 45 New Jersey 14.8% 20 Maine 19.5% 46 Delaware 14.7% 21 South Dakota 19.2% 47 Maryland 14.4% 22 Arizona 19.1% 48 Connecticut 14.3% 23 Rhode Island 19.1% 49 Hawaii 14.3% 24 Montana 18.8% 50 New Hampshire 14.0% 25 Ohio 18.5% 51 Utah 13.8% 26 Pennsylvania 18.3% U.S. Average 19.0% Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2013 Note: Senior Citizen defined as age 60 and older. Poverty defined as living at or below the 150% fed. poverty threshold for 12 months or more. 150% of the fed. poverty threshold for a household of 2 people is $23,265.

13 Annual Personal Income Per Capita Table 6 Rank State Amount Rank State Amount 1 D.C. $74, Wisconsin $42,121 2 Connecticut $59, Florida $41,012 3 Massachusetts $55, Oklahoma $40,620 4 New Jersey $54, Maine $40,087 5 North Dakota $54, Louisiana $40,057 6 Maryland $53, Ohio $40,057 7 New York $53, Oregon $39,166 8 Wyoming $50, Missouri $39,133 9 Alaska $49, Tennessee $38, New Hampshire $49, Montana $38, Virginia $48, Michigan $38, Minnesota $46, Nevada $38, California $46, Indiana $38, Washington $46, North Carolina $37, Rhode Island $45, Georgia $37, Illinois $45, Arizona $36, Colorado $45, Alabama $35, South Dakota $45, New Mexico $35, Pennsylvania $45, Kentucky $35, Nebraska $45, Arkansas $35, Hawaii $44, Utah $35, Vermont $44, West Virginia $35, Delaware $44, South Carolina $35, Iowa $43, Idaho $34, Kansas $43, Mississippi $33, Texas $42,638 U.S. Average $43,735 Source: U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis, 2012 Note: Per capita personal income is total personal income divided by total mid-year population. All dollar estimates are in current dollars (not adjusted for inflation).

14 Table 7 Tax Freedom Day by State Rank State Tax Freedom Days Spent Working Day to Pay Taxes 1 Connecticut May 9, New Jersey May 9, New York May 4, California April 30, Massachusetts April 29, Minnesota April 29, Illinois April 28, Maryland April 28, North Dakota April 25, Washington April 25, Virginia April 24, Rhode Island April 23, Colorado April 22, Wisconsin April 22, Pennsylvania April 21, Oregon April 20, New Hampshire April 19, Vermont April 19, Delaware April 18, Kansas April 18, Michigan April 17, Utah April 17, Wyoming April 17, Indiana April 16, Florida April 15,

15 Tax Freedom Day by State Table 7 Rank State Tax Freedom Days Spent Working Day to Pay Taxes 25 Hawaii April 15, Nevada April 15, Montana April 14, Nebraska April 14, North Carolina April 14, Ohio April 14, Iowa April 13, Texas April 13, Arkansas April 12, Iowa April 12, Alaska April 11, Arizona April 11, Idaho April 11, Maine April 11, Missouri April 11, Oklahoma April 11, West Virginia April 10, South Carolina April 9, Kentucky April 8, New Mexico April 8, Alabama April 7, Tennessee April 5, South Dakota April 4, Mississippi April 2, Louisiana March 30, United States April 21, Source: Tax Foundation, 2014 Each State Tax Freedom Day is the day that residents of that state have worked long enough to pay off all tax obligations at the federal, state and local levels.

16 Table 8 State Sales Tax Holidays State Items Included 2014 Dates Days Alabama Hurricane Preparedness: February Generators - $1,000 Supplies - $60 Clothing - $100 August Computers - $750 School Supplies - $50 Books - $30 Arkansas Clothing - $100 August School Supplies Connecticut Clothing and Footwear - $300 August Florida Hurricane Preparedness: May 31-June 8 9 Generators - $750 Equipment - $20-$50 Clothing - $100 August School Supplies - $15 Computers - $750 Energy Star and Water Sense September Products - $1500 Georgia School Supplies - $20 August Clothing - $100 Computers - $1,000 Energy and Water Efficient Oct Products - $1,500 Iowa Clothing - $100 August Louisiana All Tangible Personal August Property - $2,500 Hurricane Preparedness May Items - $1,500 Firearms, Ammunition and September Hunting Supplies Source: Federation of Tax Administrators, updated May 23, 2014

17 State Sales Tax Holidays Table 8 State Items Included 2012 Dates Days Maryland Energy Star Products February Clothing and Footwear - $100 August Mississippi Clothing and Footwear - $100 July Missouri Energy Star Products - $1,500 April Clothing - $100 August Computers - $3,500 School Supplies - $50 New Mexico Clothing - $100 August Computers - $1,000 Computer Equipment - $500 School Supplies - $30 Oklahoma Clothing - $100 August South Carolina Clothing August School Supplies Computers Other Tennessee Clothing - $100 August School Supplies - $100 Computers - $1,500 Texas Energy Star Products: May Air Conditioners - $6,000 Other Appliances - $2,000 Clothing, Backpacks and August School Supplies- $100 Virginia Hurricane Preparedness: May Items - $60 Generators - $1,000 Clothing - $100 August School Supplies - $20 Energy Star Products - $2,500 October Note: Table represents state sales tax exemptions on items (maximum amounts) during specific dates throughout the year. See Appendix for additional information.

18 Table 9 State and Local Sales Tax Rates State State Avg. Local Combined Tax Rate Tax Rate (a) Tax Rate Alabama 4.00% 4.51% 8.51% Alaska None 1.69% 1.69% Arizona 5.60% 2,57% 8.17% Arkansas 6.50% 2.69% 9.19% California (b) 7.50% 0.91% 8.41% Colorado 2.90% 4.49% 7.39% Connecticut 6.35% None 6.35% Delaware None None 0.00% D.C. 5.75% None 5.75% Florida 6.00% 0.62% 6.62% Georgia 4.00% 2.97% 6.97% Hawaii (c) 4.00% 0.35% 4.35% Idaho 6.00% 0.03% 6.02% Illinois 6.25% 1.91% 8.16% Indiana 7.00% None 7.00% Iowa 6.00% 0.78% 6.78% Kansas 6.15% 2.00% 8.15% Kentucky 6.00% None 6.00% Louisiana 4.00% 4.89% 8.89% Maine 5.50% None 5.50% Maryland 6.00% None 6.00% Massachusetts 6.25% None 6.25% Michigan 6.00% None 6.00% Minnesota 6.875% 0.31% 7.19% Mississippi 7.00% 0.004% 7.00% Missouri 4.230% 3.36% 7.58%

19 State and Local Sales Tax Rates Table 9 State State Avg. Local Combined Tax Rate Tax Rate (a) Tax Rate Montana (d) None None None Nebraska 5.50% 1.29% 6.79% Nevada 6.85% 1.08% 7.93% New Hampshire None None None New Jersey (e) 7.00% -0.03% 6.97% New Mexico (c) 5.130% 2.14% 7.26% New York 4.00% 4.47% 8.47% North Carolina 4.75% 2,15% 6.90% North Dakota 5.00% 1.55% 6.55% Ohio 5.75% 1.36% 7.11% Oklahoma 4.50% 4.22% 8.72% Oregon None None None Pennsylvania 6.00% 0.34% 6.34% Rhode Island 7.00% None 7.00% South Carolina 6.00% 1.19% 7.19% South Dakota 4.00% 1.83% 5.83% Tennessee 7.00% 2.45% 9.45% Texas 6.25% 1.90% 8.15% Utah (b) 5.95% 0.73% 6.68% Vermont 6.00% 0.14% 6.14% Virginia (b) 5.30% 0.33% 5.63% Washington 6.50% 2.38% 8.88% West Virginia 6.00% 0.07% 6.07% Wisconsin 5.00% 0.43% 5.43% Wyoming 4.00% 1.49% 5.75% Source: Sales Tax Clearinghouse, Tax Foundation calculations, State Revenue Department websites. As of January 1, Note: Some states levy gross receipts taxes in addition to sales taxes. See Appendix for additional information.

20 Table 10 State Cigarette Excise Tax Rates (Dollars Per 20-Pack) Rank State Rate (a) Rank State Rate (a) 1 New York $ Florida $ Massachusetts $ Oregon $ Rhode Island $ Ohio $ Connecticut $ Arkansas $ Hawaii $ Oklahoma $ Washington $ Indiana $ Minnesota $ California $ New Jersey $ Colorado $ Vermont $ Nevada $ Wisconsin $ Kansas $ D.C. $ Mississippi $ Alaska $ Nebraska $ Arizona $ Tennessee $ Maine $ Kentucky $ Maryland $ Wyoming $ Michigan $ Idaho $ Illinois $ South Carolina $ New Hampshire $ West Virginia $ Montana $ North Carolina $ Utah $ North Dakota $ New Mexico $ Alabama $ Delaware $ Georgia $ Pennsylvania $ Louisiana $ South Dakota $ Virginia $ Texas $ Missouri $ Iowa $1.360 Source: RJ Reynolds; state revenue departments, Tax Foundation. As of January 1, (a) The current federal excise tax of $ per pack and local taxes are not included

21 State Spirits Excise Tax Rates (Dollars Per Gallon) Table 11 Rank State Rate (a) Rank State Rate (a) 1 Washington $ Louisiana $ Alaska $ North Dakota $ Illinois $ Texas $ Florida $ Colorado $ New York $ Missouri $ New Mexico $ Kentucky $ Hawaii $ D.C. $ Oklahoma $ Maryland $ New Jersey $5.50 Alabama * 10 Connecticut $5.40 Idaho * 10 Rhode Island $5.40 Iowa * 12 Minnesota $5.03 Maine * 13 Tennessee $4.40 Michigan * 14 Massachusetts $4.05 Mississippi * 15 South Dakota $3.93 Montana * 16 Georgia $3.79 New Hampshire * 17 Delaware $3.75 North Carolina * 17 Nebraska $3.75 Ohio * 19 Nevada $3.60 Oregon * 20 California $3.30 Pennsylvania * 21 Wisconsin $3.25 Utah * 22 Arizona $3.00 Vermont * 23 South Carolina $2.72 Virginia * 24 Indiana $2.68 West Virginia * 25 Arkansas $2.50 Wyoming * 25 Kansas $2.50 U.S. Average $3.75 Source: Compiled by Federation of Tax Administrators from state sources, as of January 1, *In 18 states, the government directly controls the sales of distilled spirits. Revenue in these states is generated from various taxes, fees, price mark-ups, and net liquor profits.

22 Table 12 State Wine Excise Tax Rates (Dollars Per Gallon) Rank State Rate Rank State Rate 1 Alaska $ Rhode Island $ Florida $ Massachusetts $ Iowa $ Vermont $ Alabama $ Michigan $ New Mexico $ Kentucky $ Georgia $ North Dakota $ Virginia $ Indiana $ Rhode Island $ Idaho $ Illnois $ Missouri $ Hawii $ Maryland $ Tennessee $ Mississippi $ Montana $ Kansas $ North Carolina $ Minnesota $ West Virginia $ New York $ Delaware $ Ohio $ Nebraska $ D.C. $ South Dakota $ Colorado $ South Carolina $ Wisconsin $ New Jersey $ Texas $ Washington $ California $ Arizona $ Louisiana $ Arkansas $0.75 New Hampshire (1) 23 Connecticut $0.72 Pennsylvania (1) 23 Oklahoma $0.72 Utah (1) 25 Nevada $0.70 Wyoming (1) 26 Oregon $0.67 U.S. Average $0.70 Source: Compiled by Federation of Tax Administrators from state sources. As of January 1, 2014 Notes: (1) All wine sales are through state operated stores. Revenue in these states is generated from various taxes, fees, price mark-ups, and net profits.

23 State Beer Excise Tax Rates (Dollars Per Gallon) Table 13 Rank State Rate Rank State Rate 1 Tennessee $ Iowa $ Alaska $ Kansas $ Hawaii $ Ohio $ South Carolina $ West Virginia $ North Carolina $ Arizona $ Alabama $ Delaware $ Florida $ Nevada $ Mississippi $ North Dakota $ New Mexico $ Idaho $ Utah $ Minnesota $ Oklahoma $ Montana $ Maine $ New York $ Georgia $ New Jersey $ Louisiana $ Indiana $ Nebraska $ Massachusetts $ New Hampshire $ Rhode Island $ South Dakota $ D.C. $ Vermont $ Maryland $ Virginia $ Colorado $ Washington $ Kentucky $ Connecticut $ Oregon $ Illinois $ Pennsylvania $ Arkansas $ Missouri $ California $ Wisconsin $ Michigan $ Wyoming $ Texas $0.20 U.S. Average $0.20 Source: Compiled by Federation of Tax Administrators from state sources, as of January 2, 2014.

24 Table 14 State Gasoline Excise and Tax Rates Rank State Excise Tax Other Taxes Total and Fees 1 California Pennsylvania North Carolina Washington West Virginia Rhode Island Wisconsin Vermont Kentucky Maine Oregon Minnesota Ohio Nebraska Maryland Montana New York Idaho Connecticut Kansas Utah Massachusetts South Dakota Wyoming Nevada D.C

25 State Gasoline Excise and Tax Rates Table 14 Rank State Excise Tax Other Taxes Total and Fees 27 Delaware North Dakota Colorado Iowa Arkansas Tennessee Louisiana Illinois Texas New Hampshire Georgia Arizona Michigan New Mexico Mississippi Alabama Indiana Missouri Florida Hawaii Oklahoma South Carolina New Jersey Virginia Alaska Source: The American Petroleum Institute and Tax Foundation, April 2014 See Appendix for additional information.

26 Table 15 State Tax Collection by Source (Percentage of Total Collection) State Prop. Sales Selective Indiv. Corp. Other Sales* Income Income AL 3.5% 25.2% 25.6% 32.6% 4.1% 7% AK 1.91% - 4.9% % 80.9% AZ 5.7% 48% 12.9% 25.2% 4.9% 3.3% AR 11.9% 33% 13.8% 30.7% 4.7% 5.7% CA 1.5% 25.5% 10.6% 50.2% 5.6% 6.6% CO % 16.6% 49.2% 5.8% 7% CT % 17.9% 48.4% 3.5% 6.2% DE % 33.8% 9.3% 42.4% FL 0% 60.1% 22.4% - 6% 81.5% GA 0.3% 29.7% 12% 49.3% 4.5% 4.2% HI % 16.2% 28.5% 2% 4.9% ID - 37% 12.5% 36.1% 5.6% 8.7% IL 0.2% 21.1% 16.9% 42.7% 11.5% 7.6% IN 0% 40.1% 20.7% 29.4% 4.6% 5.1% IA % 13% 41% 5.1% 10.7% KS 1% 38% 11.1% 38.8% 5% 6% KY 5.2% 27.9% 19.3% 34.4% 6% 7.2% LA 0.6% 30.6% 23.3% 29.7% 2.7% 13.1% ME 1% 27.6% 18.2% 39.4% 4.4% 9.3% MD 4.1% 22.7% 17.8% 42.5% 5.3% 7.6% MA 0% 21.7% 9.5% 53.9% 7.9% 7% MI 7.8% 33.6% 15.3% 32.8% 3.6% 6.9% MN 3.9% 23.8% 15.6% 42.6% 6.5% 7.6% MS 0.3% 43.1% 18.6% 23.7% 5.6% 8.6% MO 0.3% 28.3% 14.7% 48.3% 3.4% 5%

27 Table 15 State Tax Collection by Source (Percentage of Total Collection) State Prop. Sales Selective Indiv. Corp. Other Sales* Income Income MT 9.9% % 39.5% 6,5 22.9% NE 0% 35.4% 11.2% 44.5% 5.8% 3% NV 3.3% 51.8% 26.1% % NH 16.9% % 4.2% 23.3% 15.7% NJ 0% 29.1% 12.9% 41.6% 7.8% 8.5% NM 1.4% 37.8% 13.1% 23.9% 5.1% 18.6% NY % 15,1 54.6% 6.7% 7.2% NC % 17.3% 46.6% % ND 0.1% 23.9% 9.3% 12.1% 4.3% 50.3% OH 0% 31.6% 18.3% 36.1% 1% 13% OK % 15% 32.8% 6.6% 17.3% OR 0.2% % 68.3% 5% 11.5% PA 0.2% 27.2% 23.1% 31.7% 5% 11.5% RI 0.1% 30% 21.6% 37% 4.9% 6.4% SC 0.1% 36.7% 14.6% 28.5% 4.4% 5.6% SD % 24.4% - 2.4% 17.5% TN % 20.2% 2.1% 10.2% 13.9% TX % 25.4% % UT % 13.5% 45.1% 5.2% 6.4% VT 33.8% 12.1% 22.1% 23% 3.7% 5.4% VA 0.2% 19.3% 12.9% 56.8% 4% 6.7% WA 10.4% 59.6% 18.9% % WV 0.1% 23.3% 24.6% 33.4% 4.5% 14% WI 0.9% 26.7% 16.2% 43.7% 5.8% 6.7% WY 15.2% 32.1% 5.7% % US 1.6% 30.1% 16.3% 36.6% 5.3% 10.1% Source: Federation of Tax Administrators, U.S. Bureau of the Census, 2013 ~ tax not levied at the state level *Selective sale taxes are state excise taxes (i.e. motor fuel, alcoholic beverages, etc.)

28 Table 16 State Tax Revenue Collection Per Capita (millions of dollars) Rank State Amount Rank State Amount 1 North Dakota $7, Michigan $2,535 2 Alaska $6, Nebraska $2,526 3 Vermont $4, Nevada $2,518 4 Connecticut $2, New Mexico $2,494 5 Hawaii $4, Mississippi $2,475 6 Minnesota $3, Kentucky $2,461 7 Wyoming $3, North Carolina $2,414 8 New York $3, Ohio $2,362 9 Delaware $3, Oregon $2, Massachusetts $3, Virginia $2, California $3, Oklahoma $2, New Jersey $3, Idaho $2, Maryland $3, Utah $2, Illinois $3, Colorado $2, Maine $2, Arizona $2, Arkansas $2, Louisiana $1, West Virginia $2, Texas $1, Wisconsin $2, Alabama $1, Rhode Island $2, Tennessee $1, Iowa $2, Missouri $1, Washington $2, South Carolina $1, Pennsylvania $2, South Dakota $1, Kansas $2, New Hampshire $1, Montana $2, Georgia $1, Indiana $2, Florida $1,769 U.S. Median $2,556 Source: US Bureau of the Census and Bureau of Economic Analysis Per Capita measure uses 2013 Population estimates from the Census. Percent of personal income measure uses 2012 state personal income from BEA

29 Commercial Casino State and Local Tax Revenues (millions) Table 17 Rank State % Change 1 Kansas % 2 Maryland * % 3 Maine % 4 New York % 5 Illinois % 6 Florida % 7 Oklahoma % 8 Rhode Island **308.7 *** % 9 Iowa % 10 Pennsylvania % 11 Colorado % 12 South Dakota * % 13 Louisiana % 14 Nevada % 15 Ohio N/A % 16 Michigan % 17 Mississippi % 18 West Virginia % 19 Missouri * % 20 New Mexico % 21 Indiana % 22 Delaware % 23 New Jersey % Source: 2013 State of the States, American Gaming Association Tribal gaming not included in data. Note: Kansas, Maryland, Maine, and New York each had the benefit of new properties or others with their first full year of operations in * = Data change from what was reported in 2012 State of the States ** = Fiscal Year 2011 ***= Fiscal Year 2012

30 Table 18 Gaming Machines Per State State Commercial Tribal Non-Casino Total Casinos Casinos Locations Alabama 0 4, ,200 Alaska Arizona 0 14, ,530 Arkansas 1, ,900 California 0 68, ,341 Colorado 14,744 1, ,219 Connecticut 0 11, ,788 Delaware 6, ,595 Florida 6,393 13, ,462 Idaho 0 3, ,911 Illinois 11, ,588 Indiana 21, ,963 Iowa 19, ,324 Kansas 4,200 3, ,875 Louisiana 19,919 6,160 14,197 40,276 Maine 1, ,739 Maryland 7, ,050 Michigan 9,640 24, ,159 Minnesota 0 22, ,585 Mississippi 32,414 3, ,032

31 Gaming Machines Per State Table 18 State Commercial Tribal Non-Casino Total Casinos Casinos Locations Missouri 18, ,336 Montana 0 1,527 14,280 15,807 Nebraska Nevada 158,660 1,134 18, ,724 New Jersey 26, ,883 New Mexico 2, ,084 New York 17,211 11, ,145 North Carolina 0 3, ,145 North Dakota 0 3, ,647 Ohio ,023 Oklahoma 1,250 63, ,786 Oregon 0 7,373 12,163 19,536 Pennsylvania 26, ,476 Rhode Island 5, ,836 South Dakota 3,761 2,461 9,128 15,350 Texas 0 1, ,858 Washington 0 28, ,007 West Virginia 8, ,467 15,942 Wisconsin 0 17, ,997 Wyoming 0 1, ,505 U.S. Totals 435, ,050 80, ,197 Source: The Innovation Group; 2013 State of the States, American Gaming Association.

32 Table 19 Consumer Spending on Commercial Casino Gaming Rank State % Change 1 Kansas $48.48 million $ million 603.7% 2 Maryland $ million $ million 142.6% 3 Maine $59.45 million $99.22 million 66.9% 4 New York $1.26 billion $1.80 billion 43.1% 5 Florida $ million $ million 12.1% 6 Illinois $1.48 billion $1.64 billion 10.9% 7 Oklahoma $ million $ million 6.4% 8 South Dakota $ million $ million 6.4% 9 Pennsylvania $3.02 billion $3.16 billion 4.6% 10 Iowa $1.42 billion $1.47 billion 3.5% 11 Rhode Island $ million $ million 2.9% 12 Colorado $ million $ million 2.2% 13 Nevada $10.70 billion $10.86 billion 1.5% 14 Louisiana $2.37 billion $2.40 billion 1.3% 15 Mississippi $2.24 billion $2.25 billion 0.5% 16 Ohio N/A million N/A 17 Michigan $1.42 billion $1.42 billion -0.5% 18 West Virginia $ million $ million -1.0% 19 Missouri $1.81 billion $1.77 billion -2.2% 20 New Mexico $ million $ million -3.0% 21 Indiana $2.72 billion $2.61 billion -4.0% 22 Delaware $ million $ million -4.7% 23 New Jersey $3.32 billion $3.05 billion -8.0% Source: State Gaming Regulatory Agencies; 2013 State of the States, American Gaming Association. Largest percent positive change received #1 rank. NOTE: Kansas, Maryland, Maine, and New York each had the benefit of new properties or others with their first full year of operations in 2012.

33 Federal Unemployment Trust Fund Loans Table 20 State Amount Arizona $8,419,679 Arkansas $54,243,008 California $7,581,218,588 Connecticut $433,569,136 Delaware $56,281,116 Indiana $918,636,101 Kentucky $379,787,942 New York $1,589,722,539 North Carolina $981,721,287 Ohio $1,381,021,920 Rhode Island $47,224,350 South Carolina $396,500,843 Virgin Islands $77,045,253 Total $13,905,441,766 Source: U.S. Department of Labor, as of June 26, Trust Fund Loans Outstanding Loans from the Federal Unemployment Account

34 Table 21 State Unemployment Measures State U-3 U-5 U-6 Alabama 7% 8.8% 12.3% Alaska 7.1% 8.5% 12.2% Arizona 7.9% 9.8% 16.1% Arkansas 7.5% 9% 12.8% California 8.6% 10.1% 16.7% Colorado 6.5% 7.6% 12.1% Connecticut 7.5% 8.9% 13.6% Delaware 6.2% 7.8% 12.6% D.C. 8.4% 10.1% 13.9% Florida 7% 7.8% 14.3% Georgia 7.8% 9.4% 14% Hawaii 4.7% 6.4% 11.3% Idaho 6.3% 7.4% 11.7% Illinois 8.8% 10.1% 15.6% Indiana 6.9% 7.9% 12.5% Iowa 4.7% 5.5% 9.2% Kansas 5.2% 6.4% 10.3% Kentucky 8.1% 9.6% 14.7% Louisiana 6.2% 7.5% 11.5% Maine 6.4% 7.5% 13.5% Maryland 6.3% 7.9% 11.9% Massachusetts 6.9% 8% 12.9% Michigan 8.5% 9.9% 15.2% Minnesota 4.8% 5.8% 10.3% Mississippi 8.2% 9.5% 13.9% Missouri 6.8% 7.9% 11.8% Montana 5.4% 6.4% 11.6% Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Second Quarter 2013-First Quarter 2014 Last modified, April 25, 2014

35 State Unemployment Measures Table 21 State U-3 U-5 U-6 Nebraska 4% 4.7% 7.9% Nevada 9.4% 11.2% 17.4% New Hampshire 4.8% 5.8% 10.4% New Jersey 7.9% 9.6% 14.2% New Mexico 7.2% 9.2% 13.4% New York 7.3% 8.8% 13.4% North Carolina 7.2% 8.6% 13.6% North Dakota 2.7% 3.1% 5.5% Ohio 7.1% 8.5% 13.1% Oklahoma 5.5% 6.8% 10.1% Oregon 7.6% 8.8% 15.8% Pennsylvania 7% 8.6% 13% Rhode Island 9.3% 10.6% 15.5% South Carolina 6.9% 8.9% 13.2% South Dakota 3.7% 4.3% 6.9% Tennessee 7.5% 8.8% 14% Texas 6% 7% 11.2% Utah 4.4% 5.2% 9.2% Vermont 4.3% 5.2% 9.1% Virginia 5.6% 6.9% 11.3% Washington 6.7% 8% 13.3% West Virginia 6.5% 7.9% 12.4% Wisconsin 6.5% 7.5% 11% Wyoming 4.3% 5.1% 8% United States 7.1% 8.5% 13.4% Note: U-3= total unemployed, as a percent of the civilian labor force (definition used for official Unemployment Rate). U-5=total unemployed + discouraged workers + all other marginally attached workers. U-6=total unemployed + discouraged workers + all other marginally attached workers + total employed part time workers for economic reasons. U-5 & U-6 totals (as a % of civilian labor force + all marginally attached workers). See Appendix for additional information.

36 Table 22 State Unemployment Rate Changes Rank State May 2013 May 2014 Change Rate Rate 1 South Carolina 7.9% 5.3% -2.6% 2 Nevada 10.1% 7.9% -2.2% 3 Indiana 7.7% 5.7% -2% 3 Tennessee 8.4% 6.4% -2% 5 North Carolina 8.3% 6.4% -1.9% 5 Ohio 7.4% 5.5% -1.9% 5 Pennsylvania 7.5% 5.6% -1.9% 8 Illinois 9.2% 7.5% 1.7% 9 New Jersey 8.4% 6.8% -1.6% 10 Idaho 6.4% 4.9% -1.5% 10 Louisiana 6.4% 4.9% -1.5% 12 California 9% 7.6% -1.4% 12 Massachusetts 7% 5.6% -1.4% 12 Michigan 8.9% 7.5% -1.4% 15 Rhode Island 9.5% 8.2% -1.3% 15 Texas 6.4% 5.1% -1.3% 17 Arizona 8% 6.8% -1.2% 17 Florida 7.5% 6.3% -1.2% 17 Georgia 8.4% 7.2% -1.2% 20 Arkansas 7.5% 6.4% -1.1% 20 Colorado 6.9% 5.8% -1.1% 20 Maryland 6.7% 5.6% -1.1% 20 Montana 5.7% 4.6% -1.1% 20 New York 7.8% 6.7% -1.1% 20 Wisconsin 6.8% 5.7% -1.1% 26 D.C. 8.5% 7.5% -1%

37 State Unemployment Rate Changes Table 22 Rank State May 2013 May 2014 Change Rate Rate 26 Maine 6.7% 5.7% -1% 26 Mississippi 8.7% 7.7% -1% 26 Vermont 4.3% 3.3% -1% 30 Connecticut 7.8% 6.9% -0.9% 30 Delaware 6.8% 5.9% -0.9% 30 Oregon 7.8% 6.9% -0.9% 30 Utah 4.5% 3.6% -0.9% 30 Washington 7% 4.8% -0.9% 35 Kansas 5.6% 4.8% -0.8% 35 New Hampshire 5.2% 4.4% -0.8% 35 Oklahoma 5.4% 4.6% -0.8% 35 Wyoming 4.6% 3.8% -0.8% 39 Kentucky 8.3% 7.7% -0.6% 40 Minnesota 5.1% 4.6% -0.5% 40 Virginia 5.5% 5.1% -0.5% 42 Iowa 4.8% 4.4% -0.4% 42 Nebraska 4% 3.6% -0.4% 42 New Mexico 6.9% 6.5% -0.4% 42 North Dakota 3% 2.6% -0.4% 46 Hawaii 4.7% 4.4% -0.3% 47 West Virginia 6.5% 6.3% -2% 48 Alaska 6.5% 6.4% -0.1% 48 Missouri 6.7% 6.6% -0.1% 48 South Dakota 3.9% 3.8% -0.1% 51 Alabama 6.4% 6.8% 0.4% Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Last modified June 2014 Note: 2014 data is preliminary. Rates shown are a percentage of the labor force. Data refers to place of residence. Estimates for the current month are subject to revision the following month. Seasonly Adjusted.

38 Table 23 Annual Average Cost of Living State Rank Index Grocery Housing Utilities Trans. Health Misc. MS NE ID KY TN OK IN UT AR TX KS IA NM AL OH MO GA MI LA NV SC IL NC VA WI WY

39 Annual Average Cost of Living Table 23 State Rank Index Grocery Housing Utilities Trans. Health Misc. WV FL MT CO SD ND PA AZ MN WA OR DE ME MD VT NH MA RI CA NJ AK CT NY DC HI Source: Missouri Economic Research & Information Center: derives the cost of living index for each state by averaging the indices of participating cities and metropolitan areas in that state. Cities across the nation participate in the Council for Community & Economic Research (C2ER) survey on a volunteer basis. Price information in the survey is governed by C2ER collection guidelines which strive for uniformity. Report represents the First Quarter 2014

40 Table 24 State General Obligation Bond Ratings State Rating State Rating Fitch/Moody's/S&P Fitch/Moody's/S&P Alabama AA+ Aa1 AA Montana AA+ Aa1 AA Alaska AA+ Aaa AAA Nebraska NR Aa2* (AAA) Arizona NR (Aa3) (AA-) Nevada AA+ Aa2 AA Arkansas NR Aa1 AA New Hamp. AA+ Aa1 AA California A A1 A New Jersey A+ Aa3 A+ Colorado NR (Aa1) (AA) New Mexico NR Aaa AA+ Connecticut AA Aa3 AA New York AA Aa2 AA Delaware AAA Aaa AAA North Carolina AAA Aaa AAA DC AA- Aa2 AA- North Dakota NR (Aa1) (AAA) Florida AAA Aa1 AAA Ohio AA+ Aa1 AA+ Georgia AAA Aaa AAA Oklahoma AA+ Aa2 AA+ Hawaii AA Aa2 AA Oregon AA+ Aa1 AA+ Idaho AA* (Aa1) (AA+) Pennsylvania AA Aa2 AA Illinois A A3 A- Rhode Island AA Aa2 AA Indiana (AAA) (Aaa) (AAA) South Carolina AAA Aaa AA+ Iowa (AAA) (Aaa) (AAA) South Dakota AA* Aa2* (AA+) Kansas NR (Aa2) (AA+) Tennessee AAA Aaa AA+ Kentucky NR (Aa2) (AA-) Texas AAA Aaa AA+ Louisiana AA Aa2 AA Utah AAA Aaa AAA Maine AA Aa2 AA Vermont AAA Aaa AA+ Maryland AAA Aaa AAA Virginia AAA Aaa AAA Massachusetts AA+ Aa1 AA+ Washington AA+ Aa1 AA+ Michigan AA Aa2 AA- West Virginia AA+ Aa1 AA Minnesota AA+ Aa1 AA- Wisconsin AA Aa2 AA Mississippi AA+ Aa2 AA Wyoming NR NR (AAA) Missouri AAA Aaa AAA Sources: Fitch Ratings, Moody's Investors Service, Standard & Poors Ratings, as of May 8, 2014 Note: AAA = Best Bond Rating B = Worst Bond Rating. Ratings in parentheses are issuer credit ratings or implied General Obigation ratings. NR = No General Obligation Rating *Lease revenue and/or Certificate of Participation rating.

41 Table 25 Change in State Monthly Participants in Food Stamp Program (Persons) March 2009-March 2014 Rank State % Change Rank State % Change 1 Nevada 97.5% 27 Alaska 36.0% 2 Florida 82.9% 28 New York 35.5% 3 Rhode Island* 81.4% 29 Alabama 35.0% 4 New Jersey* 81.4% 30 Pennsylvania* 34.6% 5 Maryland 76.5% 31 Kansas 34.1% 6 Connecticut* 73.9% 32 Mississippi 33.1% 7 Hawaii 72.4% 33 Nebraska 32.8% 8 Delaware 65.8% 34 Oklahoma 32.2% 9 California 63.4% 35 Ohio 31.1% 10 Colorado 60.1% 36 Texas 29.3% 11 Minnesota 58.0% 37 Indiana 28.9% 12 Wisconsin 57.1% 38 Arizona 28.7% 13 Idaho 56.1% 39 Utah 26.8% 14 New Mexico 48.4% 40 Vermont 26.4% 15 Washington 47.9% 41 Louisiana 25.5% 16 New Hampshire 45.3% 42 Tennessee 23.6% 17 Virginia 44.0% 43 North Carolina* 23.5% 18 South Dakota 43.8% 44 South Carolina 23.3% 19 Iowa 40.2% 45 Arkansas 21.3% 20 Massachusetts 39.9% 46 West Virginia* 19.4% 21 Wyoming 39.8% 47 Kentucky 19.1% 22 Oregon 39.1% 48 Michigan 18.7% 23 Illinois 38.9% 49 Maine 15.7% 24 Georgia 38.9% 50 North Dakota 3.3% 25 Montana 38.0% 51 Missouri -15.8% 26 D.C. 37.5% U.S. Total 39.0% Source: Food Research Action Center, as of June Preliminary data and subject to change. *Data includes disaster assistance Note: Total persons participating the month of March 2009 = 33,156,745. Total persons participating the month of March 2014 = 46,097,719

42 Table 26 Gross State Product (millions of dollars) Rank State Amount Rank State Amount 1 California $2,202, South Carolina $183,561 2 Texas $1,532, Kentucky $183,373 3 New York $1,310, Oklahoma $182,086 4 Florida $800, Iowa $165,767 5 Illinois $720, Kansas $144,062 6 Pennsylvania $644, Utah $141,240 7 Ohio $565, Nevada $132,024 8 New Jersey $543, Arkansas $124,218 9 North Carolina $471, D.C. $113, Georgia $454, Nebraska $109, Virginia $452, Mississippi $105, Massachusetts $446, New Mexico $92, Michigan $432, Hawaii $75, Washington $408, West Virginia $73, Maryland $342, New Hampshire $67, Indiana $317, Delaware $62, Minnesota $312, Idaho $62, Colorado $294, Alaska $59, Tennessee $287, North Dakota $56, Wisconsin $282, Maine $54, Arizona $279, Rhode Island $53, MO $276, South Dakota $46, Louisiana $253, Wyoming $45, Connecticut $249, Montana $44, Oregon $219, Vermont $29, Alabama $193,566 Source: Bureau of Economic Analysis; US Dept of Commerce. July 2013 State Gross Domestic Product by State. Relation to GDP by State to US GDP is calculated as the sum of incomes earned by labor and capitol and the cost incurred in the production of goods and services current dollar values.

43 Table 27 Percent of Change in Gross State Product ( ) Rank State Percent Rank State Percent 1 North Dakota 13.70% 27 New Mexico 3.42% 2 Wyoming 8.58% 28 Delaware 3.38% 3 Idaho 6.89% 29 Idaho 3.34% 4 South Dakota 6.79% 30 Massachusetts 3.33% 4 Nebraska 6.35% 31 Rhode Island 3.13% 6 Oklahoma 6.21% 31 South Carolina 3.13% 7 West Virginia 6.10% 33 Ohio 3.05% 8 Iowa 5.84% 34 Kentucky 3.03% 9 Colorado 5.70% 35 Maine 2.85% 10 Utah 5.02% 36 Arizona 2.77% 11 Texas 4.75% 37 New Jersey 2.70% 12 Minnesota 4.62% 38 New Hampshire 2.62% 13 Montana 4.50% 39 Connectcut 2.60% 14 Oregon 4.44% 40 Missouri 2.59% 15 Arkansas 4.39% 41 Tennessee 2.54% 16 Washington 4.38% 42 Nevada 2.42% 17 North Carolina 4.20% 43 Pennsylvania 2.39% 18 Florida 4.09% 44 Illinois 2.35% 19 Wisconsin 3.82% 45 New York 2.34% 20 Vermont 3.82% 46 Alabama 2.12% 21 Michigan 3.79% 47 Maryland 1.75% 22 Hawaii 3.75% 48 Virginia 1.68% 23 Georgia 3.69% 49 D.C. 1.33% 24 Kansas 3.67% 50 Louisiana 0.87% 25 California 3.62% 51 Alaska 0.48% 26 Mississippi 3.55% Source: Bureau of Economic Analysis, US Commerce Dept. June 2014

44 Table 28 State Business Tax Climate Index Ranks by Source State Overall Corp. Indiv. Sales Unempl. Property Tax Inc. Tax Tax Ins. Tax Tax AL AK AZ AR CA CO CT DE DC FL GA HI ID IL IN IA KS KY LA ME MD MA MI MN MS MO Source: Tax Foundation For a complete copy of the full report:

45 Table 28 State Business Tax Climate Index Ranks by Source State Overall Corp. Indiv. Sales Unempl. Property Tax Inc. Tax Tax Ins. Tax Tax MT NE NV NH NJ NM NY NC ND OH OK OR PA RI SC SD TN TX UT VT VA WA WV WI WY Note: A rank of 1 is more favorable for business than a rank of 50. Rankings do not average to total. States without a tax rank equally as 1. D.C. score and rank do not affect other states. Report shows tax systems as of July 1, 2013.

46 Table 29 Patents Granted Rank State Amount Rank State Amount 1 California 36, Idaho 1,029 2 Texas 9, Nevada 1,003 3 New York 8, Iowa Massachusetts 6, South Carolina Washington 6, New Hampshire Michigan 5, Kentucky Illinois 5, Oklahoma New Jersey 5, Alabama Minnesota 4, Vermont Florida 4, Delaware Pennsylvania 4, Louisiana Ohio 4, New Mexico North Carolina 3, Rhode Island Colorado 3, Nebraska Georgia 2, Maine Oregon 2, Arkansas Wisconsin 2, Mississippi Arizona 2, West Virginia Connecticut 2, Hawaii Indiana 2, D.C Virginia 2, South Dakota Maryland 1, Wyoming Utah 1, North Dakota Missouri 1, Montana Tennessee 1, Alaska Kansas 1,088 U.S. Total 147,666 Source: United States Patent Office, 2013,

47 Property Taxes on Owner-Occupied Housing as Percentage of Median Home Value Table 30 Rank State Amount Rank State Amount 1 New Jersey 2.66% 27 Indiana 0.85% 2 Illinois 2.54% 28 Florida 0.82% 3 New Hampshire 2.23% 29 Virginia 0.80% 4 Wisconsin 2.15% 30 Nevada 0.79% 5 Connecticut 1.99% 31 California 0.77% 6 Michigan 1.84% 32 Kentucky 0.73% 7 Nebraska 1.78% 33 Idaho 0.72% 8 Ohio 1.65% 34 Oklahoma 0.70% 9 Vermont 1.59% 35 North Carolina 0.69% 10 Rhode Island 1.57% 36 Tennessee 0.64% 11 Pennsylvania 1.48% 37 Arizona 0.62% 12 Iowa 1.41% 38 Utah 0.62% 13 Kansas 1.39% 39 Montana 0.61% 14 New York 1.35% 40 New Mexico 0.60% 15 Texas 1.30% 41 D.C. 0.59% 16 Minnesota 1.26% 42 Wyoming 0.53% 17 Maryland 1.23% 43 Colorado 0.52% 18 Alaska 1.21% 44 Mississippi 0.52% 19 Massachusetts 1.16% 45 Arkansas 0.49% 20 Maine 1.13% 46 Delaware 0.49% 21 Washington 1.10% 47 South Carolina 0.43% 22 South Dakota 1.08% 48 West Virginia 0.43% 23 Missouri 1.03% 49 Louisiana 0.40% 24 Oregon 0.99% 50 Alabama 0.33% 25 North Dakota 0.87% 51 Hawaii 0.27% 26 Georgia 0.86% U.S. Average 0.86% Source: 2012 American Community Survey, U.S. Census Bureau. Note: The figures in this table are median effective property tax rates on owner-occupied housing (median real taxes paid/median home value). As a result, the data exclude property taxes paid by businesses, renters, and others.

48 Table 31 Median Home Prices Rank State % of 2008 Value 1 North Dakota $154,900 $199, % 2 D.C. $379,000 $449, % 3 California $338,900 $382, % 4 Texas $169,900 $189, % 5 Massachusetts $314,900 $329, % 6 Hawaii $499,000 $510, % 7 Colorado $282,500 $285, % 8 South Dakota $169,500 $167,000 99% 9 Arizona $220,000 $215,000 98% 10 Nebraska $138,500 $135,000 97% 11 Oklahoma $147,900 $141,000 95% 12 Indiana $133,000 $124,500 94% 13 Kentucky $149,900 $139,000 93% 14 Montana $285,000 $265,000 93% 15 Ohio $129,900 $119,900 92% 16 Vermont $249,900 $229,000 92% 17 Alabama $175,000 $159,900 91% 18 Alaska $265,000 $239,900 91% 19 Rhode Island $269,900 $244,900 91% 20 Delaware $269,900 $243,650 90% 21 Florida $223,250 $199,900 90% 22 Maine $209,000 $187,500 90% 23 South Carolina $199,900 $179,000 90% 24 Louisiana $182,114 $161,700 89% 25 Michigan $129,900 $115,000 89% 26 Tennessee $179,000 $159,900 89%

49 Median Home Prices Table 31 Rank State % of 2008 Value 27 Mississippi $169,900 $149,500 88% 28 Virginia $267,500 $235,000 88% 29 Arkansas $159,000 $137,900 87% 30 Iowa $149,000 $129,900 87% 31 Kansas $150,000 $129,900 87% 32 Minnesota $199,900 $174,000 87% 33 New York $375,000 $325,000 87% 34 Wyoming $249,000 $217,000 87% 35 Georgia $189,000 $162,500 86% 36 New Hampshire $259,000 $224,000 86% 37 Oregon $289,900 $249,900 86% 38 Connecticut $299,000 $254,900 85% 39 Nevada $219,000 $185,000 84% 40 North Carolina $220,900 $185,998 84% 41 Utah $272,400 $229,900 84% 42 West Virginia $164,900 $138,000 84% 43 Maryland $299,900 $250,000 83% 44 Missouri $159,000 $132,400 83% 45 Wisconsin $179,900 $149,900 83% 46 New Mexico $236,455 $194,900 82% 47 Washington $310,000 $249,900 81% 48 New Jersey $349,900 $269,900 77% 49 Pennsylvania $214,900 $165,000 77% 50 Idaho $229,900 $165,000 72% 51 Illinois $229,914 $154,900 67% U.S. Average $229,587 $208,487 91% Source: Zilllow Real Estate Market Report, March 2014 Note: Values are from October 2008 and January 2013

50 Table 32 Home Foreclosure Rates Rank State Rate Rank State Rate 1 Florida Tennessee 1,717 2 Nevada Oklahoma 1,780 3 Maryland Alabama 1,833 4 Illinois Louisiana 1,839 5 New Jersey Virginia 1,875 6 Connecticut North Carolina 2,037 7 Delaware Texas 2,047 8 South Carolina Oregon 2,110 9 Ohio New York 2, California Arkansas 2, Utah Alaska 2, Georgia Missouri 2, Idaho Hawaii 2, Indiana 1, Kentucky 3, Maine 1, Kansas 3, New Hampshire 1, Wyoming 3, Arizona 1, Massachusetts 3, Washington 1, South Dakota 5, Pennsylvania 1, West Virginia 10, Wisconsin 1, Montana 10, Iowa 1, Nebraska 12, Michigan 1, Mississippi 13, Colorado 1, Vermont 26, Rhode Island 1, D.C. 32, New Mexico 1, North Dakota 106, Minnesota 1,577 U.S. Average 5,616 Source: RealtyTrac, January 2014 data, Realtytrac.com Note: The foreclosure rate is calculated by dividing the total housing units in the state by the total number of homes receiving foreclosure filings for that month. Therefore, the lower the number, the higher the foreclosure rate.