Talent & Education
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Affordability of Higher Education | 32.10% (FL) | 6 | Better | 2006 | view |
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Baccalaureate Production Rate | 38.40 (FL) | 44 | Better | 2005 | view |
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College Attainment | 25.80% (FL) | 27 | Better | 2007 | view |
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College Graduation Rate | 52.70% (FL) | 29 | Worse | 2007 | view |
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High School Attainment | 84.90% (FL) | 33 | Better | 2007 | view |
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High School Graduation Rate | 75.40% (FL) | Better | 2008 | view | |
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High Wage Occupations | 24.20% (US) | 40 | Same | 2006 | view |
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Kindergarten to Grade 12 Achievement Gains | 277.0 (FL) | 35 | Better | 2007 | view |
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Masters Production Rate | 516.0 (FL) | 36 | Better | 2006 | view |
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PhD Scientists and Engineers | 20.00% (FL) | 50 | Worse | 2006 | view |
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Science and Engineering PhD Production Rate | 8.60 (FL) | 38 | Better | 2005 | view |
Innovation & Economic Development
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Business Failures | 60,724.0 (FL) | Worse | 2007 | view | |
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Business Formation | 75,533.0 (FL) | Worse | 2007 | view | |
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Entrepreneurial Activity | $ 0.36 (FL) | 12 | Same | 2007 | view |
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Foreign Direct Investment | $ 30.32B (FL) | 11 | Better | 2006 | view |
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High Impact Firms | 2.06% (FL) | 46 | Same | 2006 | view |
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Patents Issued | 2,046.0 (FL) | 12 | Worse | 2008 | view |
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Research and Development Spending | $ 6.22B (FL) | 16 | Better | 2005 | view |
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Venture Capital | $ 239.50M (FL) | 17 | Worse | 2008 | view |
Infrastructure & Growth Leadership
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Air Quality | 33.0 (FL) | Better | 2007 | view | |
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Bridge Deficiency | 17.10% (FL) | 42 | Same | 2007 | view |
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Broadband Access | 53.10% (FL) | 21 | Same | 2007 | view |
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Energy Consumption Total | 255.3 (FL) | 44 | Worse | 2006 | view |
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Greenhouse Gas Emissions | 293.7 (FL) | Better | 2005 | view | |
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Highway Deficiency | 96.60% (FL) | 2 | Same | 2006 | view |
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Land Conservation | 9.8M (FL) | Same | 2009 | view | |
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Municipal Waste Stream | 1.44 (FL) | Worse | 2006 | view | |
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Population Density | 434.04 (FL) | 7 | Better | 2020 | view |
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Population Location Growth | 89.30% (FL) | Better | 2000 | view | |
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Public Transit Use | 251.1M (FL) | 2 | Same | 2005 | view |
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Urban Congestion | 13.30% (FL) | Better | 2006 | view | |
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Vehicle Miles Traveled | 205.4B (FL) | Better | 2007 | view | |
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Water Consumption Total | 158.0 (FL) | Worse | 2005 | view | |
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Water Quality | 94.00% (FL) | 22 | Better | 2008 | view |
Business Climate & Competitiveness
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Business Tax System Index Rank | 6.93 (FL) | 5 | Same | 2009 | view |
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Cost of Doing Business Index Rank | 99.30 (FL) | 32 | Same | 2007 | view |
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Health Insurance Costs | $3,936.00 (FL) | 15 | Same | 2007 | view |
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State Liability Systems Index Rank | 42.0 (FL) | 42 | Better | 2008 | view |
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Taxation Costs | 7.40% (FL) | 4 | Worse | 2008 | view |
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Unemployment Insurance Costs | 0.35% (FL) | 6 | Same | 2007 | view |
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Unionized Workforce | 6.40% (FL) | 38 | Better | 2008 | view |
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Workers Compensation Costs | $ 3.89 (FL) | 25 | Same | 2008 | view |
Civic & Government Systems
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Charitable Giving Rate | $ 641.00 (FL) | 9 | Same | 2005 | view |
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Emergency Preparedness Index | 5.0 (FL) | Worse | 2008 | view | |
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Government Employment | 11.9 (FL) | 49 | Better | 2007 | view |
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Government Performance Index Ranking | 5.0 (FL) | 25 | Same | 2008 | view |
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Non Profit Organizations | 0.00 (FL) | 46 | Same | 2006 | view |
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Public Financing | 6.7 (FL) | Better | 2008 | view | |
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Volunteerism Rate | 24.50% (FL) | 40 | Better | 2007 | view |
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Voter Participation Rate | 27.46% (FL) | 49 | Worse | 2006 | view |
Quality of Life
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Adult Heart Disease | 175.10 (FL) | 36 | Worse | 2006 | view |
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Crime Rate | 723.0 (FL) | 46 | Same | 2007 | view |
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Employer Health Coverage | 51.40% (FL) | 33 | Same | 2006 | view |
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Home Foreclosure Rate | 73.0 (FL) | 4 | Better | 2009 | view |
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Home Ownership Rate | 71.10% (FL) | 18 | Worse | 2008 | view |
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Housing Affordability | 48.87% (FL) | 3 | Better | 2007 | view |
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Low Birth Weight Newborns | 8.71% (FL) | Worse | 2006 | view | |
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Overweight High School Students | 34.50% (FL) | Worse | 2007 | view | |
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Personal Bankruptcy Rate | 287.6 (FL) | 33 | Worse | 2008 | view |
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Poverty Rate | 12.50% (FL) | 30 | Better | 2007 | view |
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Rental Affordability | 52.73% (FL) | 1 | Better | 2007 | view |
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State Income Inequality | 0.47 (FL) | 9 | Better | 2007 | view |
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Uninsured Residents | 20.70% (FL) | 3 | Better | 2006 | view |
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Working Poor Families | 4.76% (FL) | 9 | Worse | 2007 | view |