West virginia
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Yes |
Rate
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4% |
Rebates or credits
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No |
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18.5% (5th in state ranking) |
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8.9% (41st in state ranking) |
4.8% (21st in state ranking) |
Overall grade: 51
Comments: It looks very good on the most part. It has an average sales tax rate, low food insecurity, and a modest unemployment rate. However, the poverty level really hurt the score of this state.
The Score Card
http://www.cbpp.org/3-16-06sfp3.htm
http://www.census.gov/acs/www/Products/Ranking/2003/R01T040.htm
http://www.frac.org/pdf/hunger05rank.pdf
http://money.cnn.com/pf/features/lists/state_unemployment/state.html