Talent & Education

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Affordability of Higher Education 32.10% (FL) 6 Better view
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Baccalaureate Production Rate 38.40 (FL) 44 Better view
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College Attainment 25.80% (FL) 27 Better view
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College Graduation Rate 52.70% (FL) 29 Worse view
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High School Attainment 84.90% (FL) 33 Better view
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High School Graduation Rate 75.40% (FL) Better view
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High Wage Occupations 24.20% (US) 40 Same view
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Kindergarten to Grade 12 Achievement Gains 277.0 (FL) 35 Better view
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Masters Production Rate 516.0 (FL) 36 Better view
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PhD Scientists and Engineers 20.00% (FL) 50 Worse view
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Science and Engineering PhD Production Rate 8.60 (FL) 38 Better view

Innovation & Economic Development

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Business Failures 60,724.0 (FL) Worse view
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Business Formation 75,533.0 (FL) Worse view
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Entrepreneurial Activity $ 0.36 (FL) 12 Same view
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Foreign Direct Investment $ 30.32B (FL) 11 Better view
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High Impact Firms 2.06% (FL) 46 Same view
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Patents Issued 2,046.0 (FL) 12 Worse view
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Research and Development Spending $ 6.22B (FL) 16 Better view
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Venture Capital $ 239.50M (FL) 17 Worse view

Infrastructure & Growth Leadership

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Air Quality 33.0 (FL) Better view
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Bridge Deficiency 17.10% (FL) 42 Same view
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Broadband Access 53.10% (FL) 21 Same view
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Energy Consumption Total 255.3 (FL) 44 Worse view
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Greenhouse Gas Emissions 293.7 (FL) Better view
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Highway Deficiency 96.60% (FL) 2 Same view
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Land Conservation 9.8M (FL) Same view
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Municipal Waste Stream 1.44 (FL) Worse view
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Population Density 434.04 (FL) 7 Better view
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Population Location Growth 89.30% (FL) Better view
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Public Transit Use 251.1M (FL) 2 Same view
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Urban Congestion 13.30% (FL) Better view
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Vehicle Miles Traveled 205.4B (FL) Better view
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Water Consumption Total 158.0 (FL) Worse view
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Water Quality 94.00% (FL) 22 Better view

Business Climate & Competitiveness

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Business Tax System Index Rank 6.93 (FL) 5 Same view
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Cost of Doing Business Index Rank 99.30 (FL) 32 Same view
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Health Insurance Costs $3,936.00 (FL) 15 Same view
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State Liability Systems Index Rank 42.0 (FL) 42 Better view
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Taxation Costs 7.40% (FL) 4 Worse view
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Unemployment Insurance Costs 0.35% (FL) 6 Same view
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Unionized Workforce 6.40% (FL) 38 Better view
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Workers Compensation Costs $ 3.89 (FL) 25 Same view

Civic & Government Systems

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Charitable Giving Rate $ 641.00 (FL) 9 Same view
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Emergency Preparedness Index 5.0 (FL) Worse view
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Government Employment 11.9 (FL) 49 Better view
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Government Performance Index Ranking 5.0 (FL) 25 Same view
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Non Profit Organizations 0.00 (FL) 46 Same view
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Public Financing 6.7 (FL) Better view
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Volunteerism Rate 24.50% (FL) 40 Better view
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Voter Participation Rate 27.46% (FL) 49 Worse view

Quality of Life

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Adult Heart Disease 175.10 (FL) 36 Worse view
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Crime Rate 723.0 (FL) 46 Same view
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Employer Health Coverage 51.40% (FL) 33 Same view
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Home Foreclosure Rate 73.0 (FL) 4 Better view
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Home Ownership Rate 71.10% (FL) 18 Worse view
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Housing Affordability 48.87% (FL) 3 Better view
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Low Birth Weight Newborns 8.71% (FL) Worse view
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Overweight High School Students 34.50% (FL) Worse view
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Personal Bankruptcy Rate 287.6 (FL) 33 Worse view
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Poverty Rate 12.50% (FL) 30 Better view
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Rental Affordability 52.73% (FL) 1 Better view
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State Income Inequality 0.47 (FL) 9 Better view
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Uninsured Residents 20.70% (FL) 3 Better view
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Working Poor Families 4.76% (FL) 9 Worse view