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    North Dakota Outlook & Performance

    December 22, 2019

    Current Economic Outlook (2019) - North Dakota

    From the 2019 edition of Rich States, Poor States. These values are the most recent available at the time of publication.

    POLICY VALUE RANK

    Top Marginal Personal Income Tax Rate 

    2.90% 10th

    Top Marginal Corporate Income Tax Rate 

    4.31% 7th

    Personal Income Tax Progressivity 

    (change in tax liability per $1,000 of income)
    $8.60 25th

    Property Tax Burden 

    (per $1,000 of personal income)
    $24.59 15th

    Sales Tax Burden 

    (per $1,000 of personal income)
    $32.18 43rd

    Remaining Tax Burden 

    (per $1,000 of personal income)
    $18.64 29th

    Estate / Inheritance Tax Levied? 

    No 1st

    Recently Legislated Tax Changes 

    -$5.41 1st

    Debt Service as a Share of Tax Revenue 

    3.80% 3rd

    Public Employees Per 10,000 of Population 

    (full-time equivalent)
    626.3 44th

    State Liability System Survey 

    (tort litigation treatment, judicial impartiality, etc.)
    71.5 17th

    State Minimum Wage 

    (federal floor is $7.25)
    $7.25 1st

    Average Workers’ Compensation Costs 

    (per $100 of payroll)
    $0.82 1st

    Right-to-Work State? 

    (option to join or support a union)
    Yes 1st

    Tax Expenditure Limits 

    0 34th
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    3. The Jamestown Reservoir and Pipestem Dam
    4. Frontier History is Alive and Well!
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    The Jamestown Reservoir and Pipestem Dam

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    Frontier History is Alive and Well!

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    PO Box 293 
    Jamestown, ND  58402

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    120 2nd St SE 
    Jamestown, ND 58401

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