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Welcome to Florida!

The Development Report Card for the states ranks our state in the bottom 10 nationally in areas such as:

40 Change in Toxic Release Inventory
40 Employer-Provided Health Insurance
40 Health Professional Shortage Areas
41 Income Distribution
42 K-12 Education Expenditures
42 Graduate Students in Science and Engineering
42 Voting Rate
44 Income Distribution Change
44 High School Completion
44 Change in Health Professional Shortage Areas
44 Highway Performance
44 Mass Layoffs
45 Academic Research and Development
46 Uninsured Low Income Children
47 Cost of Urban Housing
47 Crime Rate
48 PhD Scientists and Engineers
49 Change in Renewable Energy
49 Strength of Traded Sector

See also the state's 2005 Assets and Opportunity Scorecard where Florida gets a low "C" after averaging in an "F" for Health Care Coverage for low-income children and adults and employer provided health insurance.