18. Tennessee

Source: George Kavallines

Category	Score	2016 Rank	2015 Rank
Workforce	219	22	8
Cost of Doing Business	234	10	12
Infrastructure	239	2 (Tie)	3
Economy	188	21	31 (Tie)
Quality of Life	103	46	50
Technology & Innovation	132	24	27
Education	79	40 (Tie)	42 (Tie)
Business Friendliness	114	6	8
Cost of Living	69	5	2
Access to Capital	34	17	18
Overall	1411	18	17

Economic Profile

Governor: Bill Haslam, Republican

Population: 6,600,299

GDP growth: 2 percent

Unemployment rate (May 2016): 4.1 percent

Top corporate tax rate: 6.5 percent

Top individual income tax rate: 6 percent on dividends and interest earnings

Gasoline tax: 39.80 cents/gallon

Bond rating/outlook: Aaa, stable

Major private employers: Covenant Health, FedEx

Economic profile sources: U.S. Census Bureau, U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Federation of Tax Administrators, American Petroleum Institute, Moody's Investor Service, S&P Global Market Intelligence

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