1. Utah

Source: George Kavallines

Category	Score	2016 Rank	2015 Rank
Workforce	251	12	29 (Tie)
Cost of Doing Business	212	19 (Tie)	13 (Tie)
Infrastructure	207	13	30
Economy	275	3	1
Quality of Life	218	13	20 (Tie)
Technology & Innovation	158	16	15
Education	108	23	31
Business Friendliness	98	10	5 (Tie)
Cost of Living	44	22	11 (Tie)
Access to Capital	27	24	21
Overall	1598	1	3

Economic Profile

Governor: Gary Herbert, Republican

Population: 2,995,919

GDP growth: 3.3 percent

Unemployment rate (May 2016): 3.8 percent

Top corporate tax rate: 5 percent

Top individual income tax rate: 5 percent

Gasoline tax: 47.81 cents/gallon

Bond rating/outlook: Aaa, stable

Major private employers: Intermountain Health Care, Extra Space Storage

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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