21. Ohio

Source: George Kavallines

Category	Score	2016 Rank	2015 Rank
Workforce	180	43	43
Cost of Doing Business	221	15 (Tie)	13 (Tie)
Infrastructure	218	7	11
Economy	187	22	15
Quality of Life	145	34	43
Technology & Innovation	142	21	21
Education	123	13	20 (Tie)
Business Friendliness	50	37	37 (Tie)
Cost of Living	63	9	19
Access to Capital	42	9	7
Overall	1371	21	23

Economic Profile

Governor: John Kasich, Republican

Population: 11,613,423

GDP growth: 1.8 percent

Unemployment rate (May 2016): 5.1 percent

Top corporate tax rate: 0 percent

Top individual income tax rate: 4.997 percent

Gasoline tax: 46.40 cents/gallon

Bond rating/outlook: Aa1, stable

Major private employers: Wal-Mart, Cleveland Clinic, Procter & Gamble

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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