37. Delaware

Source: George Kavallines

Category	Score	2016 Rank	2015 Rank
Workforce	247	13	14 (Tie)
Cost of Doing Business	122	38	38 (Tie)
Infrastructure	161	36	39 (Tie)
Economy	178	26 (Tie)	26 (Tie)
Quality of Life	164	28	30
Technology & Innovation	125	27	22
Education	68	45	38
Business Friendliness	97	11	4
Cost of Living	5	48	37
Access to Capital	5	46 (Tie)	47
Overall	1172	37	38

Economic Profile

Governor: Jack Markell, Democrat

Population: 945,934

GDP growth: 2 percent

Unemployment rate (May 2016): 4.1 percent

Top corporate tax rate: 8.7 percent

Top individual income tax rate: 6.6 percent

Gasoline tax: 41.40 cents/gallon

Bond rating/outlook: Aaa, stable

Major private employers: Christiana Care Health Systems, E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Company

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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