47. Mississippi (tie)

Source: George Kavallines

Category	Score	2016 Rank	2015 Rank
Workforce	176	44	21
Cost of Doing Business	261	3	2 (Tie)
Infrastructure	171	31	23 (Tie)
Economy	79	50	50
Quality of Life	117	44	39
Technology & Innovation	46	50	48
Education	57	48	47 (Tie)
Business Friendliness	25	47	48 (Tie)
Cost of Living	75	1	1
Access to Capital	17	34	33 (Tie)
Overall	1024	47 (Tie)	43

Economic Profile

Governor: Phil Bryant, Republican

Population: 2,992,333

GDP growth: 0.7 percent

Unemployment rate (May 2016): 5.8 percent

Top corporate tax rate: 5 percent

Top individual income tax rate: 5 percent

Gasoline tax: 37.19 cents/gallon

Bond rating/outlook: Aa2, stable

Major private employers: Nissan North America, EastGroup Properties

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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