40. Delaware

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Category	Score	2017 Rank	2016 Rank
Workforce	307	15	13
Infrastructure	167	36	36
Cost of Doing Business	114	40	38
Economy	119	39	26 (Tie)
Quality of Life	127	37 (Tie)	28
Technology & Innovation	131	18 (Tie)	27
Education	81	36	45
Business Friendliness	89	22	11
Access to Capital	25	38 (Tie)	46 (Tie)
Cost of Living	18	33	48
Overall	1178	40	37

Economic Profile

Governor: John Carney, Democrat

Population: 952,065

GDP growth (Q4 2016): 1.6 percent

Unemployment rate (May 2017): 4.7 percent

Top corporate tax rate: 8.7 percent

Top individual income tax rate: 6.6 percent

Gasoline tax: 23 cents/gallon

Bond rating/outlook (Moody's, S&P): Aaa, 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 (excluding 18.40 cent/gallon federal tax), Moody's Investor Service, S&P Global Market Intelligence

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