34. Kansas

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Category	Score	2017 Rank	2016 Rank
Workforce	245	33 (Tie)	30
Infrastructure	200	12 (Tie)	8
Cost of Doing Business	201	21	26
Economy	78	46	39
Quality of Life	130	35	37 (Tie)
Technology & Innovation	104	31 (Tie)	28
Education	120	18	9 (Tie)
Business Friendliness	105	15	19
Access to Capital	26	36 (Tie)	42
Cost of Living	43	8	16
Overall	1252	34	28

Economic Profile

Governor: Sam Brownback, Republican

Population: 2,907,289

GDP growth (Q4 2016): 0.1 percent

Unemployment rate (May 2017): 3.7 percent

Top corporate tax rate: 4 percent

Top individual income tax rate: 4.6 percent

Gasoline tax: 24.03 cents/gallon

Bond rating/outlook (Moody's, S&P): Aa2, AA- negative

Major private employers: Cessna Aircraft Corporation, Sprint Corporation

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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