11. Idaho (Tie)

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Category	Score	2018 Rank	2017 Rank	Grade
Workforce	227	29	33 (Tie)	B-
Infrastructure	203	24	32 (Tie)	C+
Cost of Doing Business	247	4	11 (Tie)	A+
Economy	241	5	8	A+
Quality of Life	204	13	18	B-
Technology & Innovation	95	35	36	D+
Education	70	40	44	D-
Business Friendliness	130	3	3	A
Access to Capital	41	29	41 (Tie)	D+
Cost of Living	38	13	6	B+
Overall	1496	11	20	-

Economic Profile

Governor: Butch Otter, Republican

Population: 1,716,943

GDP growth (Q4 2017): 4.8 percent

Unemployment rate (May 2018): 2.9 percent

Top corporate tax rate: 7.4 percent

Top individual income tax rate: 7.4 percent

Gasoline tax: 33 cents/gallon

Bond rating: (Moody's/S&P): Aa1, stable/AA+, stable

Major private employers: St. Luke's Health System, Micron Technology, Inc.

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

Overall Rankings 2018