#45 Nevada

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Las Vegas, Nevada

Category	Score	2012 Rank	2011 Rank
Cost of Doing Business	169	30	35
Workforce	223	13	18
Quality of Life	118	46	44
Infrastructure & Transportation	218	5	25
Economy	25	50	50
Education	46	50	50
Technology & Innovation	66	44	37
Business Friendliness	123	18	17
Access to Capital	33	34	29
Cost of Living	29	22	32
OVERALL	1050	45	45

ECONOMIC PROFILE

Governor: Brian Sandoval (R)

Population: 2,723,322

GDP (per capita): $41,311

Number of S&P companies: 4

Top corporate tax rate: None

Top individual tax rate: None

Gasoline taxes/fees: 33.1 cents

Bond Rating/Outlook: Aa2/Stable

SAT scores (average): 1460/2400

Degree Granting Institutions (colleges/universities): 25

Sources: Census Bureau (2011), Standard & Poor's (2012), Tax Foundation (2012), American Petroleum Institute (2012), Bureau Labor Statistics (2011), National Center For Education Statistics (2011), Moody's (2012), CNBC

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