13. Virginia (tie)

Source: George Kavallines

Category	Score	2016 Rank	2015 Rank
Workforce	276	3	6
Cost of Doing Business	142	36	37
Infrastructure	167	32	25
Economy	163	30	36 (Tie)
Quality of Life	204	16	25
Technology & Innovation	159	15	14
Education	136	5	6 (Tie)
Business Friendliness	120	3	3
Cost of Living	32	30	25
Access to Capital	36	15	12
Overall	1435	13	12

Economic Profile

Governor: Terry McAuliffe, Democrat

Population: 8,382,993

GDP growth: 1.4 percent

Unemployment rate (May 2016): 3.8 percent

Top corporate tax rate: 6 percent

Top individual income tax rate: 5.75 percent

Gasoline tax: 40.73 cents/gallon

Bond rating/outlook: Aaa, stable

Major private employers: Wal-Mart, Huntington Ingalls Industries, Altria Group

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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