28. Kansas

Source: George Kavallines

Category	Score	2016 Rank	2015 Rank
Workforce	206	30	10
Cost of Doing Business	183	26	30
Infrastructure	216	8	7
Economy	135	39	44 (Tie)
Quality of Life	138	37 (Tie)	35
Technology & Innovation	119	28	30 (Tie)
Education	127	9 (Tie)	10
Business Friendliness	89	19	16
Cost of Living	53	16	8 (Tie)
Access to Capital	9	42	46
Overall	1275	28	24 (Tie)

Economic Profile

Governor: Sam Brownback, Republican

Population: 2,911,641

GDP growth: 0.2 percent

Unemployment rate (May 2016): 3.7 percent

Top corporate tax rate: 4 percent

Top individual income tax rate: 4.6 percent

Gasoline tax: 42.43 cents/gallon

Bond rating/outlook: Aa2, 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, Moody's Investor Service, S&P Global Market Intelligence

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