41. Arkansas

Source: George Kavallines

Category	Score	2016 Rank	2015 Rank
Workforce	196	34	12
Cost of Doing Business	238	9	4
Infrastructure	192	21 (Tie)	35 (Tie)
Economy	159	32	16 (Tie)
Quality of Life	68	50	44
Technology & Innovation	65	47	46
Education	88	36	35
Business Friendliness	39	42	37 (Tie)
Cost of Living	72	3	11 (Tie)
Access to Capital	12	39	38
Overall	1129	41	32

Economic Profile

Governor: Asa Hutchinson, Republican

Population: 2,978,204

GDP growth: 1.5 percent

Unemployment rate (May 2016): 3.8 percent

Top corporate tax rate: 6.5 percent

Top individual income tax rate: 6.9 percent

Gasoline tax: 40.20 cents/gallon

Bond rating/outlook: Aa1, stable

Major private employers: Tyson Foods, Wal-Mart Stores

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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