9. Iowa

Source: George Kavallines

Category	Score	2016 Rank	2015 Rank
Workforce	190	37	44 (Tie)
Cost of Doing Business	262	2	8
Infrastructure	200	16 (Tie)	28 (Tie)
Economy	174	29	10
Quality of Life	233	9	9 (Tie)
Technology & Innovation	135	23	24 (Tie)
Education	118	17	18 (Tie)
Business Friendliness	91	15 (Tie)	19 (Tie)
Cost of Living	59	12	14
Access to Capital	11	40 (Tie)	39 (Tie)
Overall	1473	9	10

Economic Profile

Governor: Terry Branstad, Republican

Population: 3,123,899

GDP growth: 0.8 percent

Unemployment rate (May 2016): 3.9 percent

Top corporate tax rate: 12 percent

Top individual income tax rate: 8.98 percent

Gasoline tax: 50.40 cents/gallon

Bond rating/outlook: Aaa, stable

Major private employers: Hy-Vee Food Stores, Principal Financial 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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