20. Idaho

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Category	Score	2017 Rank	2016 Rank
Workforce	245	33 (Tie)	28
Infrastructure	173	32 (Tie)	25
Cost of Doing Business	229	11 (Tie)	6
Economy	204	8	12
Quality of Life	192	18	20 (Tie)
Technology & Innovation	86	36	34
Education	61	44	49
Business Friendliness	122	3	5
Access to Capital	22	41 (Tie)	22 (Tie)
Cost of Living	45	6	7
Overall	1379	20	15

Economic Profile

Governor: Butch Otter, Republican

Population: 1,683,140

GDP growth (Q4 2016): 2.7 percent

Unemployment rate (May 2017): 3.2 percent

Top corporate tax rate: 7.4 percent

Top individual income tax rate: 7.4 percent

Gasoline tax: 33 cents/gallon

Bond rating/outlook (Moody's, S&P): Aa1, AA+ stable

Major private employers: St. Luke's Health System, Micron Technology, Inc.

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 (excluding 18.40 cent/gallon federal tax), Moody's Investor Service, S&P Global Market Intelligence

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