24. South Dakota

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Category	Score	2017 Rank	2016 Rank
Workforce	224	39 (Tie)	32
Infrastructure	163	37	28
Cost of Doing Business	222	14	4
Economy	176	22 (Tie)	33
Quality of Life	201	14 (Tie)	14
Technology & Innovation	68	41 (Tie)	44 (Tie)
Education	111	25 (Tie)	21 (Tie)
Business Friendliness	137	2	2
Access to Capital	30	34	32
Cost of Living	17	34 (Tie)	20
Overall	1349	24	19

Economic Profile

Governor: Dennis Daugaard, Republican

Population: 865,454

GDP growth (Q4 2016): 1.1 percent

Unemployment rate (May 2017): 2.9 percent

Top corporate tax rate: 0 percent

Top individual income tax rate: 0 percent

Gasoline tax: 30 cents/gallon

Bond rating/outlook (Moody's, S&P): Aaa, AAA stable

Major private employers: Avera Health, Black Hills 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 (excluding 18.40 cent/gallon federal tax), Moody's Investor Service, S&P Global Market Intelligence

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