26. Arizona

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Category	Score	2017 Rank	2016 Rank
Workforce	335	7 (Tie)	5
Infrastructure	197	14 (Tie)	16 (Tie)
Cost of Doing Business	127	37	40
Economy	180	19	15
Quality of Life	142	31 (Tie)	32 (Tie)
Technology & Innovation	121	24	22
Education	43	49	47
Business Friendliness	107	14	8
Access to Capital	66	18 (Tie)	28
Cost of Living	26	25	31
Overall	1344	26	25

Economic Profile

Governor: Doug Ducey, Republican

Population: 6,931,071

GDP growth (Q4 2016): 1 percent

Unemployment rate (May 2017): 5.1 percent

Top corporate tax rate: 4.9 percent

Top individual income tax rate: 4.54 percent

Gasoline tax: 19 cents/gallon

Bond rating/outlook (Moody's, S&P): Aa2, AA stable

Major private employers: Banner Health, Southern Copper Corp.

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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