4. Texas

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Category	Score	2017 Rank	2016 Rank
Workforce	376	1	8
Infrastructure	251	1	2 (Tie)
Cost of Doing Business	219	15	23
Economy	170	25	1
Quality of Life	127	37 (Tie)	37 (Tie)
Technology & Innovation	157	11	10
Education	82	34 (Tie)	40 (Tie)
Business Friendliness	82	24	18
Access to Capital	96	3	7
Cost of Living	42	9	21
Overall	1602	4	2

Economic Profile

Governor: Greg Abbott, Republican

Population: 27,862,596

GDP growth (Q4 2016): 3.4 percent

Unemployment rate (May 2017): 4.8 percent

Top corporate tax rate: None (levies a gross receipts tax)

Top individual income tax rate: None

Gasoline tax: 20 cents/gallon

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

Major private employers: H-E-B Super Market Chain, Exxon Mobil

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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