9. Tennessee

George Kavallines | CNBC

Category	Score	2017 Rank	2016 Rank
Workforce	295	19	22
Infrastructure	242	2	2 (Tie)
Cost of Doing Business	249	6	10
Economy	237	5	21
Quality of Life	107	42 (Tie)	46
Technology & Innovation	107	30	24
Education	76	37	40 (Tie)
Business Friendliness	119	4 (Tie)	6
Access to Capital	60	23	17
Cost of Living	44	7	5
Overall	1536	9	18

Economic Profile

Governor: Bill Haslam, Republican

Population: 6,651,194

GDP growth (Q4 2016): 1.5 percent

Unemployment rate (June 2017): TBD

Top corporate tax rate: 6.5 percent

Top individual income tax rate: 5 percent

Gasoline tax: 21.40 cents/gallon

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

Major private employers: Covenant Health, FedEx

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