23. Missouri

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Bottles of Anheuser-Busch's Bud Light, Budweiser and Budweiser Select and InBev NV's Bass, Stella Artois, and Hoegarden are arranged for a photograph at the Van Goghz Martini Bar & Bistro in St. Louis, Missouri.

Category	Score	2018 Rank	2017 Rank	Grade
Workforce	188	41	43	C-
Infrastructure	238	11	11	B+
Cost of Doing Business	241	8	17	A+
Economy	151	25	18	C
Quality of Life	101	45	46	F
Technology & Innovation	125	22	22	C+
Education	121	18	15 (Tie)	B-
Business Friendliness	73	27	23	C
Access to Capital	61	22	20 (Tie)	C+
Cost of Living	45	6	11	A
Overall	1344	23	22	-

Economic Profile

Governor: Mike Parson, Republican

Population: 6,113,532

GDP growth (Q4 2017): 2.1 percent

Unemployment rate (May 2018): 3.6 percent

Top corporate tax rate: 6.25 percent

Top individual income tax rate: 6 percent

Gasoline tax: 17.35 cents/gallon

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

Major private employers: Wal-Mart, The Boeing Company, Monsanto Company

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

Overall Rankings 2018