3. Utah

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A snowbird skiing in Utah.

Category	Score	2018 Rank	2017 Rank	Grade
Workforce	265	11	18	B+
Infrastructure	246	10	9	B+
Cost of Doing Business	198	23	24 (Tie)	B
Economy	251	2	4	A+
Quality of Life	206	12	20	B
Technology & Innovation	133	19	18 (Tie)	B-
Education	87	34	34 (Tie)	D+
Business Friendliness	103	12	16	B
Access to Capital	64	18	18 (Tie)	B-
Cost of Living	29	22	17	C+
Overall	1582	3	8	-

Economic Profile

Governor: Gary Herbert, Republican

Population: 3,101,833

GDP growth (Q4 2017): 2.2 percent

Unemployment rate (May 2018): 3.0 percent

Top corporate tax rate: 5 percent

Top individual income tax rate: 5 percent

Gasoline tax: 29.41 cents/gallon

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

Major private employers: Intermountain Health Care, Extra Space Storage

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