19. Kansas

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Category	Score	2019 Rank	2018 Rank	Grade
Workforce	250	21	38	C
Economy	172	32	48	C-
Infrastructure	229	3	14	A
Cost of Doing Business	203	23	27	B+
Quality of Life	140	35	28	D
Education	98	21	18	B-
Technology & Innovation	83	31	29	C-
Business Friendliness	129	8	9	B+
Access to Capital	31	28	40	D+
Cost of Living	43	8	7	A-
Overall	1378	19	35	-

Economic Profile

Governor: Laura Kelly, Democrat

Population: 2,911,505

GDP growth (Q4 2018): 0.9%

Unemployment rate (May 2019): 3.5%

Top corporate tax rate: 4%

Top individual income tax rate: 5.7%

Gasoline tax: 24.03 cents/gallon

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

Major private employers: Cessna Aircraft Corporation, Sprint Corporation

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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