19. South Dakota

Source: George Kavallines

Category	Score	2016 Rank	2015 Rank
Workforce	199	32	35
Cost of Doing Business	254	4	5
Infrastructure	182	28	19 (Tie)
Economy	156	33	8 (Tie)
Quality of Life	213	14	17 (Tie)
Technology & Innovation	70	44 (Tie)	44
Education	110	21 (Tie)	23
Business Friendliness	131	2	2
Cost of Living	47	20	35
Access to Capital	19	32	27
Overall	1381	19	11

Economic Profile

Governor: Dennis Daugaard, Republican

Population: 858,469

GDP growth: 1.8 percent

Unemployment rate (May 2016): 2.5 percent

Top corporate tax rate: 0 percent

Top individual income tax rate: 0 percent

Gasoline tax: 48.40 cents/gallon

Bond rating/outlook: No general obligation debt, stable

Major private employers: Avera Health, Black Hills 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, Moody's Investor Service, S&P Global Market Intelligence

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