CNBC's ninth annual study once again puts all 50 states to the test, measuring them on more than 60 different metrics in ten key categories of competitiveness.
Top States For Business

2. Texas

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Category Score 2015 Rank 2014 Rank
Workforce2302011
Cost of Doing Business2052123
Infrastructure26711
Economy27521
Quality of Life13733 (Tie)37
Technology & Innovation17211 (Tie)2
Education992827
Business Friendliness961420
Cost of Living541518
Access to Capital4565
Overall158022

Economic Profile

Governor: Greg Abbott, Republican

Population: 26,956,958

GDP growth: 5.2 percent

Unemployment rate (May 2015): 4.3 percent

Top corporate tax rate: 0 percent

Top individual income tax rate: 0 percent

Gasoline tax: 38 cents/gallon

Bond rating/outlook: Aaa/stable

Major private employer: H-E-B Super Market Chain

Economic profile sources: Federation of Tax Administrators, American Petroleum Institute, Moody's Investor Service, Bureau of Economic Analysis, Bureau of Labor Statistics, San Antonio Economic Development Foundation

FULL LIST: 2015 TOP STATES FOR BUSINESS

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