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

36. Kentucky (Tie)

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Category Score 2015 Rank 2014 Rank
Workforce1374929
Cost of Doing Business2592 (Tie)14
Infrastructure20219 (Tie)29
Economy1962146
Quality of Life1004142
Technology & Innovation913937
Education8636 (Tie)35
Business Friendliness484036
Cost of Living6861
Access to Capital104147
Overall119736 (Tie)39

Economic Profile

Governor: Steve Beshear, Democrat

Population: 4,413,457

GDP growth: 1.0 percent

Unemployment rate (May 2015): 5.1 percent

Top corporate tax rate: 6 percent

Top individual income tax rate: 6 percent

Gasoline tax: 44 cents/gallon

Bond rating/outlook: Aa2/stable

Major private employer: Humana Inc.

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

FULL LIST: 2015 TOP STATES FOR BUSINESS

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