CNBC's tenth 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.

19. South Dakota

Published Thu, Jul 7 20164:40 PM EDTUpdated Mon, Jun 12 20172:21 PM EDT

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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