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.

10. Florida

Published Tue, Jul 12 20164:40 PM EDTUpdated Mon, Jun 12 20172:52 PM EDT

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Source: George Kavallines

Category	Score	2016 Rank	2015 Rank
Workforce	246	14	19
Cost of Doing Business	161	32	31
Infrastructure	211	10	16
Economy	270	4	11 (Tie)
Quality of Life	181	26	32
Technology & Innovation	148	17 (Tie)	17
Education	103	26	26 (Tie)
Business Friendliness	77	22	27
Cost of Living	35	28	27
Access to Capital	37	14	15
Overall	1469	10	16

Economic Profile

Governor: Rick Scott, Republican

Population: 20,271,272

GDP growth: 3.1 percent

Unemployment rate (May 2016): 4.7 percent

Top corporate tax rate: 5.5 percent

Top individual income tax rate: 0 percent

Gasoline tax: 54.98 cents/gallon

Bond rating/outlook: Aa1, stable

Major private employers: Walt Disney World Resort, Universal Orlando Resort, NextEra Energy, Inc.

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