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.

15. Idaho

Published Tue, Jul 12 20164:40 PM EDTUpdated Mon, Jun 12 20172:54 PM EDT

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Source: George Kavallines

Category	Score	2016 Rank	2015 Rank
Workforce	208	28	32 (Tie)
Cost of Doing Business	243	6	6
Infrastructure	189	25	27
Economy	226	12	19
Quality of Life	195	20 (Tie)	22
Technology & Innovation	102	34	33 (Tie)
Education	56	49	47 (Tie)
Business Friendliness	115	5	11 (Tie)
Cost of Living	66	7	3
Access to Capital	29	22 (Tie)	19
Overall	1429	15	14

Economic Profile

Governor: Butch Otter, Republican

Population: 1,654,930

GDP growth: 1.9 percent

Unemployment rate (May 2016): 3.7 percent

Top corporate tax rate: 7.4 percent

Top individual income tax rate: 7.4 percent

Gasoline tax: 50.40 cents/gallon

Bond rating/outlook: Aa1, stable

Major private employers: St. Luke's Health System, Micron Technology, 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