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.

28. Kansas

Published Tue, Jul 12 20164:40 PM EDTUpdated Mon, Jun 12 20172:20 PM EDT

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Source: George Kavallines

Category	Score	2016 Rank	2015 Rank
Workforce	206	30	10
Cost of Doing Business	183	26	30
Infrastructure	216	8	7
Economy	135	39	44 (Tie)
Quality of Life	138	37 (Tie)	35
Technology & Innovation	119	28	30 (Tie)
Education	127	9 (Tie)	10
Business Friendliness	89	19	16
Cost of Living	53	16	8 (Tie)
Access to Capital	9	42	46
Overall	1275	28	24 (Tie)

Economic Profile

Governor: Sam Brownback, Republican

Population: 2,911,641

GDP growth: 0.2 percent

Unemployment rate (May 2016): 3.7 percent

Top corporate tax rate: 4 percent

Top individual income tax rate: 4.6 percent

Gasoline tax: 42.43 cents/gallon

Bond rating/outlook: Aa2, negative

Major private employers: Cessna Aircraft Corporation, Sprint 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