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.

38. Delaware

Published Wed, Jun 24 20154:21 PM EDTUpdated Mon, Jun 13 20162:50 PM EDT

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Category	Score	2015 Rank	2014 Rank
Workforce	240	14 (Tie)	34
Cost of Doing Business	118	38 (Tie)	36
Infrastructure	130	39 (Tie)	44
Economy	178	26 (Tie)	32
Quality of Life	156	30	29
Technology & Innovation	141	22	23
Education	83	38	24
Business Friendliness	122	4	1
Cost of Living	21	37	36
Access to Capital	4	47	44
Overall	1193	38	38

Economic Profile

Governor: Jack Markell, Democrat

Population: 935,614

GDP growth: 1.2 percent

Unemployment rate (May 2015): 4.6 percent

Top corporate tax rate: 8.7 percent

Top individual income tax rate: 6.6 percent

Gasoline tax: 46 cents/gallon

Bond rating/outlook: Aa3/stable

Major private employer: Christiana Care Health Systems

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

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