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.
Top States For Business

24. Kansas (Tie)

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Category Score 2015 Rank 2014 Rank
Workforce2511013
Cost of Doing Business1803026
Infrastructure22378
Economy12144 (Tie)31
Quality of Life1313525
Technology & Innovation11230 (Tie)27
Education1321014
Business Friendliness911611
Cost of Living658 (Tie)24
Access to Capital54641
Overall131124 (Tie)15

Economic Profile

Governor: Sam Brownback, Republican

Population: 2,904,021

GDP growth: 1.8 percent

Unemployment rate (May 2015): 4.4 percent

Top corporate tax rate: 4 percent

Top individual income tax rate: 4.6 percent

Gasoline tax: 42 cents/gallon

Bond rating/outlook: Aa2/Stable

Major private employer: Cessna Aircraft Corporation

Economic profile sources: Federation of Tax Administrators, American Petroleum Institute, Moody's Investor Service, Bureau of Economic Analysis, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Kansas FY 2014 CAFR

FULL LIST: 2015 TOP STATES FOR BUSINESS

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