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

30. New Hampshire

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Category Score 2015 Rank 2014 Rank
Workforce19638 (Tie)41
Cost of Doing Business11838 (Tie)32
Infrastructure1194348
Economy18424 (Tie)33
Quality of Life25143
Technology & Innovation1142926
Education134910
Business Friendliness115713
Cost of Living183943
Access to Capital348 (Tie)19
Overall12523030 (Tie)

Economic Profile

Governor: Maggie Hassan, Democrat

Population: 1,326,813

GDP growth: 2.3 percent

Unemployment rate (May 2015): 3.8 percent

Top corporate tax rate: 8.5 percent

Top individual income tax rate: 5 percent on interest and dividend earnings

Gasoline tax: 42 cents/gallon

Bond rating/outlook: Aa1/stable

Major private employer: Demoulas & Market Basket

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

FULL LIST: 2015 TOP STATES FOR BUSINESS

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