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

11. South Dakota

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Category Score 2015 Rank 2014 Rank
Workforce200356
Cost of Doing Business24756
Infrastructure20219 (Tie)31
Economy2328 (Tie)20
Quality of Life20217 (Tie)10
Technology & Innovation724450
Education1102330
Business Friendliness13022
Cost of Living243516
Access to Capital242726
Overall14431111

Economic Profile

Governor: Dennis Daugaard, Republican

Population: 853,175

GDP growth: 0.6 percent

Unemployment rate (May 2015): 3.8 percent

Top corporate tax rate: 0 percent

Top individual income tax rate: 0 percent

Gasoline tax: 48 cents/gallon

Bond rating/outlook: Aa2/stable

Major private employer: Avera Health

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

FULL LIST: 2015 TOP STATES FOR BUSINESS

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