Top States for Business 2022

39. Nevada

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Nevada Score and Ranking

CATEGORY  2021 SCORE  2022 RANK 2021 RANK  2022 GRADE 
WORKFORCE2122924C
INFRASTRUCTURE24152B+
COST OF DOING BUSINESS2022027B+
ECONOMY1652523C-
LIFE, HEALTH & INCLUSION1104147F
TECHNOLOGY & INNOVATION704750F
BUSINESS FRIENDLINESS143716B+
EDUCATION375049F
ACCESS TO CAPITAL252635C-
COST OF LIVING163537D
OVERALL12213940

Economic Profile

Governor: Steve Sisolak, Democrat

Population: 3,143,991

GDP growth (Q1 2022): -0.6%

Unemployment rate (May 2022): 4.9%

Top corporate tax rate: None (levies a gross receipts tax)

Top individual income tax rate: None

Gasoline tax: 50.48 cents/gallon

Bond rating (Moody's/S&P): Aa1, stable/AA+, stable

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 (excluding 18.40 cent/gallon federal tax), Moody's Investor Service, S&P Global Market Intelligence

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