#2 in higher education efficiency. (U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation, 2015)

#4 in projected job growth. (Forbes, 2016)

#5 in growth prospects. (Forbes, 2016)

#6 in favorable property tax rank. (Tax Foundation, 2017 State Business Tax Climate Index)

#7 in solar employment, with 7,320 people working at 300 solar companies. (SEIA, The Solar Foundation, 2015)

#9 best state for business and #2 in the Southwest. (Chief Executive Magazine, 2016)

#5 state for economic competitiveness. (ALEC-Laffer State Economic Competitiveness Index, 2016)

A top 10 best state for road and bridge quality, higher education efficiency and small business lending (U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Enterprising States Report, 2015)

At 4.9%, Arizona has the 4th lowest corporate income tax rate in the country among all states with said tax. (Tax Foundation, 2017)

A top 15 state for short term growth. (U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Enterprising States Report, 2015)

Arizona’s top personal income tax rate of 4.54% is the 6th lowest among all states with said tax. (Tax Foundation, 2017)

Arizona’s unemployment insurance taxes are among the most favorable in the nation. (Tax Foundation, State Business Climate Index Report, 2017)

120 Arizona companies are on Inc. Magazine’s 2017 fastest-growing private company list. (Inc. 5000, 2017)

Four companies on the Fortune 500 list and 17 on the Fortune 1000 list are headquartered in Arizona. (Fortune Magazine, 2016)

#4 in semiconductor manufacturing employment. (CompTIA Cyberstates Report, 2016)

Arizona’s total aviation maintenance, repair and overhaul employment in 2017 is 16,673, the 6th largest cluster in the nation, with a total economic activity of $4.0 billion, the 3rd highest in the nation. (Aeronautical Repair Station Association)

#7 in the nation for skilled and available workforce. (CNBC's America's Top States for Business, 2017)

The top three high schools in the country are located in Arizona: BASIS Scottsdale, BASIS Tucson North and BASIS Oro Valley.  With the inclusion of BASIS Peoria, four of the top five high schools in the country are located in Arizona.  BASIS Chandler is also ranked in the top ten, making Arizona home to five of the top ten high schools in the U.S. (U.S. News & World Report, 2017)

Several Fortune 500 companies have announced major expansions in Arizona in the last year including ADP, Caterpillar, Intel and Raytheon. (Fortune, 2016)

Arizona has been ranked among the Top 10 best states in the nation for operating an online business. (Frontier Business, 2017)

Phoenix is ranked the No. 3 market in the country for technology job growth. (Money Magazine, 2017)

#4 state for start-up activity. (Kauffman Index of Startup Activity, 25 largest states, 2017)

Arizona received the 2017 Gold Shovel Award for being the top state in economic development in the population category of five million to eight million from Area Development magazine. (Area Development, 2017) 

Arizona received the 2017 Prosperity Cup from Site Selection magazine, which ranked Arizona the most competitive state in the mountain region for economic development. (Site Selection Magazine Prosperity Cup, 2017)

#8 in the nation for small business policy. (SBE Small Business Policy Index, 2017)

#6 in the nation for tech company density. (Bloomberg U.S. State Innovation Index, 2016)

#10 for STEM job concentration (Bloomberg U.S. State Innovation Index, 2016)

#10 in aerospace & defense exports, totaling $3.99 billion in 2016. (Global Trade Atlas, 2016)