CASPER, Wyoming
Population: 60,086
Unemployment: 4.7 percent
Closest Port: Casper/Natrona County International Airport
Though local exports have yet to crack the $1 billion mark, Casper’s foreign trade growth is impressive nonetheless, expanding by nearly 13 percent over the past 10 years—fifth best in the nation. The reasons for that growth are a combination of low municipal sales tax, non-existent corporate income tax and utilization of programs such as the State Trade and Export Promotion program as well as trade assistance seminars put on by the Wyoming Business Council.