City rankings

The primary objective of the Doing Business North America report is to provide a measure of the ease of doing business for cities in North America. The Ease of Doing Business Score is derived from a summation of the scores awarded in each of the six categories measured by this report. The Ease of Doing Business Score focuses on the regulatory burdens a small- to medium-sized business would face from the birth of the business to the death of the business in cities across North America.

City Sort descending	Ease of Doing Business Rank	Starting a Business Rank	Employing Workers Rank	Getting Electricity Rank	Land and Space Use Rank	Paying Taxes Rank	Resolving Insolvency Rank
Albuquerque, New Mexico	19	18	46	62	15	26	1
Anchorage, Alaska	62	82	26	82	3	15	1
Atlanta, Georgia	9	41	1	65	7	37	1
Aurora, Colorado	27	16	60	22	26	49	1
Austin, Texas	32	71	3	64	35	5	1
Baltimore, Maryland	60	32	65	10	62	75	1
Billings, Montana	64	22	54	39	78	36	1
Birmingham, Alabama	73	83	34	74	76	32	1
Boise, Idaho	2	29	8	31	1	34	1
Boston, Massachusetts	66	66	70	53	11	50	1
Bridgeport, Connecticut	67	69	61	50	43	74	1
Buffalo, New York	72	70	64	32	81	39	1
Burlington, Vermont	75	44	74	52	75	72	1
Chandler, Arizona	24	72	52	15	2	29	1
Charleston, South Carolina	59	24	2	81	59	47	1
Charleston, West Virginia	63	5	20	78	61	83	1
Charlotte, North Carolina	5	35	5	27	42	16	1
Cheyenne, Wyoming	10	28	7	13	73	1	1
Chicago, Illinois	42	43	56	35	5	78	1
Cincinnati, Ohio	20	33	31	36	36	27	1
Cleveland, Ohio	55	46	47	36	54	63	1
Colorado Springs, Colorado	22	14	58	22	31	31	1
Columbus, Ohio	14	38	36	36	28	20	1
Dallas, Texas	23	76	11	44	21	7	1
Denver, Colorado	17	10	55	22	27	33	1
Des Moines, Iowa	41	20	50	7	41	73	1
Detroit, Michigan	65	27	61	51	52	80	1
Durham, North Carolina	37	40	10	27	77	18	1
Fargo, North Dakota	16	42	13	41	53	12	1
Fort Worth, Texas	46	80	22	44	38	10	1
Fresno, California	81	62	82	57	60	66	1
Greensboro, North Carolina	21	45	21	27	55	19	1
Henderson, Nevada	12	77	23	1	37	2	1
Honolulu, Hawaii	40	13	27	77	32	46	1
Houston, Texas	25	79	15	44	16	6	1
Indianapolis, Indiana	33	36	24	54	45	48	1
Jackson, Mississippi	39	25	42	75	24	51	1
Jacksonville, Florida	8	9	45	68	10	9	1
Jersey City, New Jersey	68	48	72	42	64	24	1
Kansas City, Missouri	30	15	41	11	50	55	1
Las Vegas, Nevada	15	77	40	1	39	2	1
Lexington, Kentucky	26	11	12	55	49	44	1
Lincoln, Nebraska	50	61	33	5	70	56	1
Little Rock, Arkansas	29	60	38	34	25	35	1
Los Angeles, California	82	56	83	57	79	77	1
Louisville, Kentucky	38	12	17	55	69	38	1
Manchester, New Hampshire	52	31	14	66	71	45	1
Memphis, Tennessee	47	66	30	63	20	43	1
Mesa, Arizona	44	74	59	15	8	23	1
Miami, Florida	18	8	43	68	34	13	1
Milwaukee, Wisconsin	36	51	53	4	23	68	1
Minneapolis, Minnesota	53	1	69	19	44	67	1
Nashville, Tennessee	28	63	9	67	18	21	1
New Orleans, Louisiana	54	49	16	73	56	53	1
New York, New York	74	58	68	32	82	79	1
Newark, New Jersey	79	57	75	42	80	58	1
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma	13	39	19	48	13	28	1
Omaha, Nebraska	34	59	28	5	51	56	1
Orlando, Florida	4	7	37	68	9	8	1
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	11	4	51	8	4	76	1
Phoenix, Arizona	49	73	57	15	17	40	1
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	43	2	48	8	66	82	1
Portland, Oregon	69	23	73	40	12	81	1
Portland, Maine	71	65	67	79	46	42	1
Providence, Rhode Island	80	50	77	80	29	71	1
Raleigh, North Carolina	3	34	4	27	19	17	1
Salt Lake City, Utah	1	21	6	3	14	22	1
San Antonio, Texas	51	81	32	44	47	14	1
San Diego, California	76	55	80	57	57	64	1
San Francisco, California	78	52	81	57	67	62	1
San Jose, California	77	54	78	57	65	65	1
San Juan, Puerto Rico	83	66	79	83	83	59	1
Seattle, Washington	57	30	66	25	68	41	1
Sioux Falls, South Dakota	7	47	35	14	48	4	1
St. Louis, Missouri	31	17	44	11	58	52	1
St. Paul, Minnesota	56	3	71	19	40	69	1
Tampa, Florida	6	6	29	68	22	11	1
Tucson, Arizona	48	75	61	15	6	25	1
Tulsa, Oklahoma	45	37	18	48	72	30	1
Virginia Beach, Virginia	61	26	49	76	63	70	1
Washington, District of Columbia	70	19	76	72	33	54	1
Wichita, Kansas	35	64	25	21	30	61	1
Wilmington, Delaware	58	53	39	26	74	60	1