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
Acapulco, Guerrero	99	88	120	85	n/a	95	3
Aguascalientes, Aguascalientes	108	112	100	112	n/a	89	3
Albuquerque, New Mexico	27	34	45	62	24	29	1
Anchorage, Alaska	55	23	57	77	50	20	1
Apizaco, Tlaxcala	106	94	115	109	n/a	131	3
Arlington, Virginia	48	9	53	59	1	117	1
Atlanta, Georgia	46	39	65	42	38	41	1
Aurora, Colorado	16	13	50	12	69	30	1
Austin, Texas	57	41	58	64	51	48	1
Baltimore, Maryland	59	51	61	34	67	87	1
Billings, Montana	63	16	36	71	90	37	1
Birmingham, Alabama	65	60	43	69	91	45	1
Boca del Rio, Veracruz	133	130	123	98	n/a	132	3
Boise, Idaho	31	63	6	44	64	42	1
Boston, Massachusetts	30	40	52	25	63	54	1
Bridgeport, Connecticut	74	57	81	68	80	82	1
Buffalo, New York	70	69	74	79	49	57	1
Burlington, Vermont	77	49	63	76	87	77	1
Calgary, Alberta	88	4	126	127	14	75	2
Campeche, Campeche	113	109	102	121	n/a	118	3
Cancún, Quintana Roo	100	90	87	122	n/a	103	3
Chandler, Arizona	13	98	60	5	30	24	1
Charleston, South Carolina	7	38	1	26	16	49	1
Charleston, West Virginia	95	96	34	103	45	115	1
Charlotte, North Carolina	19	92	17	27	62	13	1
Cheyenne, Wyoming	81	17	24	51	52	1	1
Chicago, Illinois	43	28	56	43	7	106	1
Chihuahua, Chihuahua	114	115	91	82	n/a	119	3
Cincinnati, Ohio	8	73	15	36	5	35	1
Cleveland, Ohio	35	75	51	37	47	47	1
Colima, Colima	118	122	95	101	n/a	93	3
Colorado Springs, Colorado	1	11	25	13	8	31	1
Columbus, Ohio	14	74	18	38	31	26	1
Cuernavaca, Morelos	127	128	109	86	n/a	100	3
Culiacán, Sinaloa	115	113	99	97	n/a	129	3
Dallas, Texas	56	53	62	65	39	53	1
Denver, Colorado	11	10	49	14	19	44	1
Des Moines, Iowa	37	58	48	17	57	79	1
Detroit, Michigan	72	78	59	40	70	134	1
Durango, Durango	101	104	108	84	n/a	94	3
Durham, North Carolina	2	44	3	28	22	9	1
Ecatepec, México	129	126	104	116	n/a	121	3
Edmonton, Alberta	83	3	128	131	3	7	2
Fargo, North Dakota	47	108	5	20	93	12	1
Fort Worth, Texas	21	48	10	63	12	56	1
Grand Rapids, Michigan	54	77	37	41	43	88	1
Greensboro, North Carolina	15	95	33	29	32	14	1
Guadalajara, Jalisco	134	134	93	104	n/a	98	3
Halifax, Nova Scotia	89	6	118	130	35	32	2
Henderson, Nevada	3	47	26	2	84	2	1
Hermosillo, Sonora	112	119	86	96	n/a	96	3
Honolulu, Hawaii	52	35	40	75	46	43	1
Houston, Texas	20	43	12	66	11	50	1
Indianapolis, Indiana	73	19	19	70	96	66	1
Jackson, Mississippi	53	18	23	100	18	55	1
Jacksonville, Florida	23	67	41	45	48	11	1
Juárez, Chihuahua	121	118	92	83	n/a	120	3
Kansas City, Missouri	22	12	42	18	68	61	1
La Paz, Baja California Sur	107	87	85	126	n/a	110	3
Las Vegas, Nevada	10	54	55	3	83	4	1
León, Guanajuato	105	107	88	113	n/a	107	3
Lexington, Kentucky	25	33	8	53	59	22	1
Lincoln, Nebraska	42	72	16	15	92	63	1
Little Rock, Arkansas	12	25	20	24	27	40	1
Los Angeles, California	71	82	98	55	65	85	1
Louisville, Kentucky	51	31	28	52	86	28	1
Manchester, New Hampshire	32	66	29	50	25	51	1
Memphis, Tennessee	40	42	14	73	23	52	1
Mérida, Yucatán	124	121	101	123	n/a	113	3
Mesa, Arizona	34	99	66	6	81	27	1
Mexico City, Mexico City	125	123	79	119	n/a	125	3
Miami, Florida	24	68	44	46	42	16	1
Milwaukee, Wisconsin	85	26	47	61	6	74	1
Minneapolis, Minnesota	41	20	77	10	56	72	1
Moncton, New Brunswick	94	106	125	128	15	109	2
Monterrey, Nuevo León	102	103	72	90	n/a	127	3
Montreal, Quebec	92	29	131	124	58	70	2
Morelia, Michoacán	103	105	116	102	n/a	99	3
Nashville, Tennessee	28	37	4	74	41	19	1
Naucalpan, México	120	114	105	117	n/a	122	3
New Orleans, Louisiana	69	56	30	78	82	62	1
New York City, New York	76	61	75	80	54	84	1
Newark, New Jersey	68	32	117	33	88	73	1
Nezahualcóyotl, México	111	110	106	118	n/a	123	3
Oaxaca, Oaxaca	104	89	121	94	n/a	128	3
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma	17	45	32	31	44	34	1
Omaha, Nebraska	29	70	39	16	72	65	1
Orlando, Florida	18	65	38	47	37	5	1
Ottawa, Ontario	90	2	130	132	33	17	2
Pachuca, Hidalgo	122	124	114	107	n/a	97	3
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	60	84	54	21	85	76	1
Phoenix, Arizona	36	100	67	7	73	39	1
Piedras Negras, Coahuila	98	102	97	88	n/a	92	3
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	62	83	46	22	74	108	1
Portland, Oregon	61	36	76	9	60	46	1
Portland, Maine	78	97	83	106	61	116	1
Providence, Rhode Island	79	27	70	92	78	83	1
Puebla, Puebla	119	116	122	108	n/a	111	3
Quebec City, Quebec	91	30	132	111	53	60	2
Querétaro, Querétaro	126	127	90	114	n/a	102	3
Raleigh, North Carolina	6	93	2	30	10	15	1
Reynosa, Tamaulipas	132	133	94	91	n/a	130	3
Rochester, New York	75	71	73	81	79	64	1
Salt Lake City, Utah	5	76	27	1	34	25	1
Saltillo, Coahuila	128	132	96	87	n/a	91	3
San Antonio, Texas	26	50	22	67	13	59	1
San Diego, California	66	81	82	56	40	67	1
San Francisco, California	64	79	68	57	2	133	1
San Jose, California	67	80	80	58	55	69	1
San Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí	110	117	112	99	n/a	104	3
San Pedro, Nuevo León	97	52	71	89	n/a	126	3
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan	109	91	134	133	26	105	2
Seattle, Washington	80	59	64	23	9	21	1
Sioux Falls, South Dakota	4	21	13	35	36	3	1
St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador	82	1	111	129	20	18	2
St. Louis, Missouri	33	14	21	19	95	23	1
St. Paul, Minnesota	38	22	69	11	71	58	1
St. Petersburg, Florida	44	85	31	48	77	8	1
Tampa, Florida	39	62	9	49	94	6	1
Tepic, Nayarit	117	120	103	105	n/a	101	3
Tijuana, Baja California	93	86	84	72	n/a	86	3
Toluca, México	116	111	107	120	n/a	124	3
Toronto, Ontario	96	5	127	134	76	78	2
Tucson, Arizona	45	101	89	8	66	38	1
Tulsa, Oklahoma	9	46	7	32	21	36	1
Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas	123	125	119	93	n/a	90	3
Vancouver, British Columbia	84	7	129	125	28	10	2
Villahermosa, Tabasco	130	131	110	95	n/a	112	3
Virginia Beach, Virginia	86	15	35	60	17	68	1
Washington, District of Columbia	58	55	124	54	4	81	1
Wichita, Kansas	50	24	11	39	89	71	1
Wilmington, Delaware	49	64	78	4	75	80	1
Winnipeg, Manitoba	87	8	133	110	29	33	2
Zacatecas, Zacatecas	131	129	113	115	n/a	114	3