
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 |
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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 |