City rankings

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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