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
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