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