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Cities for Business Power Rankings Based on 61% of intended metrics

50 states + D.C. · accountable: Mayor · updated 2026-06-18 · source: U.S. Census Bureau (BDS) + U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

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#	State	Score	Establishment entry rate (new business formation)	Job creation rate	Nonfarm job growth (YoY)
1	Nevada	100.0	14.375%	20.598%	1.91%
2	California	84.2	13.734%	19.165%	0.56%
3	Florida	78.8	13.927%	17.812%	0.16%
4	Utah	76.0	13.798%	16.784%	0.69%
5	Idaho	73.7	13.545%	16.835%	0.54%
6	Arizona	73.5	12.805%	18.331%	0.41%
7	Colorado	69.7	12.621%	17.979%	0.13%
8	Texas	69.0	12.482%	17.615%	0.58%
9	Delaware	67.9	12.808%	17.679%	-0.36%
10	New York	65.8	12.4%	17.174%	0.35%
11	Georgia	64.5	12.58%	16.816%	0.05%
12	Wyoming	64.3	12.634%	16.784%	-0.07%
13	New Jersey	61.3	12.065%	16.947%	0.08%
14	Washington	60.5	12.076%	16.844%	-0.06%
15	Hawaii	57.7	11.354%	17.081%	0.36%
16	North Carolina	56.8	11.615%	15.755%	0.91%
17	Montana	55.3	11.816%	16.21%	-0.25%
18	South Carolina	54.7	11.263%	15.913%	0.89%
19	New Mexico	54.1	10.958%	16.715%	0.53%
20	Oregon	52.8	11.501%	17.146%	-1.19%
21	Massachusetts	50.8	10.967%	16.371%	0.04%
22	Rhode Island	49.0	11.574%	15.31%	-0.5%
23	Alaska	48.3	10.972%	16.072%	-0.3%
24	Illinois	47.4	10.668%	16.173%	-0.07%
25	Maine	47.1	10.656%	15.743%	0.3%
26	Tennessee	46.0	10.62%	15.795%	0.03%
27	Maryland	44.5	10.842%	16.251%	-1.17%
28	Arkansas	44.1	9.794%	16.585%	0.33%
29	Michigan	41.9	10.57%	15.023%	-0.14%
30	Vermont	41.4	10.691%	14.953%	-0.42%
31	Missouri	41.3	10.359%	15.069%	0.05%
32	Virginia	40.9	10.764%	15.158%	-0.88%
33	Pennsylvania	40.6	9.911%	15.242%	0.52%
34	District of Columbia	39.9	11.149%	18.625%	-5.14%
35	Alabama	38.1	9.906%	14.52%	0.61%
36	Minnesota	37.4	9.793%	14.882%	0.29%
37	New Hampshire	37.1	10.106%	14.925%	-0.4%
38	Connecticut	36.9	9.967%	14.413%	0.3%
39	Oklahoma	36.8	10.032%	14.81%	-0.23%
40	Louisiana	36.4	9.637%	14.679%	0.54%
41	Ohio	36.0	9.349%	15.388%	0.29%
42	Indiana	35.0	9.714%	15.141%	-0.41%
43	Kentucky	33.9	9.71%	14.656%	-0.21%
44	South Dakota	32.4	9.936%	13.578%	0.04%
45	Nebraska	31.9	9.01%	15.603%	-0.32%
46	North Dakota	29.6	9.133%	14.283%	0.16%
47	West Virginia	29.0	9.191%	14.134%	0.03%
48	Kansas	28.2	9.21%	14.162%	-0.22%
49	Mississippi	28.1	9.496%	13.219%	0.13%
50	Wisconsin	25.8	9.034%	14.088%	-0.42%
51	Iowa	17.2	8.588%	13.28%	-0.95%

Dimensions awaiting a sourced feed (not estimated): Metro GDP growth; Business survival rate; Cost of doing business.

Every figure is measured, never opinion. Click any value for its source and how it’s scored. Composite = weighted, normalized sum of the dimensions — see methodology.