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North Dakota #46
29.6 composite of 100 Based on 61% of intended metrics
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Doug Burgum R
Mayor · since 2016-12-15
Source: Wikidata (P6 head of government), retrieved 2026-06-18
Establishment entry rate (new business formation)9.133% · Census BDS 2022 ·
9.4
Job creation rate14.283% · Census BDS 2022 ·
14.4
Nonfarm job growth (YoY)0.16% · April 2026 ·
75.2
Not yet sourced: Metro GDP growth (BEA metro GDP key blocked by signup CAPTCHA); Business survival rate (BLS BED ingest pending); Cost of doing business (C2ER + Tax Foundation feed pending).