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CNBC Top States for Business Rankings ( July 2024 )
Source : CNBC TABLE 13
Cost of Business
Economy
Quality of Life
Tech . & Innovation
Education
Cost of Living
Access to Capital
Rank 1 Virginia
24
11
19
15
1
19
8
2 North Carolina
18
4
32
11
10
31
10
3 Texas
6
2
50
1
35
37
6
4 Georgia
23
7
40
18
8
18
12
5 Florida
25
1
38
16
37
42
2
6 Minnesota
35
24
4
12
17
19
12
7 Ohio
2
26
21
12
33
4
10
8 Tennessee
7
3
45
28
20
24
20
9 Michigan
12
38
24
9
41
3
15
10 Washington
39
18
5
4
36
42
20
11 Indiana
5
19
49
20
46
5
14
12 Arizona
31
5
41
21
47
37
18
13 Utah
26
6
30
32
43
41
28
14 Iowa
17
33
14
30
26
2
27
15 Illinois
32
42
22
6
4
5
4
16 Colorado
39
16
23
14
28
46
16
17 Pennsylvania
27
34
25
7
3
7
5
18 Missouri
8
14
44
16
14
8
24
19 South Carolina
10
12
39
28
28
27
40
20 Alabama
14
20
48
21
12
14
29
21 Wisconsin
19
31
26
19
26
10
19
22 New York
41
13
9
1
7
42
3
23 California
45
32
8
5
24
50
1
24 Nebraska
21
22
13
41
28
19
44
25 New Jersey
42
17
3
26
8
37
7
26 Oklahoma
1
21
47
30
40
12
40
27 Kentucky
4
45
32
40
22
11
32
28 Oregon
34
34
6
9
37
37
25
29 Kansas
13
46
42
27
12
9
30
30 Wyoming
30
15
18
44
17
27
30
31 Maryland
47
30
16
8
14
24
16
32 Connecticut
43
39
9
25
4
34
22
33 South Dakota
16
23
28
48
24
19
32
34 Delaware
44
10
27
35
45
14
26
34 North Dakota
21
37
20
50
33
12
37
36 Idaho
28
9
37
24
48
34
47
37 Vermont
37
41
1
33
17
33
44
38 Massachusetts
49
40
9
3
2
48
9
39 Nevada
38
8
34
46
50
32
23
40 West Virginia
3
28
31
47
10
1
50
41 New Hampshire
36
48
9
35
6
34
36
42 Maine
29
42
2
34
14
27
40
43 New Mexico
20
27
35
39
28
27
32
44 Rhode Island
46
42
15
23
43
42
39
45 Arkansas
14
34
46
42
37
17
32
46 Montana
33
25
29
37
28
46
44
47 Louisiana
8
47
43
37
20
19
38
48 Alaska
47
28
17
43
48
24
49
49 Mississippi
10
50
36
49
22
14
43
50 Hawaii
50
49
7
45
41
48
48
Washington ranked 10th overall in CNBC ’ s ranking of Top States for Business . Technology & Innovation was the state ’ s best subcategory .