The Best (And Worst) US States For Business In 2019

Prof. Dr. Amarendra Bhushan DhirajJuly 12, 2019Stats Gate

Virginia has been recognized as the best US state for business in 2019, according to the experts at CNBC, while Texas and North Carolina placed second and third, respectively. The 2019 rankings placed Utah in fourth ahead of Washington into fifth; while Georgia ranked sixth and Minnesota seventh.

Overall, among the top 10 best US states for business in 2019, the eighth, ninth, and tenth positions are held by Nebraska, Colorado, and Ohio. Last year, Virginia ranked number four on the list.

The study ranked all 50 US states based on their scores in 10 categories of competitiveness: workforce; economy; infrastructure; the cost of doing business; quality of life; education; technology and innovation; business friendliness; access to capital; and cost of living.

Meanwhile, Rhode Island has been crowned the worst state in America for business in 2019.

Rank	US States	Workforce	Economy	Infrastructure	Cost of Doing Business	Quality of Life	Education	Tech And Innovation	Business Friendliness	Access to Capital	Cost of Living
1	Virginia	1	16	13	35	17	1	17	3	15	32
2	Texas	4	4	8	19	37	39	10	17	3	12
3	North Carolina	7	1	17	21	35	21	9	17	6	19
4	Utah	18	3	17	18	9	20	21	13	19	25
5	Washington	3	5	39	32	5	11	2	35	9	38
6	Georgia	11	15	5	28	25	23	16	16	10	11
7	Minnesota	13	23	9	39	3	3	7	28	17	31
8	Nebraska	26	9	22	5	15	6	33	10	41	17
9	Colorado	8	21	35	37	7	17	7	11	11	34
10	Ohio	17	30	4	8	34	11	13	32	13	15
11	Indiana	29	17	1	4	44	32	30	4	21	9
12	Florida	15	10	12	29	24	39	20	12	4	30
13	Tennessee	32	5	5	17	48	28	23	7	23	6
14	Massachusetts	5	18	48	47	10	1	3	14	6	47
15	Wisconsin	20	20	24	20	26	5	19	26	25	23
16	Iowa	34	13	32	10	13	17	26	24	32	13
17	North Dakota	24	31	21	25	4	9	42	5	47	29
18	Idaho	42	2	28	12	21	47	37	6	38	20
19	Kansas	21	32	3	23	35	21	31	8	28	8
20	Arizona	2	12	13	41	37	47	23	9	18	24
21	South Dakota	47	8	37	2	21	27	47	2	45	27
22	Oregon	19	7	22	31	16	36	12	43	23	45
23	Missouri	38	24	7	8	43	14	22	27	22	4
24	Michigan	23	24	33	27	31	43	6	22	16	5
25	New Hampshire	8	34	45	40	5	13	29	1	35	37
26	Wyoming	35	27	15	15	12	15	49	24	48	10
27	New York	29	14	44	42	13	7	4	49	2	48
28	Pennsylvania	31	39	24	30	32	9	13	29	6	28
29	Nevada	48	11	11	15	28	45	44	17	27	36
30	Illinois	12	45	16	34	33	33	11	40	5	22
31	Maryland	6	35	41	46	27	23	5	31	14	46
32	California	10	19	33	50	17	30	1	50	1	49
33	Montana	37	40	29	11	7	34	39	23	40	33
34	South Carolina	28	22	30	24	41	29	32	35	26	26
35	Connecticut	15	43	43	43	20	8	18	21	20	43
36	New Jersey	14	40	39	45	11	4	15	45	12	41
37	Alabama	35	27	10	22	49	37	34	37	30	6
38	Delaware	24	24	31	38	30	35	23	33	35	35
39	Kentucky	40	46	2	1	40	31	36	45	29	13
40	Vermont	50	44	24	36	2	15	27	34	45	40
41	New Mexico	21	27	24	26	44	45	37	44	35	15
42	Arkansas	39	36	20	3	50	41	44	37	33	3
43	Oklahoma	49	40	17	13	46	50	46	15	30	2
44	Maine	45	37	47	32	19	19	35	29	42	39
45	West Virginia	44	33	35	6	39	42	50	48	48	21
46	Louisiana	41	49	42	13	47	37	42	39	33	18
47	Alaska	27	38	46	48	23	49	41	20	50	44
48	Mississippi	42	50	38	6	42	44	48	47	42	1
49	Hawaii	46	47	49	49	1	26	40	42	44	50
50	Rhode Island	32	48	50	44	28	25	27	40	39	41

These are the top 10 best US states for business in 2019

These are the top 10 worst US states for business in 2019

The top 10 worst US states for business in 2019

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Prof. Dr. Amarendra Bhushan Dhiraj

Prof. Dr. Amarendra Bhushan Dhiraj is a publishing executive and economist who is the CEO and editor-in-chief of The CEOWORLD magazine, one of the world’s most influential and recognized global news publications. Additionally, he serves as the chair of the advisory board for the CEOWORLD magazine. He received his Ph.D. in Finance and Banking from the European Global School, Paris, France. He earned his Doctoral Degree in Chartered Accountancy from the European International University Paris, France, and a Doctorate in Business Administration from Kyiv National University of Technologies and Design (KNUTD), Ukraine. Dr. Amarendra also holds a Master of Business Administration degree in International Relations and Affairs from the American University of Athens, Alabama, United States.

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