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DoingBusinessNorthAmerica2021 Report3RD EDITION
What isDoing BusinessNorth America?The Doing Business North America (DBNA) 2021 report provides objectivemeasures of the scale and scope of business regulations in 134 cities across92 states, provinces, and federal districts of the U.S., Canada, and Mexico.Comprised of over 12,000 datapoints, it uses 111 variables to create 28 dataindicators spread over six categories to score and rank cities in regard to howeasy it is to set up, operate, and shut down a business.Starting axesLand andSpace UseResolvingInsolvency
Why?Unlike many studies that measure regulations at the state level, this annualstudy focuses on city-level regulations across North America.Provide measurable benchmarksThis report provides objective measurements of regulatory conditions and makethem publicly-available to researchers and policymakers.Encourage competitionThis report can allow researchers and policymakers to track the improvementor decline in local regulatory conditions and provide a context for thinking aboutpolicy reform.Increase economic well-beingThe measures can help contribute to the understanding of which regulatoryenvironments can produce the best economic outcomes for the largest numberof people.For more information, visit: dbna.asu.edu
Ease of Doing Business Scores and RankingsThe scores and ranks below are an overall measure of the “ease of doing business” for small- andmedium-sized businesses in each city. It is composed of the scores of all six categories includedin the Doing Business North America report.Score: Ease ofDoing BusinessRank: Ease ofDoing BusinessCountryState/ProvinceCityUnited StatesColoradoColorado Springs78.041United StatesNorth CarolinaDurham77.152United StatesNevadaHenderson77.133United StatesSouth DakotaSioux Falls77.114United StatesUtahSalt Lake City76.785United StatesNorth CarolinaRaleigh76.766United StatesSouth CarolinaCharleston76.117United StatesOhioCincinnati75.888United StatesOklahomaTulsa75.649United StatesNevadaLas Vegas75.5810United StatesColoradoDenver75.5811United StatesArkansasLittle Rock75.3712United StatesArizonaChandler74.5313United StatesOhioColumbus74.2714United StatesNorth CarolinaGreensboro74.1215United StatesColoradoAurora73.7716United StatesOklahomaOklahoma City73.6717United StatesFloridaOrlando73.6418United StatesNorth CarolinaCharlotte73.4819United StatesTexasHouston73.4520United StatesTexasFort Worth73.0621United StatesMissouriKansas City72.7422United StatesFloridaJacksonville72.7123United StatesFloridaMiami72.6624United StatesKentuckyLexington72.6625United StatesTexasSan Antonio72.6026United StatesNew MexicoAlbuquerque72.4627United StatesTennesseeNashville72.2828United StatesNebraskaOmaha72.0329United StatesMassachusettsBoston71.8730
CountryState/ProvinceCityScore: Ease ofDoing BusinessRank: Ease ofDoing BusinessUnited StatesIdahoBoise71.8331United StatesNew HampshireManchester71.7932United StatesMissouriSt. Louis71.7533United StatesArizonaMesa71.5834United StatesOhioCleveland71.5335United StatesArizonaPhoenix71.4836United StatesIowaDes Moines71.4837United StatesMinnesotaSt. Paul71.4638United StatesFloridaTampa71.3539United StatesTennesseeMemphis71.3440United StatesMinnesotaMinneapolis71.3041United StatesNebraskaLincoln71.2942United StatesIllinoisChicago71.1843United StatesFloridaSt. Petersburg71.1144United StatesArizonaTucson71.1145United StatesGeorgiaAtlanta70.9746United StatesNorth DakotaFargo70.9347United StatesVirginiaArlington70.6248United StatesDelawareWilmington70.5649United StatesKansasWichita70.3850United StatesKentuckyLouisville70.3151United StatesHawaiiHonolulu69.7352United StatesMississippiJackson69.7153United StatesMichiganGrand Rapids69.6354United StatesAlaskaAnchorage69.4455United StatesTexasDallas69.3556United StatesTexasAustin69.3157United StatesDistrict of ColumbiaWashington D.C.69.0058United StatesMarylandBaltimore68.9659United StatesPennsylvaniaPhiladelphia68.9260United StatesOregonPortland68.8861United StatesPennsylvaniaPittsburgh68.5362United StatesMontanaBillings68.3263United StatesCaliforniaSan Francisco68.1864United StatesAlabamaBirmingham67.6665
Score: Ease ofDoing BusinessRank: Ease ofDoing BusinessCountryState/ProvinceCityUnited StatesCaliforniaSan Diego67.6566United StatesCaliforniaSan Jose66.9867United StatesNew JerseyNewark66.8268United StatesLouisianaNew Orleans66.7869United StatesNew YorkBuffalo66.1570United StatesCaliforniaLos Angeles65.3671United StatesMichiganDetroit65.3472United StatesIndianaIndianapolis65.2373United StatesConnecticutBridgeport65.2274United StatesNew YorkRochester64.8575United StatesNew YorkNew York City64.7876CanadaVermontBurlington64.6077United StatesMainePortland63.8278United StatesRhode IslandProvidence63.7179United StatesWashingtonSeattle61.5880United StatesWyomingCheyenne60.8381CanadaNewfoundland & LabradorSt. ish ColumbiaVancouver58.6884United StatesWisconsinMilwaukee57.9485United StatesVirginiaVirginia ertaCalgary56.3688CanadaNova daQuebecQuebec City53.7991CanadaQuebecMontreal52.7292MexicoBaja CaliforniaTijuana51.8593CanadaNew BrunswickMoncton50.7494United StatesWest 96MexicoNuevo LeónSan Pedro48.9997MexicoCoahuilaPiedras intana RooCancun47.87100
Score: Ease ofDoing BusinessRank: Ease ofDoing BusinessDurango47.42101Nuevo 45.88105MexicoTlaxcalaApizaco44.90106MexicoBaja California SurLa 108CanadaSaskatchewanSaskatoon44.09109MexicoSan Luis PotosíSan Luis oPachuca40.04122MexicoChiapasTuxtla icoMexico CityMexico 1MexicoTamaulipasReynosa34.54132MexicoVeracruzBoca del State/ProvinceCityMexicoDurangoMexicoFor all the details, visit: dbna.asu.edu/rankings
Download all the data, ranks,scores and methodology at:dbna.asu.edudbna.asu.edu 2021 Center for the Study of Economic Liberty, Arizona State University
United States Arizona Phoenix 71.48 36 United States Iowa Des Moines 71.48 37 United States Minnesota St. Paul 71.46 38 United States Florida Tampa 71.35 39 United States Tennessee Memphis 71.34 40 United States Minnesota Minneapolis 71.30 41 United States Nebraska Lincoln 71.29 42 United States Illinois Chicago 71.18 43
