Best, worst states for business: CNBC

Smaller and less populous states are the least competitive for business, according to CNBC's "America's Top States for Business" ranking, published July 11. 

States are ranked across 10 categories, including workforce, infrastructure, economy, cost of doing business, and technology/innovation. 

"Each category is weighted based on how frequently states use them as a selling point in economic development marketing materials," according to CNBC. "That way, our study ranks the states based on the attributes they use to sell themselves." 

Here are the top (and bottom) states for doing business in 2023, according to the ranking: 

1. North Carolina 

2. Virginia

3. Tennessee

4. Georgia

5. Minnesota

6. Texas

7. Washington

8. Florida

9. Utah

10. Michigan

11. Colorado

12. Ohio

13. Indiana

14. Arizona

15 (tie). Massachusetts

15 (tie). Pennsylvania

17. Illinois

18. Delaware 

19. New Jersey

20. New York

21. Oregon

22. Maryland

23 (tie). Iowa 

23 (tie). Kansas

25. California

26. Idaho

27. South Carolina

28. Nebraska

29. Vermont

30. Nevada

31. Connecticut 

32. Missouri

33. Wisconsin

34. South Dakota

35. Montana

36. North Dakota

37. Wyoming

38. Kentucky

39. Maine

40. New Hampshire

41. Oklahoma

42. Alabama

43. New Mexico

44. Arkansas

45. Rhode Island

46. West Virginia

47. Hawaii

48. Mississippi

49. Louisiana

50. Alaska

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