
Wisconsin ranked #15 on CNBCโs annual Top States for Business list.
Virginia ranked #1, Texas #2, North Carolina #3, Utah #4 and Washington #5 at the top of the 2019 list.
The bottom five ranked states are: West Virginia #45, Louisiana #46, Alaska #47, Mississippi #48, Hawaii #49 and Rhode Island #50.
In the Midwest, Wisconsin ranks behind Minnesota #7, Ohio #10 and Indiana #11, but ahead of Iowa #16, Michigan #24 and Illinois #30.
CNBC breaks the rankings down into six categories: โworkforce,โ โeconomy,โ โinfrastructure,โ โcost of doing business,โ โquality of lifeโ and โeducation.โ
Wisconsinโs best ranking is in the โeducationโ category, where the state ranked #5. Massachusetts ranked #1 for education. Oklahoma ranked #50 for education.
Wisconsinโs lowest ranking was in the โquality of lifeโ category, where the state ranked #26. Hawaii ranked #1. Arkansas ranked #50 for โquality of life.โ CNBC says the โquality of lifeโ category includes crime rate, health care, inclusiveness, the environment and local attractions including parks and recreation.
Wisconsin ranked #24 for โinfrastructure.โ Indiana was #1 and Rhode Island #50 in that category.
Wisconsin ranked #20 in the โworkforce,โ โeconomyโ and โcost of doing businessโ categories. Virginia was #1 for โworkforce,โ North Carolina was #1 in the โeconomyโ category and Kentucky was #1 in โcost of doing business.โ