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CNBC 2025 · #10 of 50

Minnesota

Very favourable

Fell 4 ranks since CNBC 2024 (#6 → #10)

Overall score
87 /100

Rank #10 of 50

Best for

  • Remote-First
  • Infrastructure-ready

Category snapshot

Top strengths

  • Quality of Life #4
  • Infrastructure #5
  • Education #12

Areas to improve

  • Cost of Doing Business #34
  • Cost of Living #33

Founder Lens highlight

Remote-First — #11 of 50 · 56/100

StateCompass derived from CNBC category scores — not CNBC's official overall rank.