CNBC 2025 · #8 of 50
Tennessee
Very favourableUnchanged since CNBC 2024 (#8 → #8)
Overall score
88 /100
Rank #8 of 50
Best for
Category snapshot
Top strengths
- Business Friendliness #3
- Infrastructure #9
- Workforce #10
Areas to improve
- Quality of Life #50
- Access to Capital #28
Founder Lens highlight
Bootstrapper — #7 of 50 · 60/100
StateCompass derived from CNBC category scores — not CNBC's official overall rank.