America’s Top States for Business
July 13, 2021
CNBC’s annual study once again puts all 50 states to the test, measuring them on more than 85 different metrics in 10 key categories of competitiveness.
7. Minnesota
Inclusiveness is supposed to be this state’s North Star. But the state is at the heart of a national reckoning on race.
Economic Profile
Governor: Tim Walz, Democrat
Population: 5,657,342
GDP growth (Q1 2021): 7.5%