Red Tape 50 · State Profile
Florida
Overall State Ranking
#12 of 50
Permitting Detail
Statewide permit records · Red Tape Index
Permitting Rank
#41of 50
Approval Score
15.55
Lower = faster · same scale as the rankings table
Commercial Approval Score
81.7
0-100, higher = faster
Residential Approval Score
81.7
0-100, higher = faster
Tags Score
31.9
0-100 approval-quality signal
Economic Profile & Benchmarks
How independent national rankings see this state (1-50, 1 = best)
Top States for Business
CNBC, 2025
#3
Economy
#1
Infrastructure
#16
Cost of Business
#22
Business Friendliness
#23
Workforce
#2
Access to Capital
#3
Tech & Innovation
#12
Education
#29
Cost of Living
#48
Quality of Life
#22
Best States
US News & World Report
#6
Economy
#1
Fiscal Stability
#9
Infrastructure
#15
Opportunity
#47
Education
#2
Health Care
#21
Crime & Corrections
#13
Natural Environment
#12
Best States to Live
WalletHub
#6
Affordability
#32
Economy
#11
Education & Health
#26
Quality of Life
#4
Safety
#12
Benchmark ranks are published by their respective sources and shown here for context; they are inputs or companions to the Red Tape 50 composite, not outputs of it.
Pillar Breakdown
Composite inputs · full bar = #1 of 50
Fiscal
Freedom in the 50 States
#1of 50
Tax & fiscal policy. 1 = most competitive tax environment.
Land Use
Freedom in the 50 States
#20of 50
Zoning & development regulation. 1 = least restrictive rules.
Labor
Freedom in the 50 States
#22of 50
Labor market. 1 = strongest workforce conditions.
Growth
US Census
#2of 50
Population growth. 1 = fastest growing state.
Affordability
WalletHub
#32of 50
Housing & cost of living. 1 = most affordable.
Infrastructure
CNBC Top States
#16of 50
Roads, transit, utilities. 1 = best infrastructure.
Cost of Business
CNBC Top States
#22of 50
Operating cost burden. 1 = lowest costs.
Business Friendliness
CNBC Top States
#23of 50
Regulatory climate. 1 = most pro-business.
State Snapshot
External benchmarks, sourced independently of the composite
Population Growth
8.5%#2 of 50
US Census, 5-year
Urban Population
92%
Share living in urban areas
Top States for Business
#3of 50
CNBC, 2025
Best States
#6of 50
US News
Best States to Live
#6of 50
WalletHub
Tech & Science
#38score 41.0
State Tech & Science Index