Red Tape 50 · State Profile
Indiana
Overall State Ranking
#2 of 50
Permitting Detail
Statewide permit records · Red Tape Index
Permitting Rank
#5of 50
Approval Score
3.22
Lower = faster · same scale as the rankings table
Commercial Approval Score
96.6
0-100, higher = faster
Residential Approval Score
98.7
0-100, higher = faster
Tags Score
75.6
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
#9
Economy
#19
Infrastructure
#6
Cost of Business
#3
Business Friendliness
#5
Workforce
#33
Access to Capital
#22
Tech & Innovation
#17
Education
#46
Cost of Living
#2
Quality of Life
#48
Best States
US News & World Report
#33
Economy
#40
Fiscal Stability
#33
Infrastructure
#20
Opportunity
#16
Education
#19
Health Care
#35
Crime & Corrections
#21
Natural Environment
#50
Best States to Live
WalletHub
#29
Affordability
#3
Economy
#48
Education & Health
#33
Quality of Life
#20
Safety
#24
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
#21of 50
Tax & fiscal policy. 1 = most competitive tax environment.
Land Use
Freedom in the 50 States
#18of 50
Zoning & development regulation. 1 = least restrictive rules.
Labor
Freedom in the 50 States
#4of 50
Labor market. 1 = strongest workforce conditions.
Growth
US Census
#25of 50
Population growth. 1 = fastest growing state.
Affordability
WalletHub
#3of 50
Housing & cost of living. 1 = most affordable.
Infrastructure
CNBC Top States
#6of 50
Roads, transit, utilities. 1 = best infrastructure.
Cost of Business
CNBC Top States
#3of 50
Operating cost burden. 1 = lowest costs.
Business Friendliness
CNBC Top States
#5of 50
Regulatory climate. 1 = most pro-business.
State Snapshot
External benchmarks, sourced independently of the composite
Population Growth
2.0%#25 of 50
US Census, 5-year
Urban Population
71%
Share living in urban areas
Top States for Business
#9of 50
CNBC, 2025
Best States
#33of 50
US News
Best States to Live
#29of 50
WalletHub
Tech & Science
#32score 45.0
State Tech & Science Index