Red Tape 50 · State Profile
Nevada
Overall State Ranking
#21 of 50
Permitting Detail
Statewide permit records · Red Tape Index
Permitting Rank
#30of 50
Approval Score
9.57
Lower = faster · same scale as the rankings table
Commercial Approval Score
87.3
0-100, higher = faster
Residential Approval Score
95.7
0-100, higher = faster
Tags Score
47.6
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
#42
Economy
#17
Infrastructure
#13
Cost of Business
#36
Business Friendliness
#33
Workforce
#18
Access to Capital
#30
Tech & Innovation
#49
Education
#50
Cost of Living
#34
Quality of Life
#36
Best States
US News & World Report
#34
Economy
#9
Fiscal Stability
#28
Infrastructure
#4
Opportunity
#38
Education
#37
Health Care
#36
Crime & Corrections
#41
Natural Environment
#47
Best States to Live
WalletHub
#45
Affordability
#39
Economy
#44
Education & Health
#39
Quality of Life
#22
Safety
#41
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
#6of 50
Tax & fiscal policy. 1 = most competitive tax environment.
Land Use
Freedom in the 50 States
#37of 50
Zoning & development regulation. 1 = least restrictive rules.
Labor
Freedom in the 50 States
#21of 50
Labor market. 1 = strongest workforce conditions.
Growth
US Census
#9of 50
Population growth. 1 = fastest growing state.
Affordability
WalletHub
#39of 50
Housing & cost of living. 1 = most affordable.
Infrastructure
CNBC Top States
#13of 50
Roads, transit, utilities. 1 = best infrastructure.
Cost of Business
CNBC Top States
#36of 50
Operating cost burden. 1 = lowest costs.
Business Friendliness
CNBC Top States
#33of 50
Regulatory climate. 1 = most pro-business.
State Snapshot
External benchmarks, sourced independently of the composite
Population Growth
5.2%#9 of 50
US Census, 5-year
Urban Population
94%
Share living in urban areas
Top States for Business
#42of 50
CNBC, 2025
Best States
#34of 50
US News
Best States to Live
#45of 50
WalletHub
Tech & Science
#39score 38.9
State Tech & Science Index