Red Tape 50 · State Profile
Wyoming
Overall State Ranking
#17 of 50
Permitting Detail
Statewide permit records · Red Tape Index
Permitting Rank
#28of 50
Approval Score
5.36
Lower = faster · same scale as the rankings table
Commercial Approval Score
95.2
0-100, higher = faster
Residential Approval Score
90.4
0-100, higher = faster
Tags Score
73.7
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
#31
Economy
#11
Infrastructure
#42
Cost of Business
#27
Business Friendliness
#12
Workforce
#35
Access to Capital
#36
Tech & Innovation
#44
Education
#16
Cost of Living
#7
Quality of Life
#29
Best States
US News & World Report
#23
Economy
#22
Fiscal Stability
#30
Infrastructure
#26
Opportunity
#21
Education
#6
Health Care
#39
Crime & Corrections
#23
Natural Environment
#13
Best States to Live
WalletHub
#11
Affordability
#13
Economy
#22
Education & Health
#30
Quality of Life
#38
Safety
#2
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
#13of 50
Tax & fiscal policy. 1 = most competitive tax environment.
Land Use
Freedom in the 50 States
#23of 50
Zoning & development regulation. 1 = least restrictive rules.
Labor
Freedom in the 50 States
#20of 50
Labor market. 1 = strongest workforce conditions.
Growth
US Census
#26of 50
Population growth. 1 = fastest growing state.
Affordability
WalletHub
#13of 50
Housing & cost of living. 1 = most affordable.
Infrastructure
CNBC Top States
#42of 50
Roads, transit, utilities. 1 = best infrastructure.
Cost of Business
CNBC Top States
#27of 50
Operating cost burden. 1 = lowest costs.
Business Friendliness
CNBC Top States
#12of 50
Regulatory climate. 1 = most pro-business.
State Snapshot
External benchmarks, sourced independently of the composite
Population Growth
1.9%#26 of 50
US Census, 5-year
Urban Population
62%
Share living in urban areas
Top States for Business
#31of 50
CNBC, 2025
Best States
#23of 50
US News
Best States to Live
#11of 50
WalletHub
Tech & Science
#31score 46.2
State Tech & Science Index