Overall index and rank		Subindexes, Rank in 2006
				Govt & fiscal policy		Security		Infrastr.		HR		Tech		Biz Incubation		Openness		Environ. policy
	METRO AREA*	Overall	Rank	I	R	I	R	I	R	I	R	I	R	I	R	I	R	I	R
	Salt Lake City, UT	7.80	1	6.05	7	5.49	17	6.48	2	6.39	5	5.58	14	8.87	1	5.08	18	5.60	16
	Boston, MA	7.40	2	4.85	29	6.59	2	2.90	49	6.89	2	8.60	1	6.89	2	5.43	12	6.04	6
	Raleigh-Durham, NC	6.87	3	6.01	8	6.21	5	5.42	20	5.78	13	6.73	4	6.44	3	4.27	39	5.51	20
	Seattle, WA	6.30	4	5.00	28	4.39	39	5.63	11	5.88	10	5.69	10	6.11	5	5.41	13	6.32	3
	Providence, RI	6.28	5	4.37	37	6.09	6	4.66	34	6.23	7	5.64	12	5.97	7	5.63	10	5.79	11
	Denver, CO	6.26	6	5.08	27	4.59	36	6.20	4	5.83	11	5.78	8	6.24	4	4.15	43	6.42	2
	Austin, TX	6.21	7	5.48	20	5.75	13	4.34	38	5.08	24	5.94	6	4.60	32	6.72	7	6.21	4
	Portland-OR	5.88	8	5.44	22	6.48	3	6.10	6	5.43	17	4.99	22	5.50	14	4.32	37	4.72	33
	Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN	5.82	9	4.49	35	5.83	11	5.82	7	6.98	1	5.09	21	4.31	41	4.70	26	5.57	19
	Hartford, CT	5.69	10	4.41	36	5.89	10	5.17	29	6.39	6	5.31	15	5.08	22	4.82	20	5.27	23
	Rochester, NY	5.68	11	3.60	43	6.72	1	5.12	30	6.49	3	7.02	2	4.37	39	3.76	50	5.25	24
	St. Louis, MO-IL	5.68	12	5.59	18	4.75	31	5.25	25	4.72	32	5.14	20	4.90	27	6.23	8	5.74	14
	Virginia Beach-Norfolk, VA	5.46	13	6.58	2	4.63	34	5.37	22	5.43	16	4.60	35	5.15	20	3.85	48	5.95	7
	Washington, DC	5.39	14	5.80	13	5.21	21	2.95	48	5.98	8	6.81	3	4.80	29	4.67	27	5.10	26
	San Jose, CA	5.34	15	3.45	46	4.43	38	3.52	46	5.95	9	6.17	5	4.96	23	6.92	5	5.74	13
	Pittsburgh, PA	5.28	16	3.95	40	5.78	12	5.46	19	5.36	18	5.70	9	4.55	33	4.05	45	6.09	5
	Miami, FL	5.27	17	5.50	19	4.85	30	4.13	43	3.34	47	3.38	49	5.70	11	7.21	3	6.81	1
	Albany, NY	5.22	18	3.78	42	6.07	7	4.65	35	6.43	4	5.23	17	4.45	37	4.33	36	5.80	10
	Atlanta, GA	5.18	19	6.07	5	5.20	23	5.21	27	4.20	40	4.52	37	5.75	9	4.64	29	5.03	27
	Charlotte, NC	5.15	20	6.05	6	3.93	46	6.19	5	4.56	36	4.38	40	5.71	10	5.07	19	4.61	36
	San Diego, CA	5.14	21	3.21	49	5.50	16	3.60	45	5.61	15	5.66	11	4.75	31	7.44	1	4.71	34
	Richmond, VA	5.12	22	6.76	1	4.90	29	5.31	23	5.79	12	4.76	28	5.31	18	4.11	44	3.45	45
	Grand Rapids, MI	5.08	23	5.25	26	5.92	9	5.42	21	4.95	25	4.55	36	3.27	49	5.09	17	5.83	9
	Phoenix, AZ	5.08	24	6.37	3	4.66	33	5.54	16	5.71	14	4.08	43	4.53	34	4.76	22	4.61	37
	Dallas-Ft Worth	5.01	25	5.42	23	4.98	26	3.67	44	3.66	46	4.91	24	5.23	19	7.02	4	5.15	25
	Nashville,TN	5.00	26	6.25	4	3.96	44	5.21	26	4.89	29	4.63	34	4.92	24	4.71	25	5.41	22
	Kansas City, MO	4.98	27	6.00	9	4.37	40	5.65	10	5.12	23	4.72	32	4.33	40	3.98	46	5.77	12
	Greensboro, NC	4.88	28	5.83	11	4.62	35	5.55	15	3.98	43	4.73	31	5.57	13	4.28	38	5.01	28
	Milwaukee, WI	4.85	29	4.75	31	5.04	25	5.62	12	4.91	28	5.25	16	4.08	43	4.42	33	5.42	21
	Orlando, FL	4.83	30	5.87	10	3.94	45	5.82	8	4.93	27	3.62	46	6.00	6	4.26	41	4.98	29
	Houston, TX	4.72	31	5.42	23	4.53	37	4.40	37	3.67	45	5.61	13	5.32	17	7.29	2	2.79	49
	Las Vegas, NV	4.69	32	5.73	16	3.91	47	7.22	1	3.76	44	3.02	50	4.91	25	4.79	21	5.60	17
	Oklahoma City, OK	4.62	33	5.41	25	5.05	24	5.79	9	4.45	38	4.02	44	4.23	42	3.81	49	5.93	8
	Tampa, FL	4.61	34	5.62	17	5.45	19	5.30	24	4.64	33	3.56	47	5.85	8	4.42	34	3.85	43
	Buffalo, NY	4.59	35	3.05	50	5.20	22	5.60	14	5.35	19	5.17	19	4.37	38	4.26	40	5.59	18
	Jacksonville, FL	4.58	36	5.74	14	4.02	43	4.88	32	5.29	20	3.50	48	5.46	16	3.96	47	5.71	15
	Cincinnati, OH	4.43	37	4.53	34	5.40	20	6.26	3	4.49	37	5.84	7	3.96	45	4.47	31	3.10	47
	Sacramento, CA	4.21	38	3.50	45	5.51	15	4.14	42	4.95	26	4.80	27	4.77	30	5.22	15	4.41	41
	Philadelphia, PA	4.19	39	3.87	41	4.95	27	4.26	40	4.37	39	5.19	18	5.61	12	4.15	42	4.85	30
	Louisville, KY	4.15	40	4.80	30	4.94	28	4.87	33	4.57	35	3.90	45	4.91	26	4.72	24	4.42	40
	New York, NY (N. NJ-LI)	4.14	41	3.56	44	6.43	4	2.18	50	5.14	22	4.83	26	4.50	35	5.96	9	4.49	39
	Cleveland, OH	4.13	42	4.11	39	6.01	8	5.48	18	4.08	42	4.75	29	3.37	48	4.45	32	4.79	32
	Indianapolis, IN	4.12	43	5.74	15	4.20	42	5.11	31	4.87	30	4.52	38	4.07	44	4.76	23	3.75	44
	Columbus, OH	4.02	44	4.73	32	5.46	18	5.60	13	5.17	21	4.64	33	3.06	50	4.61	30	3.39	46
	San Antonio, TX	3.97	45	5.48	20	4.70	32	4.58	36	4.08	41	4.50	39	5.50	15	4.66	28	2.97	48
	Los Angeles, CA	3.88	46	3.45	46	5.67	14	3.22	47	4.74	31	4.73	30	5.10	21	6.86	6	2.42	50
	Detroit, MI	3.48	47	4.26	38	4.30	41	5.21	28	2.52	50	4.93	23	3.56	47	5.21	16	4.84	31
	Chicago, IL	3.43	48	4.66	33	3.27	48	4.16	41	4.57	34	4.85	25	3.81	46	5.44	11	3.90	42
	Memphis, TX	3.17	49	5.83	12	1.52	50	5.51	17	3.28	48	4.11	42	4.47	36	4.35	35	4.71	35
	New Orleans, LA	2.75	50	3.24	48	2.72	49	4.30	39	3.14	49	4.27	41	4.84	28	5.26	14	4.57	38
	*Metro area names abbreviated