To find out, I analyzed every CNBC ranking from 2007 through 2025 - every category, every data point, every dizzying swing.

Despite ranking first overall for business, the state ranked 29th for quality of life in the CNBC survey. When asked why ...

North Carolina Independent Colleges and Universities (NCICU) today congratulated state leaders on North Carolina being named by CNBC as the #1 state for doing business in the nation. State leaders ...

Texas’ economy is considered a “miracle” by many, but it couldn’t quite overcome rival North Carolina in CNBC’s 2025 ranking ...

The recently released Best States rankings put North Carolina in the No. 7 spot for the best economy in the country and No. 5 for best growth in the United States. The ranking evaluated all 50 ...

CNBC touted North Carolina's performance in the 10 individual categories that included being third in economy, fourth in both ...

North Carolina is back on top of CNBC's best-states-for-business ranking after barely missing it last year. Even so, the ...

North Carolina is No. 9 among the 50 states when it comes to population but its economy ranks No. 7, according to a study published early Monday.

The recently released Best States rankings put North Carolina in the No. 7 spot for the best economy in the country and No. 5 for best growth in the United States. The ranking evaluated all 50 ...

India has the world’s sixth-largest economy ($3.173 trillion), but its per-capita GDP is only $2,277. North Carolina’s per-capita GDP is $51,362, which is far behind New York’s best average ...