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Best Cities for Entrepreneurs
How does your city measure up? Check out the best U.S. cities for entrepreneurs.
Large Cities Midsize Cities Small Cities States Counties
Overall Rank [?]   City/Metro Area/State Young Company
Rank [?]		 Rapid Growth
Rank [?]
1Mobile, AL14
2Charleston-North Charleston, SC33
3Birmingham, AL25
4El Paso, TX42
5Tucson, AZ91
6Madison, WI108
7McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX512
8Columbia, SC611
9Knoxville, TN126
10Omaha, NE-IA139

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Midwest
1. Kansas City, MO
2. Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL
3. Columbus, OH
4. Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH
5. Indianapolis, IN


Northeast
1. Washington, DC-Baltimore
2. Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA
3. New York City-New Jersey-Long Island, NY
4. Providence-Fall River, Warwick, RI
5. Rochester, NY
West
1. Phoenix-Mesa, AZ
2. Las Vegas, NV
3. Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO
4. San Diego, CA
5. Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA


South
1. Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC
2. Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, NC
3. Austin-San Marcos, TX
4. Memphis, TN
5. Nashville, TN


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