官方數據盤點：美國哪些州最適合創業，哪些是雷區

企業能否經營成功部分取決于選擇創業地點。正像一些創業者猜想的，美國各州情況并不完全一樣。目前約有五分之一的初創公司都以夭折告終。財經理財網站WalletHub最近調查了哪些州的初創公司成功率最低，排出了十大適合創業的州，還有十大最不適合創業的州。

WalletHub分析了美國勞工部和統計局的數據，除了倒閉企業的數量，還通過25個指標查看了各州的商業環境、獲得資源的渠道，還有企業經營成本。WalletHub主要關注包括平均每周的工作時長、五年內創業公司的生存率，以及辦公場所租金水平等。

WalletHub評出的美國十大最適合創業州為：

1. 得克薩斯

2. 猶他

3. 喬治亞

4. 蒙大拿

5. 俄克拉何馬

6. 佛羅里達

7. 北達科他

8. 加利福尼亞

9. 亞利桑那

10. 科羅拉多

WalletHub認為在美國最不適合創業的十個州為：

1. 夏威夷

2. 新罕布什爾

3. 羅德島

4. 佛蒙特

5. 賓夕法尼亞

6. 西弗吉尼亞

7. 新澤西

8. 康涅狄格

9. 馬里蘭

10. 阿拉巴馬

WalletHub發現，北達科他州的企業家融資渠道最多，可能也是該州新增小企業數量在全美也排名榜首的原因。該網站還注意到，密西西比州的勞動力成本最低，康涅狄格州人力成本最高，阿拉斯加州的勞動者工作周工時最長。（財富中文網）

譯者：Pessy

審校：夏林

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Having a successful business relies a good bit on the location you choose to open that business. As you might imagine, not all states are created equal. WalletHub recently took a look at what states have the most failed businesses — around a fifth of all startups fail, after all — and came up with the 10 best and worst states in the U.S. to start a new business.

In addition to the number of failed businesses, WalletHub — which analyzed data from the U.S Department of Labor and Statistics — also looked at the business environment in states, access to resources, and the cost of running a business in those areas across 25 different metrics. For instance, it pays attention to how long the average work week is, the five-year business survival rate, and things like the affordability of office space. You can check out the full methodology here.

The 10 best states in America to start a new business：

1. Texas

2. Utah

3. Georgia

4. Montana

5. Oklahoma

6. Florida

7. North Dakota

8. California

9. Arizona

10. Colorado

The 10 worst states in America to start a new business：

1. Hawaii

2. New Hampshire

3. Rhode Island

4. Vermont

5. Pennsylvania

6. West Virginia

7. New Jersey

8. Connecticut

9. Maryland

10. Alabama

Business owners in North Dakota had the most access to financing, which is possibly why the state also topped the list for the largest amount of growth in the number of small businesses in the area. Labor is cheapest in Mississippi and most expensive in Connecticut, and people in Alaska work the longest average work week.