Colorado National Rankings
First Place Rankings
- Best State for Labor Supply (Forbes, 2012)
- Fastest Growing Economy (Business Insider, 2014)
- Most Economically Competitive State (Business Insider, 2014)
- In the Nation for Arts Participation (National Endowment for the Arts, 2015)
- Ranking for Monthly Energy Costs in the U.S. (WalletHub, 2014)
Second Place Rankings
- Best State to Start a Business (Entrepreneur, 2013)
- Top State for High-Tech Share of all Businesses (U.S. Chamber of Commerce, 2014)
- Best State for Entrepreneurship & Innovation (U.S. Chamber of Commerce, 2014)
- Highest Rate of Citizens with Bachelor's Degrees (U.S. Census Bureau, 2012)
- For Population 25+ with Bachelor Degree or Higher (U.S. Census Bureau, 2012
- Most Highly Educated State (Metro Denver EDC, 2014)
- In Bike Commuting (The League of American Bicycling, 2015)
Fourth Place Rankings
- For Early Stage Venture Capital Investments (priceWaterhouse Coopers, 2012)
- Best State to Make a Living (Moneyrates.com, 2014)
- U.S. Clean Tech Leadership Index (Clean Edge, 2014)
- Has 4 of the Top 10 Cities for Tech Start-up (Entrepreneur, 2013)
- For State Technology and Science Index (Milken Institute, 2014)
- For Job Growth (Denver Business Journal, 2013)
- In Start-up Activity (Kauffman Index, 2015)
- Happiest State in the Nation (The Denver Post, 2014)
Fifth Place Rankings
- For the Number of Wind Power Related Jobs (AWEA, 2013)
- Best State for Business and Careers (Forbes, 2013)
- For the Most Entrepreneurial States (The Kauffman Foundation, 2014)
- For Small Business Job Gains (Denver Business Journal, 2014)
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