NJ Stats: Small Business Friendliness Survey, 2015
(Only 36 states were graded in 2015)
| Rank | State | Grade |
| 1 | New Hampshire | A+ |
| 1 | Texas | A+ |
| 1 | Utah | A+ |
| 4 | Colorado | A |
| 4 | Georgia | A |
| 4 | Idaho | A |
| 4 | Kansas | A |
| 4 | Louisiana | A |
| 4 | South Carolina | A |
| 4 | Tennessee | A |
| 4 | Virginia | A |
| 12 | Oklahoma | A- |
| 13 | Indiana | B+ |
| 14 | Alabama | B |
| 14 | Missouri | B |
| 14 | Nevada | B |
| 14 | Ohio | B |
| 14 | Oregon | B |
| 19 | Arizona | B- |
| 19 | Florida | B- |
| 19 | Michigan | B- |
| 19 | North Carolina | B- |
| 19 | Wisconsin | B- |
| 24 | Iowa | C+ |
| 24 | Kentucky | C+ |
| 24 | Minnesota | C+ |
| 24 | Washington | C+ |
| 28 | Pennsylvania | C- |
| 28 | New Jersey | C- |
| 30 | Maryland | D+ |
| 30 | Massachusetts | D+ |
| 32 | New York | D |
| 33 | California | F |
| 33 | Connecticut | F |
| 33 | Illinois | F |
| 33 | Rhode Island | F |
| – | Alaska | Not Graded |
| – | Arkansas | Not Graded |
| – | Delaware | Not Graded |
| – | Hawaii | Not Graded |
| – | Maine | Not Graded |
| – | Mississippi | Not Graded |
| – | Montana | Not Graded |
| – | Nebraska | Not Graded |
| – | New Mexico | Not Graded |
| – | North Dakota | Not Graded |
| – | South Dakota | Not Graded |
| – | Vermont | Not Graded |
| – | West Virginia | Not Graded |
| – | Wyoming | Not Graded |