(New York, NY) — Virginia dethrones North Carolina as the top state in the nation for business. CNBC scored all 50 states using 10 broad categories of competitiveness to rank the top states for business in 2024. The Top 10 States include Virginia, North Carolina, Texas, Georgia, Florida, Minnesota, Ohio, Tennessee, Michigan, and Washington. This year’s study includes new metrics on infrastructure, and the artificial intelligence revolution. It also looked at things like housing affordability, growing insurance crisis, education, quality of life and the cost of living.