NATIONWIDE -- Forbes has released its 2017 list of best states for business.

If you want to get some work done, Forbes ranked North Carolina as the number one state to do so and Texas as number two.

Utah took the third spot, Nebraska took the fourth and Virginia rounded out the top five.

Wondering how these states earned their titles? Forbes measured each state by business costs, labor supply, regularity environment, economic climate, growth prospects, quality of life and population.

For more on this break down, check out Forbes' page.