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Top Crosodo Index Counties

The 100 most baker-friendly counties in the United States according to the Crosodo Index — our model that scores home kitchen rules, permits, inspections, state tiers, and data quality.

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What the Crosodo Index actually measures

We score every county on real regulatory friction for someone baking in a home kitchen:

Home kitchen allowed? (biggest factor)
Do you need a separate dedicated kitchen?
Pet restrictions in the production area?
Home occupation / business permits required?
On-site / porch pickup allowed?
Routine health inspections?
State tier (Freedom / Great / Good / Okay / Poor)
How complete the local source links are

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Current Top 100 Crosodo Index Counties

100 shown • sorted by friendliness

Crosodo Index	County	State	Population	Actions
#1	Cleveland County	OK	295,060	Full report PDF OK state page
#2	Sebastian County	AR	128,184	Full report PDF AR state page
#3	Faulkner County	AR	124,611	Full report PDF AR state page
#4	Saline County	AR	123,988	Full report PDF AR state page
#5	Craighead County	AR	111,038	Full report PDF AR state page
#6	White County	AR	77,118	Full report PDF AR state page
#7	Lonoke County	AR	74,292	Full report PDF AR state page
#8	Pope County	AR	63,475	Full report PDF AR state page
#9	Crawford County	AR	60,593	Full report PDF AR state page
#10	Beckham County	OK	22,119	Full report PDF OK state page
#11	Blaine County	OK	9,429	Full report PDF OK state page
#12	Caddo County	OK	29,600	Full report PDF OK state page
#13	Choctaw County	OK	14,672	Full report PDF OK state page
#14	Cimarron County	OK	2,137	Full report PDF OK state page
#15	Coal County	OK	5,326	Full report PDF OK state page
#16	Cotton County	OK	5,666	Full report PDF OK state page
#17	Craig County	OK	15,007	Full report PDF OK state page
#18	Custer County	OK	29,209	Full report PDF OK state page
#19	Delaware County	OK	43,646	Full report PDF OK state page
#20	Dewey County	OK	4,891	Full report PDF OK state page
#21	Ellis County	OK	4,008	Full report PDF OK state page
#22	Garvin County	OK	27,576	Full report PDF OK state page
#23	Grant County	OK	4,333	Full report PDF OK state page
#24	Greer County	OK	5,759	Full report PDF OK state page
#25	Harmon County	OK	2,653	Full report PDF OK state page
#26	Harper County	OK	3,685	Full report PDF OK state page
#27	Haskell County	OK	12,704	Full report PDF OK state page
#28	Hughes County	OK	13,060	Full report PDF OK state page
#29	Jackson County	OK	26,879	Full report PDF OK state page
#30	Jefferson County	OK	6,002	Full report PDF OK state page
#31	Johnston County	OK	11,085	Full report PDF OK state page
#32	Kay County	OK	44,880	Full report PDF OK state page
#33	Kingfisher County	OK	16,073	Full report PDF OK state page
#34	Kiowa County	OK	8,532	Full report PDF OK state page
#35	Latimer County	OK	10,073	Full report PDF OK state page
#36	Lincoln County	OK	35,624	Full report PDF OK state page
#37	Love County	OK	10,432	Full report PDF OK state page
#38	McCurtain County	OK	32,832	Full report PDF OK state page
#39	McIntosh County	OK	19,672	Full report PDF OK state page
#40	Major County	OK	7,629	Full report PDF OK state page
#41	Marshall County	OK	18,888	Full report PDF OK state page
#42	Murray County	OK	14,139	Full report PDF OK state page
#43	Noble County	OK	11,561	Full report PDF OK state page
#44	Nowata County	OK	10,130	Full report PDF OK state page
#45	Okfuskee County	OK	11,993	Full report PDF OK state page
#46	Big Horn County	WY	11,668	Full report PDF WY state page
#47	Carbon County	WY	15,036	Full report PDF WY state page
#48	Converse County	WY	13,906	Full report PDF WY state page
#49	Crook County	WY	7,606	Full report PDF WY state page
#50	Fremont County	WY	40,543	Full report PDF WY state page
#51	Goshen County	WY	13,605	Full report PDF WY state page
#52	Hot Springs County	WY	4,608	Full report PDF WY state page
#53	Johnson County	WY	8,872	Full report PDF WY state page
#54	Lincoln County	WY	19,822	Full report PDF WY state page
#55	Niobrara County	WY	2,356	Full report PDF WY state page
#56	Platte County	WY	8,673	Full report PDF WY state page
#57	Sublette County	WY	9,831	Full report PDF WY state page
#58	Washakie County	WY	7,805	Full report PDF WY state page
#59	Weston County	WY	7,208	Full report PDF WY state page
#60	Grand Forks County	ND	72,927	Full report PDF ND state page
#61	Pulaski County	AR	398,322	Full report PDF AR state page
#62	Washington County	AR	247,331	Full report PDF AR state page
#63	Garland County	AR	100,021	Full report PDF AR state page
#64	Starr County	TX	65,716	Full report PDF TX state page
#65	Nacogdoches County	TX	64,768	Full report PDF TX state page
#66	Hood County	TX	62,459	Full report PDF TX state page
#67	Fisher County	TX	3,848	Full report PDF TX state page
#68	Floyd County	TX	5,709	Full report PDF TX state page
#69	Foard County	TX	1,155	Full report PDF TX state page
#70	Franklin County	TX	10,605	Full report PDF TX state page
#71	Freestone County	TX	19,735	Full report PDF TX state page
#72	Frio County	TX	20,306	Full report PDF TX state page
#73	Gaines County	TX	21,492	Full report PDF TX state page
#74	Garza County	TX	6,229	Full report PDF TX state page
#75	Glasscock County	TX	1,310	Full report PDF TX state page
#76	Goliad County	TX	7,658	Full report PDF TX state page
#77	Gonzales County	TX	20,837	Full report PDF TX state page
#78	Gray County	TX	22,535	Full report PDF TX state page
#79	Grimes County	TX	28,880	Full report PDF TX state page
#80	Hale County	TX	33,406	Full report PDF TX state page
#81	Hall County	TX	2,784	Full report PDF TX state page
#82	Hamilton County	TX	8,461	Full report PDF TX state page
#83	Hansford County	TX	5,399	Full report PDF TX state page
#84	Hardeman County	TX	3,840	Full report PDF TX state page
#85	Hartley County	TX	5,767	Full report PDF TX state page
#86	Haskell County	TX	5,336	Full report PDF TX state page
#87	Hemphill County	TX	3,819	Full report PDF TX state page
#88	Hill County	TX	36,649	Full report PDF TX state page
#89	Hockley County	TX	23,162	Full report PDF TX state page
#90	Hopkins County	TX	37,084	Full report PDF TX state page
#91	Houston County	TX	22,968	Full report PDF TX state page
#92	Howard County	TX	36,667	Full report PDF TX state page
#93	Hudspeth County	TX	4,886	Full report PDF TX state page
#94	Hutchinson County	TX	21,819	Full report PDF TX state page
#95	Irion County	TX	1,536	Full report PDF TX state page
#96	Jack County	TX	8,763	Full report PDF TX state page
#97	Jackson County	TX	14,760	Full report PDF TX state page
#98	Jasper County	TX	35,604	Full report PDF TX state page
#99	Jeff Davis County	TX	2,274	Full report PDF TX state page
#100	Jim Hogg County	TX	5,200	Full report PDF TX state page

Ranks are global across ~3,000 U.S. counties. Lower number = fewer regulatory barriers for home bakers according to our model. Ties and near-ties receive a small deterministic perturbation (based on county name) for geographic diversity in the ranking. Data comes from county zoning codes, health department rules, and state cottage food statutes.

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