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
Full methodology and scoring weights live at the end of every state report PDF. Read the deep-dive blog post →
Current Top 100 Crosodo Index Counties
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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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