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Percent of Payroll in High-Tech NAICS Codes
2016
State
Year
Rank
Statistic
Score
Washington
2015
1
20.00%
100
California
2015
2
19.00%
98
Massachusetts
2015
3
18.00%
96
Colorado
2015
4
15.00%
92
Virginia
2015
4
15.00%
92
Utah
2015
6
13.00%
84
Maryland
2015
6
13.00%
84
New Hampshire
2015
6
13.00%
84
New Jersey
2015
6
13.00%
84
New Mexico
2015
10
12.00%
78
Arizona
2015
10
12.00%
78
Oregon
2015
10
12.00%
78
Illinois
2015
13
11.00%
72
Connecticut
2015
13
11.00%
72
Kansas
2015
13
11.00%
72
Minnesota
2015
16
10.00%
62
Delaware
2015
16
10.00%
62
Georgia
2015
16
10.00%
62
North Carolina
2015
16
10.00%
62
Texas
2015
16
10.00%
62
Michigan
2015
21
9.70%
60
New York
2015
22
9.50%
58
Missouri
2015
23
9.30%
56
Indiana
2015
24
9.00%
52
Vermont
2015
24
9.00%
52
Pennsylvania
2015
26
8.90%
50
Alabama
2015
27
8.20%
48
Rhode Island
2015
28
8.00%
46
Florida
2015
29
7.80%
44
Iowa
2015
30
7.60%
42
Wisconsin
2015
31
7.00%
40
Ohio
2015
32
6.90%
38
South Carolina
2015
33
6.60%
36
Nebraska
2015
34
6.50%
34
Maine
2015
35
6.20%
30
Tennessee
2015
35
6.20%
30
Idaho
2015
37
5.80%
28
Alaska
2015
38
5.00%
24
Montana
2015
38
5.00%
24
Nevada
2015
40
4.90%
20
Oklahoma
2015
40
4.90%
20
Kentucky
2015
42
4.80%
18
Louisiana
2015
43
4.70%
16
North Dakota
2015
44
4.60%
12
West Virginia
2015
44
4.60%
12
South Dakota
2015
46
4.40%
6
Hawaii
2015
46
4.40%
6
Arkansas
2015
46
4.40%
6
Mississippi
2015
49
3.80%
4
Wyoming
2015
50
3.00%
2
2014
State
Year
Rank
Statistic
Score
Washington
2013
1
21.00%
100
California
2013
2
18.00%
98
Massachusetts
2013
2
18.00%
98
Colorado
2013
4
15.00%
94
Virginia
2013
4
15.00%
94
New Hampshire
2013
6
13.00%
90
Maryland
2013
6
13.00%
90
Connecticut
2013
8
12.00%
86
Arizona
2013
8
12.00%
86
Kansas
2013
8
12.00%
86
New Jersey
2013
8
12.00%
86
New Mexico
2013
8
12.00%
86
Utah
2013
8
12.00%
86
Oregon
2013
8
12.00%
86
Vermont
2013
15
10.00%
72
Georgia
2013
15
10.00%
72
Idaho
2013
15
10.00%
72
Delaware
2013
15
10.00%
72
Minnesota
2013
15
10.00%
72
Texas
2013
20
9.90%
62
North Carolina
2013
21
9.70%
60
Missouri
2013
22
9.40%
58
New York
2013
23
9.00%
56
Pennsylvania
2013
24
8.90%
54
Michigan
2013
24
8.90%
54
Illinois
2013
26
8.30%
50
Alabama
2013
26
8.30%
50
Rhode Island
2013
28
8.10%
46
Florida
2013
29
8.00%
44
Indiana
2013
30
7.70%
42
Ohio
2013
31
6.80%
40
Wisconsin
2013
32
6.70%
38
Nebraska
2013
33
6.50%
36
South Carolina
2013
34
6.30%
34
Maine
2013
35
6.00%
32
Tennessee
2013
36
5.70%
30
Iowa
2013
37
5.60%
28
Alaska
2013
38
5.00%
26
Montana
2013
39
4.90%
24
Oklahoma
2013
40
4.80%
22
Nevada
2013
41
4.70%
20
Kentucky
2013
41
4.70%
20
North Dakota
2013
43
4.60%
16
Hawaii
2013
44
4.50%
14
West Virginia
2013
45
4.40%
12
South Dakota
2013
46
4.30%
10
Louisiana
2013
46
4.30%
10
Arkansas
2013
46
4.30%
10
Mississippi
2013
49
3.70%
4
Wyoming
2013
50
2.90%
2
2012
State
Year
Rank
Statistic
Score
Washington
2011
1
19.70%
100
Massachusetts
2011
2
17.30%
98
California
2011
3
17.20%
96
Colorado
2011
4
15.90%
94
Virginia
2011
5
15.20%
92
Maryland
2011
6
13.50%
90
Utah
2011
7
12.60%
88
Connecticut
2011
8
12.50%
86
New Mexico
2011
9
12.40%
84
New Hampshire
2011
10
11.80%
82
New Jersey
2011
11
11.50%
80
Kansas
2011
11
11.50%
80
Arizona
2011
13
11.30%
76
Oregon
2011
13
11.30%
76
Vermont
2011
15
10.90%
72
Minnesota
2011
16
10.10%
70
Idaho
2011
16
10.10%
70
Texas
2011
18
9.90%
66
Rhode Island
2011
19
9.60%
64
Delaware
2011
20
9.20%
62
Georgia
2011
21
9.00%
60
New York
2011
22
8.70%
58
North Carolina
2011
23
8.60%
56
Michigan
2011
23
8.60%
56
Pennsylvania
2011
23
8.60%
56
Alabama
2011
26
8.50%
50
Florida
2011
27
8.30%
48
Illinois
2011
28
8.20%
46
Missouri
2011
29
7.80%
44
Indiana
2011
30
7.70%
42
Ohio
2011
31
7.10%
40
South Carolina
2011
32
6.50%
38
Nebraska
2011
32
6.50%
38
Alaska
2011
34
6.20%
34
Wisconsin
2011
35
6.00%
32
Maine
2011
36
5.80%
30
Iowa
2011
37
5.60%
28
Tennessee
2011
38
5.10%
26
Montana
2011
39
4.90%
24
Hawaii
2011
39
4.90%
24
North Dakota
2011
41
4.80%
20
Oklahoma
2011
41
4.80%
20
South Dakota
2011
43
4.70%
16
Kentucky
2011
43
4.70%
16
Arkansas
2011
45
4.60%
12
Nevada
2011
45
4.60%
12
West Virginia
2011
47
4.40%
8
Louisiana
2011
47
4.40%
8
Mississippi
2011
49
3.80%
4
Wyoming
2011
50
2.90%
2