State Technology and Science Index | Technology Concentration and Dynamism Composite Index

Technology Concentration and Dynamism Composite Index^*

This evaluates technology outcomes to assess how effective policymakers and other stakeholders have been at parlaying regional assets into regional prosperity. Ten indicators are included in this composite index; they are listed at the bottom of this page. Click on an indicator to see further data comparisons at the individual indicator level.

2016

State	Rank	Score
West Virginia	50	22.44
North Dakota	48	28.44
South Dakota	48	28.44
Montana	47	29.11
Arkansas	45	30.22
Oklahoma	45	30.22
Alaska	43	32.44
Maine	43	32.44
Kentucky	42	35.11
Tennessee	41	35.33
Iowa	40	36.00
Idaho	39	36.44
Wisconsin	38	37.11
Louisiana	36	38.67
Nebraska	36	38.67
Alabama	35	39.33
Hawaii	32	40.22
Mississippi	32	40.22
South Carolina	32	40.22
Wyoming	31	41.11
Vermont	30	44.22
Indiana	29	45.33
Nevada	28	48.00
Kansas	27	49.78
Missouri	26	50.67
Ohio	25	51.56
New York	24	53.33
New Mexico	23	53.78
Rhode Island	22	54.00
Arizona	20	57.78
Florida	20	57.78
New Jersey	19	58.22
Illinois	18	59.56
Oregon	17	60.00
Michigan	16	61.33
Minnesota	15	61.56
Pennsylvania	14	62.89
Utah	13	63.56
Delaware	12	64.44
Connecticut	10	66.89
New Hampshire	10	66.89
Georgia	9	67.78
Washington	8	70.00
Virginia	7	70.44
Massachusetts	5	71.33
North Carolina	5	71.33
Texas	4	74.44
Colorado	3	78.67
California	2	79.33
Maryland	1	80.00

2014

State	Rank	Score
Utah	1	92.89
Washington	2	85.11
Maryland	3	84.67
Massachusetts	4	84.22
California	5	83.33
Virginia	6	82.00
North Carolina	7	78.25
Colorado	8	77.11
Texas	9	74.67
Oregon	10	69.56
Georgia	11	69.33
New York	12	68.67
Delaware	13	63.00
New Jersey	14	62.89
Vermont	15	61.75
Arizona	16	61.11
New Hampshire	17	59.75
Rhode Island	18	59.50
Montana	19	57.33
Minnesota	20	56.89
Connecticut	21	56.22
Alaska	22	55.75
Illinois	23	53.78
Indiana	24	53.33
Wisconsin	25	53.00
Florida	26	51.78
Pennsylvania	26	51.78
Kansas	28	49.75
South Carolina	29	49.56
Michigan	30	49.11
New Mexico	31	48.57
Ohio	32	47.11
North Dakota	33	46.00
Idaho	34	45.00
Missouri	35	42.00
Hawaii	36	41.25
West Virginia	37	38.29
Nebraska	38	38.00
Alabama	39	37.33
Arkansas	40	37.14
Louisiana	40	37.14
Iowa	42	36.25
Nevada	43	36.22
Mississippi	44	35.11
Tennessee	45	34.89
Kentucky	46	33.33
Maine	47	31.33
Wyoming	48	29.00
Oklahoma	49	26.00
South Dakota	50	21.14

2012

State	Rank	Score
Utah	1	86.00
Washington	2	84.20
Colorado	3	83.00
California	4	82.00
Maryland	4	82.00
Massachusetts	6	80.40
Texas	7	76.20
Delaware	8	72.60
Virginia	9	71.60
North Carolina	10	65.20
Arizona	11	64.80
Connecticut	12	64.60
Oregon	13	64.00
Vermont	14	62.60
New Jersey	15	62.00
New Hampshire	16	60.60
Illinois	17	58.80
Kansas	18	58.00
New York	19	57.40
Minnesota	20	55.00
Georgia	21	54.80
Pennsylvania	21	54.80
Idaho	23	54.00
Rhode Island	24	53.00
South Carolina	25	51.80
Florida	26	51.20
New Mexico	27	50.80
Hawaii	28	47.80
Alaska	29	47.00
Indiana	30	45.80
Montana	30	45.80
Nevada	32	45.00
North Dakota	33	43.60
Ohio	34	43.20
Oklahoma	35	42.40
Louisiana	36	42.00
Nebraska	37	41.80
Wisconsin	38	40.20
Alabama	39	39.80
Iowa	40	38.60
Michigan	40	38.60
South Dakota	42	35.00
Maine	43	34.80
Missouri	44	33.60
West Virginia	45	33.00
Kentucky	46	32.40
Tennessee	47	31.80
Mississippi	48	30.00
Wyoming	49	25.20
Arkansas	50	24.20

2010

State	Rank	Score
Utah	1	86.80
Colorado	2	82.00
Washington	3	80.60
Virginia	4	80.40
California	5	79.40
Maryland	5	79.40
Massachusetts	7	75.60
New Hampshire	8	74.80
Texas	9	70.80
Arizona	10	69.40
North Carolina	11	68.00
Oregon	12	67.40
Kansas	13	66.80
Georgia	14	66.00
New Jersey	15	65.40
Idaho	16	63.00
New Mexico	17	62.20
Connecticut	18	61.20
Nevada	19	58.40
Minnesota	20	57.40
Vermont	21	57.00
Florida	22	55.40
New York	23	54.80
Delaware	24	52.80
Pennsylvania	25	51.20
Illinois	26	49.80
Alabama	27	49.40
Hawaii	28	49.20
Alaska	29	48.60
Indiana	29	48.60
Oklahoma	31	46.80
Missouri	32	46.60
Nebraska	33	45.00
Rhode Island	34	42.40
Tennessee	34	42.40
Montana	36	42.00
Louisiana	37	40.60
South Carolina	38	40.40
Wisconsin	39	39.20
Mississippi	40	37.00
North Dakota	41	36.80
Maine	42	36.00
Iowa	43	35.20
Ohio	44	34.00
South Dakota	45	33.80
Michigan	46	32.60
Kentucky	47	32.20
Wyoming	48	29.80
West Virginia	49	28.80
Arkansas	50	21.40

Average Yearly Growth of High-Tech Industries

Net Formation of High-Tech Establishments per 10,000 Business Establishments

Number of High-Tech Industries Growing Faster than U.S. Average

Number of High-Tech Industries with LQ Higher than 1.0

Number of Inc. 500 Companies per 10,000 Business Establishments

Number of Technology Fast 500 Companies per 10,000 Business Establishments

Percent of Employment in High-Tech NAICS Codes

Percent of Establishment Births in High-Tech NAICS Codes

Percent of Establishments in High-Tech NAICS Codes

Percent of Payroll in High-Tech NAICS Codes

^*Note: New indicators were incorporated and methodologies changed between indices publications. Please check publications for specific changes and limitations to cross-year comparison.

Technology Concentration and Dynamism Composite Index*

Technology Concentration and Dynamism Composite Index^*