State Technology and Science Index

State	Rank	Score	Tier
Massachusetts	1	86.08	1
California	2	80.00	1
Colorado	3	78.89	1
Maryland	4	77.67	1
Utah	5	76.84	1
Washington	6	74.97	1
Delaware	7	74.83	2
Virginia	8	69.59	2
Connecticut	9	69.38	2
New Hampshire	10	64.97	2
North Carolina	11	62.52	2
New Jersey	12	62.44	2
Minnesota	13	61.72	2
Oregon	14	59.74	2
Pennsylvania	15	59.05	2
Arizona	16	57.15	3
Michigan	17	56.67	3
Texas	18	56.12	3
New York	19	56.11	3
New Mexico	20	54.46	3
Illinois	21	52.60	3
Georgia	22	51.89	3
Rhode Island	23	50.77	3
Wisconsin	24	50.66	3
Idaho	25	50.42	3

State	Rank	Score	Tier
Vermont	26	50.38	3
Alabama	27	48.30	3
Montana	28	48.03	3
Kansas	29	47.29	4
Ohio	30	46.83	4
Wyoming	31	46.16	4
Indiana	32	44.96	4
Iowa	33	44.52	4
Nebraska	34	44.46	4
Missouri	35	42.02	4
Alaska	36	41.73	4
Hawaii	37	41.57	4
Florida	38	40.99	4
Nevada	39	38.91	4
Tennessee	40	37.36	4
South Dakota	41	36.88	4
North Dakota	42	34.65	5
South Carolina	43	33.94	5
Maine	44	32.61	5
Kentucky	45	30.71	5
Oklahoma	46	27.38	5
West Virginia	47	24.53	5
Arkansas	48	23.19	5
Louisiana	49	22.34	5
Mississippi	50	17.49	5