State Technology and Science Index

State	Rank	Score	Tier
Massachusetts	1	86.57	1
Colorado	2	82.27	1
California	3	80.12	1
Maryland	4	77.93	1
Washington	5	74.73	1
Utah	6	74.2	1
New Hampshire	7	67.27	2
Virginia	8	67.2	2
Delaware	9	66.01	2
Oregon	10	64.23	2
Minnesota	11	64.13	2
Connecticut	12	64.11	2
Pennsylvania	13	61.74	2
New Jersey	14	61.5	2
North Carolina	15	60.42	2
Texas	16	59.71	3
Arizona	17	57.79	3
New Mexico	18	57.78	3
Michigan	19	57.69	3
Illinois	20	56.36	3
New York	21	56.15	3
Georgia	22	54.45	3
Rhode Island	23	51.86	3
Ohio	24	51.5	3
Wisconsin	25	51.45	3

State	Rank	Score	Tier
Idaho	26	48.84	3
Indiana	27	47.79	3
Vermont	28	47.38	3
Montana	29	46.22	4
Kansas	30	46.08	4
Missouri	31	45.17	4
Alabama	32	45.08	4
Florida	33	41.62	4
Iowa	34	41.62	4
South Carolina	35	41.29	4
Alaska	36	40.62	4
Hawaii	37	40.17	4
Nebraska	38	39.45	4
Wyoming	39	38.53	4
Tennessee	40	38.32	4
North Dakota	41	36.57	4
South Dakota	42	33.99	5
Maine	43	33.15	5
Kentucky	44	31.29	5
Oklahoma	45	28.75	5
Nevada	46	28.64	5
Louisiana	47	25.5	5
Arkansas	48	25.09	5
West Virginia	49	22	5
Mississippi	50	20.91	5