State Technology and Science Index

State Technology and Science Index | Rankings by Year

Rankings
Rankings by Year

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State	2022 Rank	Tier	2020 Rank	Tier	2018 Rank	Tier	2016 Rank	Tier	2014 Rank	Tier	2012 Rank	Tier	2010 Rank	Tier
Alabama	27	3	32	4	32	4	37	4	32	4	30	4	31	4
Alaska	36	4	36	4	41	4	33	4	38	4	41	4	37	4
Arizona	16	3	17	3	17	3	23	3	19	3	16	3	15	2
Arkansas	48	5	48	5	48	5	49	5	45	5	49	5	50	5
California	2	1	3	1	4	1	4	1	3	1	3	1	4	1
Colorado	3	1	2	1	2	1	2	1	4	2	4	1	3	1
Connecticut	9	2	12	2	14	2	6	2	9	2	9	2	9	2
Delaware	7	1	9	2	7	2	10	2	10	2	8	2	10	2
Florida	38	4	33	4	33	4	41	4	37	4	38	4	40	4
Georgia	22	3	22	3	22	3	24	3	23	3	26	3	25	3
Hawaii	37	4	37	4	35	4	39	4	35	4	36	4	36	4
Idaho	25	3	26	3	26	3	32	4	33	4	34	4	27	3
Illinois	21	3	20	3	15	3	16	3	21	3	18	3	20	3
Indiana	32	3	27	3	29	4	30	3	27	4	27	3	28	3
Iowa	33	4	34	4	36	4	35	4	31	4	31	4	32	4
Kansas	29	4	30	4	31	4	31	4	28	4	24	3	23	3
Kentucky	45	5	44	5	46	5	47	5	44	5	45	5	47	5
Louisiana	49	5	47	5	45	5	46	5	48	5	44	5	45	5
Maine	44	5	43	5	40	4	42	4	41	5	39	4	42	4
Maryland	4	1	4	1	3	1	3	1	2	1	2	1	2	1
Massachusetts	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Michigan	17	3	19	3	18	3	18	3	22	3	23	3	26	3
Minnesota	13	2	11	2	8	2	7	2	12	2	12	2	12	2
Mississippi	50	5	50	5	50	5	48	5	49	5	50	5	48	5
Missouri	35	4	31	4	30	3	28	3	34	4	29	4	30	3
Montana	28	3	29	4	28	3	34	4	39	4	37	4	35	4
Nebraska	34	4	38	4	34	4	25	3	30	4	33	4	34	4
Nevada	39	4	46	5	44	5	45	5	50	5	47	5	46	5
New Hampshire	10	2	7	2	9	2	11	2	8	2	10	2	7	2
New Jersey	12	2	14	2	21	3	17	3	16	3	15	3	11	2
New Mexico	20	3	18	3	24	3	21	3	24	3	22	3	18	3
New York	19	3	21	3	16	3	20	3	11	2	13	2	16	3
North Carolina	11	2	15	2	11	2	12	2	15	3	21	3	13	2
North Dakota	42	4	41	4	38	4	29	3	29	4	32	4	33	4
Ohio	30	3	24	3	27	3	27	3	26	4	28	4	29	3
Oklahoma	46	5	45	5	47	5	44	5	43	5	40	4	39	4
Oregon	14	2	10	2	10	2	13	2	17	3	20	3	21	3
Pennsylvania	15	2	13	2	13	2	14	2	14	3	11	2	14	2
Rhode Island	23	3	23	3	19	3	15	3	13	3	17	3	22	3
South Carolina	43	4	35	4	37	4	43	5	40	5	43	5	43	5
South Dakota	41	4	42	5	43	5	38	4	42	5	42	5	38	4
Tennessee	40	4	40	4	39	4	40	4	36	4	35	4	41	4
Texas	18	3	16	3	20	3	19	3	20	3	19	3	19	3
Utah	5	1	6	1	5	1	8	2	5	2	7	2	5	1
Vermont	26	3	28	3	23	3	26	3	18	3	14	2	17	3
Virginia	8	2	8	2	12	2	9	2	7	2	6	2	8	2
Washington	6	1	5	1	6	1	5	2	6	2	5	2	6	2
West Virginia	47	5	49	5	49	5	50	5	47	5	48	5	49	5
Wisconsin	24	3	25	3	25	3	22	3	25	3	25	3	24	3
Wyoming	31	4	39	4	42	4	36	4	46	5	46	5	44	5