The Rankings

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Introduction

Overview & Methodology

Overall Rankings

Summary of Results
THE INDICATORS

PART I: KNOWLEDGE JOBS

Office Jobs

Managerial, Professional, and Technical Jobs

Workforce Education

PART II: GLOBALIZATION

Export Focus of Manufacturing

Foreign Direct Investment

PART III: ECONOMIC DYNAMISM

"Gazelle" Jobs

Job Churning

IPOs

PART IV: THE DIGITAL ECONOMY

Online Population

".com" Domain Name Registrations

Technology in Schools

Digital Government

PART V: INNOVATION CAPACITY

High-Tech Jobs

Scientists and Engineers

Patents

Industry Investment in R&D

Venture Capital

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES

Data Sources

Weighting System

Endnotes

The Authors

THE RANKINGS

Overall Scores

Based on the scores below, the states break into quartiles as indicated on the map. See Methodology for further explanation.

STATES BY RANK
Rank	State	Score
1	Massachusetts	82.27
2	California	74.25
3	Colorado	72.32
4	Washington	68.99
5	Connecticut	64.89
6	Utah	63.98
7	New Hampshire	62.45
8	New Jersey	60.86
9	Delaware	59.87
10	Arizona	59.23
11	Maryland	59.16
12	Virginia	58.76
13	Alaska	57.70
14	Minnesota	56.53
15	Oregon	56.10
16	New York	54.48
17	Texas	52.31
18	Vermont	51.87
19	New Mexico	51.43
20	Florida	50.75
21	Nevada	49.03
22	Illinois	48.37
23	Idaho	47.93
24	Pennsylvania	46.72
25	Georgia	46.61
26	Hawaii	46.14
27	Kansas	45.80
28	Maine	45.62
29	Rhode Island	45.31
30	North Carolina	45.16
31	Tennessee	45.14
32	Wisconsin	44.92
33	Ohio	44.77
34	Michigan	44.59
35	Missouri	44.24
36	Nebraska	41.81
37	Indiana	40.95
38	South Carolina	39.69
39	Kentucky	39.40
40	Oklahoma	38.63
41	Wyoming	34.49
42	Iowa	33.51
43	South Dakota	32.33
44	Alabama	32.28
45	North Dakota	28.99
46	Montana	28.98
47	Louisiana	28.22
48	West Virginia	26.79
49	Arkansas	26.22
50	Mississippi	22.63
	U.S. Average	48.07

ALPHABETICALLY
State	Rank	Score
Alabama	44	32.28
Alaska	13	57.70
Arizona	10	59.23
Arkansas	49	26.22
California	2	74.25
Colorado	3	72.32
Connecticut	5	64.89
Delaware	9	59.87
Florida	20	50.75
Georgia	25	46.61
Hawaii	26	46.14
Idaho	23	47.93
Illinois	22	48.37
Indiana	37	40.95
Iowa	42	33.51
Kansas	27	45.80
Kentucky	39	39.40
Louisiana	47	28.22
Maine	28	45.62
Maryland	11	59.16
Massachusetts	1	82.27
Michigan	34	44.59
Minnesota	14	56.53
Mississippi	50	22.63
Missouri	35	44.24
Montana	46	28.98
Nebraska	36	41.81
Nevada	21	49.03
New Hampshire	7	62.45
New Jersey	8	60.86
New Mexico	19	51.43
New York	16	54.48
North Carolina	30	45.16
North Dakota	45	28.99
Ohio	33	44.77
Oklahoma	40	38.63
Oregon	15	56.10
Pennsylvania	24	46.72
Rhode Island	29	45.31
South Carolina	38	39.69
South Dakota	43	32.33
Tennessee	31	45.14
Texas	17	52.31
Utah	6	63.98
Vermont	18	51.87
Virginia	12	58.76
Washington	4	68.99
West Virginia	48	26.79
Wisconsin	32	44.92
Wyoming	41	34.49

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