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THE INDICATORS
 
PART I: KNOWLEDGE JOBS
 
Information Technology Jobs

Managerial, Professional, and Technical Jobs

Workforce Education

Education Level of the Manufacturing Workforce
 
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

Commercial Internet Domain Names

Technology in Schools

Digital Government

Online Agriculture

Online Manufacturers

Broadband Telecommunications
 
PART V: INNOVATION CAPACITY
 
High-Tech Jobs

Scientists and Engineers

Patents

Industry Investment in R&D

Venture Capital
 
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES
 
Data Sources
 
Weighting Methodology
 
Endnotes
 
The Author

BROWSE BY STATE: Choose State ---------- Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware Florida Georgia Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming

PART 4: THE DIGITAL ECONOMY

Online Population
The percentage of the population with Internet access in each state.

"As more and more places get Internet access, the percentage of Internet users in rural areas is now almost even with the national average."

WHY IS THIS IMPORTANT? The number of people online is probably the most basic indicator of a state's progress toward the digital economy. At the end of 1998, one-third of American households were online; by November 2001, 50 percent were and even a greater percentage of adults were online. (Some people have access at work or school and not at home.) 19 The average income and education levels of Internet users continue to drop so that the online population is looking like the American population in general. 20 Moreover, as more and more places get Internet access, the percentage of Internet users in rural areas is now almost even with the national average.

THE RANKINGS: States differ significantly in the degree to which their residents are online. At the end of 2001, approximately 69 percent of Alaska's population had Internet access compared to 43 percent in Louisiana and 42 percent in Mississippi. In general, residents of Southern and Plains states are less likely to be online than residents of Pacific, Mountain, and Northeast states.

STATES BY RANK Rank State Score 1 Alaska 68.8% 2 Minnesota 63.5% 2 New Hampshire 63.5% 4 Wyoming 62.3% 5 Maryland 61.4% 5 Utah 61.4% 7 Washington 61.3% 8 Oregon 61.2% 9 Vermont 60.5% 10 Maine 60.4% 11 Colorado 60.1% 12 New Jersey 60.0% 13 South Dakota 58.8% 14 Connecticut 58.6% 15 Virginia 58.5% 16 Delaware 58.4% 17 Iowa 58.3% 18 Kansas 58.0% 19 Montana 57.6% 20 Missouri 57.3% 21 Wisconsin 57.0% 22 Massachusetts 56.7% 22 Rhode Island 56.7% 24 North Dakota 56.5% 25 Michigan 56.4% 26 Idaho 55.8% 27 Indiana 55.5% 28 Nebraska 55.4% 29 Pennsylvania 55.0% 29 Ohio 55.0% 31 Kentucky 53.2% 32 Arizona 53.1% 33 New York 53.0% 34 Tennessee 52.5% 35 California 52.1% 36 Nevada 52.1% 37 Florida 52.0% 38 Illinois 51.3% 39 Texas 51.2% 40 Hawaii 50.9% 41 Georgia 50.3% 42 New Mexico 49.8% 43 Oklahoma 49.7% 44 South Carolina 47.7% 45 North Carolina 47.2% 46 West Virginia 46.7% 47 Alabama 46.2% 48 Arkansas 44.3% 49 Louisiana 43.4% 50 Mississippi 41.8% U.S. Average 54.0%

ALPHABETICALLY Rank State Score 47 Alabama 46.2% 1 Alaska 68.8% 32 Arizona 53.1% 48 Arkansas 44.3% 35 California 52.1% 11 Colorado 60.1% 14 Connecticut 58.6% 16 Delaware 58.4% 37 Florida 52.0% 41 Georgia 50.3% 40 Hawaii 50.9% 26 Idaho 55.8% 38 Illinois 51.3% 27 Indiana 55.5% 17 Iowa 58.3% 18 Kansas 58.0% 31 Kentucky 53.2% 49 Louisiana 43.4% 10 Maine 60.4% 5 Maryland 61.4% 22 Massachusetts 56.7% 25 Michigan 56.4% 2 Minnesota 63.5% 50 Mississippi 41.8% 20 Missouri 57.3% 19 Montana 57.6% 28 Nebraska 55.4% 36 Nevada 52.1% 2 New Hampshire 63.5% 12 New Jersey 60.0% 42 New Mexico 49.8% 33 New York 53.0% 45 North Carolina 47.2% 24 North Dakota 56.5% 29 Ohio 55.0% 43 Oklahoma 49.7% 8 Oregon 61.2% 29 Pennsylvania 55.0% 22 Rhode Island 56.7% 44 South Carolina 47.7% 13 South Dakota 58.8% 34 Tennessee 52.5% 39 Texas 51.2% 5 Utah 61.4% 9 Vermont 60.5% 15 Virginia 58.5% 7 Washington 61.3% 46 West Virginia 46.7% 21 Wisconsin 57.0% 4 Wyoming 62.3%

Source: National Telecommunications and Information Administration, 2001 data.

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