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Just the Facts - Key Economic and Social Indicators for New York State

Innovation Capacity 2008 Excel file

2008
Rank
State
2008
Score
2007 Score
Rank*
  
2008
Rank
State
2008
Score
2007 Score
Rank*
1 Massachusetts  18.32 1   26 Georgia 7.19 26
2 Washington 15.96 9   27 Kansas 7.11 27
3 California 15.74 2   28 Ohio 7.06 25
4 New Mexico 14.78 10   29 South Carolina 6.94 43
5 Maryland 14.40 4   30 Maine 6.79 39
6 Delaware 13.36 3   31 Indiana 6.79 29
7 Colorado 11.93 7   32 Wisconsin 6.74 28
8 Idaho 11.81 6   33 Montana 6.58 32
9 New Hampshire 11.14 15   34 Missouri 6.32 30
10 Connecticut 10.90 11   35 Florida 6.00 31
11 Oregon 10.87 13   36 Nebraska 5.94 37
12 Rhode Island 10.86 8   37 Tennessee 5.85 40
13 Michigan 10.54 16   38 Iowa 5.46 35
14 Vermont 10.32 17   39 North Dakota 5.33 33
15 New Jersey 1027 5   40 Hawaii 4.91 42
16 Virginia 10.24 12   41 Nevada 4.84 38
17 Minnesota 10.21 14   42 Oklahoma 4.73 41
18 Pennsylvania 9.98 19   43 Kentucky 4.62 47
19 New York 9.30 20   44 Louisiana 4.61 50
20 Utah 8.87 18   45 Arkansas 4.59 49
21 Illinois 8.83 24   46 Mississippi 4.55 36
22 Arizona 8.74 23   47 West Virginia 4.39 45
23 North Carolina 8.66 21   48 South Dakota 4.39 48
24 Texas 8.27 22   49 Alaska 3.90 46
25 Alabama 7.34 34   50 Wyoming 3.58 44
U.S. Average 10.00            
Source: The 2008 State New Economy Index
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* Due to methodological improvements and/or data discrepancies between the 2007 and 2008 Index, ranking comparisons are not exact