State Technology and Science Index

Technology and Science Work Force Composite Index*

This measures the stock of capable entrepreneurs and risk capital available to support the conversion of research into commercially viable technology products and services.  Eighteen indicators are included in this Composite Index; they are listed at the bottom of this page.  Click on an indicator to see further data comparisons at the individual indicator level.

Select a Composite Human Capital Investment Composite Research & Development Inputs Composite Risk Capital & Infrastructure Composite Technology & Science Work Force Composite Technology Concentration and Dynamism Composite

Select a State United States 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

2008 State Rank Average Score Massachusetts 1 91.06 Colorado 2 86.50 Maryland 3 84.89 Washington 4 83.25 Virginia 5 79.56 California 6 75.00 Delaware 7 74.31 Texas 8 72.25 Connecticut 9 72.12 New Jersey 10 71.67 Utah 11 70.29 Minnesota 12 68.67 Rhode Island 13 68.31 Wisconsin 14 66.89 Pennsylvania 15 66.35 Illinois 16 66.00 New York 17 64.35 New Hampshire 18 63.86 Vermont 19 61.33 Michigan 20 60.78 North Carolina 21 60.71 Arizona 22 60.50 Kansas 23 60.29 Ohio 24 60.00 Missouri 25 58.94 Alabama 26 57.75 Oklahoma 27 56.82 Nebraska 28 56.59 Idaho 29 55.69 Georgia 30 55.06 Indiana 31 50.94 Hawaii 32 50.15 North Dakota 33 49.82 Iowa 34 49.73 Florida 35 48.11 Tennessee 36 47.88 New Mexico 37 47.00 South Carolina 38 46.94 Montana 39 44.00 South Dakota 40 42.67 Oregon 41 38.77 Kentucky 42 38.00 Alaska 43 36.67 Maine 44 34.18 Arkansas 45 32.77 Louisiana 46 31.13 Mississippi 47 30.29 Nevada 48 26.33 West Virginia 49 25.50 Wyoming 50 18.50

2004 State Rank Average Score Massachusetts 1 89.00 Maryland 2 86.11 California 3 83.56 Virginia 4 81.56 Colorado 5 78.78 New Jersey 6 78.33 Washington 7 77.44 Texas 8 71.56 Connecticut 9 71.22 Arizona 10 66.22 Georgia 11 65.44 Nebraska 11 65.44 Minnesota 13 64.67 Kansas 14 63.33 New Mexico 15 62.89 North Carolina 16 62.11 Utah 17 62.11 Pennsylvania 18 61.33 Illinois 19 60.56 New York 20 60.44 Rhode Island 21 57.00 Michigan 22 55.44 Ohio 23 54.33 Oregon 24 53.89 Alabama 25 53.44 Missouri 26 52.78 Florida 27 52.22 Oklahoma 28 51.89 Delaware 29 51.00 Wisconsin 30 50.00 Indiana 31 49.44 New Hampshire 32 47.67 Tennessee 33 46.78 Idaho 34 45.44 North Dakota 35 45.22 Vermont 36 45.11 Maine 37 44.56 Montana 38 44.11 Alaska 39 44.00 Hawaii 40 42.56 Iowa 41 42.44 South Dakota 42 42.00 South Carolina 43 39.56 West Virginia 44 36.00 Wyoming 45 35.78 Kentucky 46 35.22 Mississippi 47 35.22 Louisiana 48 35.00 Arkansas 49 34.11 Nevada 50 28.11

2002 State Rank Average Score Maryland 1 89.78 California 2 82.89 Massachusetts 3 82.89 Virginia 4 78.67 Colorado 5 77.89 Washington 6 75.22 Texas 7 74.67 New Jersey 8 72.89 Connecticut 9 69.22 Arizona 10 68.44 Minnesota 11 68.11 Georgia 12 67.67 North Carolina 13 63.78 Nebraska 14 63.22 Pennsylvania 15 61.56 New York 16 61.44 Wisconsin 17 60.56 Kansas 18 59.67 New Mexico 19 59.56 Utah 20 58.78 Florida 21 57.67 Illinois 22 57.56 Michigan 23 57.00 Oregon 24 56.89 Missouri 25 56.56 New Hampshire 26 54.33 Ohio 27 53.33 Alabama 28 52.89 Tennessee 29 49.78 Oklahoma 30 49.67 Delaware 31 49.44 Rhode Island 32 48.67 Montana 33 48.22 Iowa 34 47.67 Maine 35 47.44 Idaho 36 47.33 Indiana 37 45.78 South Carolina 38 44.44 Alaska 39 43.22 South Dakota 40 42.89 Vermont 41 42.33 Hawaii 42 39.22 West Virginia 43 37.89 North Dakota 44 37.44 Wyoming 45 34.44 Mississippi 46 33.33 Kentucky 47 33.22 Nevada 48 33.00 Arkansas 49 32.00 Louisiana 50 31.33

Intensity of Agricultural and Food Scientists per 100,000 Civilian Workers Intensity of Agricultural Engineers per 100,000 Civilian Workers Intensity of Biochemists and Biophysicists per 100,000 Civilian Workers Intensity of Biomedical Engineers per 100,000 Civilian Workers Intensity of Computer and Information Scientists per 100,000 Civilian Workers Intensity of Computer Hardware Engineers per 100,000 Civilian Workers Intensity of Computer Programmers per 100,000 Civilian Workers Intensity of Computer Support Specialists per 100,000 Civilian Workers Intensity of Computer Systems Analysts per 100,000 Civilian Workers Intensity of Database and Network Administrators per 100,000 Civilian Workers Intensity of Electrical Engineers per 100,000 Civilian Workers Intensity of Electronics Engineers per 100,000 Civilian Workers Intensity of Medical Scientists per 100,000 Civilian Workers Intensity of Microbiologists per 100,000 Civilian Workers Intensity of Other Engineers per 100,000 Civilian Workers Intensity of Other Life and Physical Science Occupations per 100,000 Civilian Workers Intensity of Physicists per 100,000 Civilian Workers Intensity of Software Engineers, Systems Software per 100,000 Civilian Workers

^*Note: New indicators were incorporated and methodologies changed between indices publications. Please check publications for specific changes and limitations to cross-year comparison.