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

2007 State innovation economy index

From the "New Economy Index" devloped by the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation
and the Information Technology & Innovation Foundation

 
2007
1999
2002
  
2007
1999
2002
Rank
Score
State
Rank
Score
Rank
Score
  
Rank
Score
State
Rank
Score
Rank
Score
1
96.1
 Massachusetts
1
82.3
1
94.5
 26 60.2 North Carolina
30
45.2
24
63.9
2
86.4
 New Jersey
8
60.9
6
81.8
 27 59.2 Nevada
21
49
31
59.2
3
85.0
 Maryland
11
59.2
5
83
 28 59.0 Nebraska
36
41.8
36
56.7
4
84.6
 Washington
4
69
4
86.1
 29 57.8 Ohio
33
44.8
27
61.7
5
82.9
 California
2
74.3
2
90.1
 30 55.9 Wisconsin
32
44.9
37
56.5
6
81.8
 Connecticut
5
64.9
7
78.8
 31 55.8 Indiana
37
41
32
58
7
79.6
 Delaware
9
59.9
9
76.4
 32 55.6 Maine
28
45.6
29
61.2
8
79.5
 Virginia
12
58.8
8
77.5
 33 53.7 New Mexico
19
51.4
25
63.2
9
78.3
 Colorado
3
72.3
3
86.2
 34 53.6 Kansas
27
45.8
30
59.4
10
77.4
 NEW YORK
16
54.5
11
75.1
 35 53.5 Missouri
35
44.2
28
61.3
11
75.3
 Minnesota
14
56.5
14
72.7
 36 53.3 Tennessee
31
45.1
34
56.9
12
73.2
 Utah
6
64
16
72.1
 37 51.9 North Dakota
45
29
47
47.8
13
71.1
 New Hampshire
7
62.5
12
73.9
 38 51.8 Iowa
42
33.5
40
54.1
14
68.6
 Texas
17
52.3
10
75.3
 39 51.5 South Carolina
38
39.7
35
56.9
15
68.6
 Rhode Island
29
45.3
23
65.8
 40 51.4 Oklahoma
40
38.6
33
57
16
68.4
 Illinois
22
48.4
19
68.5
 41 50.9 Hawaii
26
46.1
38
56.3
17
66.8
 Oregon
15
56.1
13
73.8
 42 49.5 Montana
46
29
41
52.9
18
64.8
 Georgia
25
46.6
18
69.3
 43 47.9 Wyoming
41
34.5
43
52
19
64.7
 Michigan
34
44.6
22
66.3
 44 45.9 Louisiana
47
28.2
44
51.7
20
64.5
 Vermont
18
51.9
26
63.1
 45 45.3 Kentucky
39
39.4
42
52.3
21
63.6
 Pennsylvania
24
46.7
21
66.9
 46 45.1 Alabama
44
32.3
45
50.2
22
63.2
 Arizona
10
59.2
15
72.2
 47 44.7 Arkansas
49
26.2
49
43.5
23
63.2
 Florida
20
50.8
17
70.3
 48 43.8 South Dakota
43
32.3
46
49.9
24
62.8
 Idaho
23
47.9
20
67.5
 49 36.5 Mississippi
50
22.6
50
43
25
62.4
 Alaska
13
57.7
39
55.6
 50 35.6 West Virginia
48
26.8
48
44.2
Source: The 2007 State New Economy Index
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