The index measures each state’s science and technology capabilities relative to its job opportunities in those fields. The 2020 index, released Nov. 12, used 105 metrics, including patents, graduates with four-year degrees and research and development spending.
Here’s how the states ranked in 2020:
- Massachusetts
- Colorado
- California
- Maryland
- Washington
- Utah
- New Hampshire
- Virginia
- Delaware
- Oregon
- Minnesota
- Connecticut
- Pennsylvania
- New Jersey
- North Carolina
- Texas
- Arizona
- New Mexico
- Michigan
- Illinois
- New York
- Georgia
- Rhode Island
- Ohio
- Wisconsin
- Idaho
- Indiana
- Vermont
- Montana
- Kansas
- Missouri
- Alabama
- Florida
- Iowa
- South Carolina
- Alaska
- Hawaii
- Nebraska
- Wyoming
- Tennessee
- North Dakota
- South Dakota
- Maine
- Kentucky
- Oklahoma
- Nevada
- Louisiana
- Arkansas
- West Virginia
- Mississippi
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