Of the 50 states and Washington, D.C., the nation’s capital is the most innovative, according to a ranking from personal finance website WalletHub.
The March 18 list evaluated all 50 states and Washington, D.C., using 25 indicators of “innovation friendliness,” including share of STEM professionals and concentration of technology companies. Metrics were graded on a 100-point scale, and each state’s weighted average was used to calculate its innovation index.
Here are the 10 most and least innovative states, according to WalletHub:
Most innovative
1. Washington, D.C.
2. Massachusetts
3. California
4. Colorado
5. Washington
6. Maryland
7. Virginia
8. Delaware
9. Utah
10. New Jersey
Least innovative
42. Alaska
43. Oklahoma
44. Kentucky
45. Kansas
46. Arkansas
47. Iowa
48. North Dakota
49. West Virginia
50. Louisiana
51. Mississippi
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