Americas Top States For Business 2010

Technology & Innovation - 2010

Succeeding in the new economy—or any economy—takes innovation. The top states for business prize innovation, nurture new ideas, and have the infrastructure to support them. We evaluated the states on their support for innovation, the number of patents issued to their residents, and the deployment of broadband services.

Here are the ten categories ranked in our study:

     - Cost of Doing Business
     - Workforce
     - Quality of Life
     - Economy
     - Transportation & Infrastructure

     - Technology & Innovation
     - Education
     - Business Friendliness
     - Access to Capital
     - Cost of Living

Overall	State	Cost of Business	Workforce	Quality of Life	Economy	Transportation	Technology & Innovation	Education	Business Friendliness	Access to Capital	Cost of Living
32 (tie)	California	48	31	15	18	16	1	31	49	1	49
24	New York	50	49	18	2	22	2	2	45	3	43
5	Massachusetts	39	23	6	17	39	3	1	14	2	41
1	Texas	30	16	29	1	1	4	30	19	7	8
15	Washington	33	30	8	18	35	5	22	34	5	35
20	Pennsylvania	40	42	25	15	16	6	4	32	11	30
41	Michigan	32	41	36	47	24	7	35	35	18	24
27	Maryland	43	36	28	18	43	8	10	16	12	45
22	New Jersey	44	32	14	28	32	9	2	35	4	47
2	Virginia	26	9	18	11	12	10	13	2	9	27
4	North Carolina	15	3	32	37	10	11	26	13	10	23
3	Colorado	25	10	2	8	36	12	29	4	15	35
28	Florida	41	1	31	48	21	13	35	23	17	30
30	Illinois	35	39	24	29	12	14	26	39	6	17
34	Ohio	29	48	38	34	2	15	18	38	24	15
8 (tie)	Minnesota	31	34	12	5	11	16	9	20	19	15
35	Connecticut	47	40	9	32	40	17	8	23	8	45
10	Georgia	20	3	35	37	2	17	28	17	13	9
18	Arizona	23	2	29	41	23	19	45	5	25	34
23	Oregon	19	33	22	33	15	20	38	28	14	37
29	Wisconsin	24	46	23	31	14	21	12	27	30	17
21	Indiana	9	42	44	41	6	22	16	6	26	13
16	Tennessee	10	5	49	36	4	23	41	6	35	1
17	Missouri	5	29	39	29	7	24	15	25	20	9
8 (tie)	Utah	7	7	5	23	32	25	48	10	39	17
31	South Carolina	6	5	45	46	8	26	43	30	34	24
19	New Hampshire	34	38	4	12	47	27	6	9	16	39
49	Rhode Island	45	25	33	49	48	28	14	48	23	41
6	Iowa	1	20	17	10	32	29	16	12	36	17
43	Alabama	14	14	48	40	27	30	42	32	40	11
11	Kansas	22	13	27	7	8	31	11	18	33	5
38	New Mexico	26	27	34	21	18	31	44	45	28	29
42	Delaware	36	17	47	45	44	33	25	1	20	32
44	Louisiana	21	34	50	25	30	34	32	31	22	24
40	Kentucky	12	25	46	44	4	35	37	39	38	3
25	Oklahoma	3	22	41	6	41	36	40	25	32	1
13	Nebraska	18	18	21	14	18	37	22	8	40	5
47	Nevada	37	19	37	49	31	37	50	15	40	37
26	Idaho	8	8	18	39	29	39	47	22	28	11
37	Vermont	42	36	3	12	46	40	4	37	40	43
50	Alaska	46	45	26	41	50	41	45	44	40	47
39	Maine	38	47	6	25	41	41	7	28	40	39
48	Hawaii	49	50	1	22	49	43	38	42	31	49
32 (tie)	Arkansas	2	11	43	27	36	44	33	39	40	3
36	Montana	26	28	15	15	24	44	18	42	36	32
45	Mississippi	11	21	42	35	45	46	49	47	40	13
12	North Dakota	15	23	13	3	20	47	18	10	40	17
46	West Virginia	15	44	40	24	38	48	34	50	40	17
7	South Dakota	4	15	11	4	27	49	21	3	40	5
14	Wyoming	13	12	10	9	24	50	22	20	27	27

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