Source: Census Bureau, special tabulations (2011) of 1989–2008 Business Information Tracking Series via NSF Science and Engineering Indicators 2012.
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High-technology establishments as a percentage of all business establishments, by state: 2003, 2004, and 2006–2008
All business establishments | High-technology establishments | High-technology establishments/business establishments (%) | |||||||||||||||
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2003 | 2004 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2003 | 2004 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2003 | 2004 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | |||
United States | 7,223,240 | 7,366,978 | 7,585,035 | 7,689,821 | 7,587,695 | 590,417 | 603,642 | 633,727 | 650,707 | 646,195 | 8.17 | 8.19 | 8.35 | 8.46 | 8.52 | ||
Alabama | 99,453 | 100,521 | 103,236 | 105,388 | 103,690 | 6,347 | 6,407 | 6,613 | 6,783 | 6,754 | 6.38 | 6.37 | 6.41 | 6.44 | 6.51 | ||
Alaska | 19,037 | 19,309 | 19,838 | 20,146 | 19,870 | 1,345 | 1,358 | 1,494 | 1,538 | 1,489 | 7.07 | 7.03 | 7.53 | 7.63 | 7.49 | ||
Arizona | 120,966 | 125,330 | 137,532 | 142,649 | 139,876 | 10,433 | 10,901 | 11,942 | 12,540 | 12,269 | 8.62 | 8.7 | 8.68 | 8.79 | 8.77 | ||
Arkansas | 64,058 | 65,127 | 66,647 | 67,513 | 66,558 | 4,012 | 4,142 | 4,373 | 4,550 | 4,675 | 6.26 | 6.36 | 6.56 | 6.74 | 7.02 | ||
California | 822,751 | 838,615 | 875,682 | 889,726 | 876,984 | 77,614 | 79,288 | 85,514 | 87,815 | 86,312 | 9.43 | 9.45 | 9.77 | 9.87 | 9.84 | ||
Colorado | 143,398 | 146,937 | 154,254 | 157,570 | 156,426 | 15,532 | 16,027 | 17,259 | 18,016 | 18,047 | 10.83 | 10.91 | 11.19 | 11.43 | 11.54 | ||
Connecticut | 91,207 | 92,710 | 93,232 | 93,444 | 92,428 | 7,827 | 7,794 | 7,810 | 7,868 | 7,736 | 8.58 | 8.41 | 8.38 | 8.42 | 8.37 | ||
Delaware | 24,739 | 25,344 | 25,563 | 25,476 | 25,134 | 3,964 | 3,907 | 3,700 | 3,573 | 3,407 | 16.02 | 15.42 | 14.47 | 14.02 | 13.56 | ||
District of Columbia | 19,357 | 19,503 | 20,967 | 20,957 | 21,051 | 2,589 | 2,695 | 3,062 | 3,158 | 3,111 | 13.38 | 13.82 | 14.6 | 15.07 | 14.78 | ||
Florida | 458,823 | 483,693 | 516,185 | 522,710 | 506,466 | 38,118 | 40,165 | 43,678 | 44,745 | 44,285 | 8.31 | 8.3 | 8.46 | 8.56 | 8.74 | ||
Georgia | 208,350 | 214,200 | 225,577 | 231,418 | 227,233 | 18,820 | 19,424 | 20,825 | 21,586 | 21,402 | 9.03 | 9.07 | 9.23 | 9.33 | 9.42 | ||
Hawaii | 30,950 | 31,538 | 33,063 | 33,321 | 32,862 | 2,097 | 2,152 | 2,325 | 2,305 | 2,294 | 6.78 | 6.82 | 7.03 | 6.92 | 6.98 | ||
Idaho | 39,582 | 41,205 | 45,599 | 47,284 | 46,133 | 2,515 | 2,582 | 2,912 | 3,107 | 3,083 | 6.35 | 6.27 | 6.39 | 6.57 | 6.68 | ||
Illinois | 310,589 | 315,093 | 320,756 | 324,628 | 321,441 | 27,606 | 28,200 | 28,821 | 29,222 | 29,265 | 8.89 | 8.95 | 8.99 | 9 | 9.1 | ||
Indiana | 147,073 | 149,050 | 151,024 | 152,604 | 149,891 | 9,626 | 9,858 | 10,158 | 10,355 | 10,132 | 6.55 | 6.61 | 6.73 | 6.79 | 6.76 | ||
Iowa | 80,745 | 81,334 | 82,542 | 83,008 | 82,207 | 4,316 | 4,324 | 4,548 | 4,679 | 4,659 | 5.35 | 5.32 | 5.51 | 5.64 | 5.67 | ||
Kansas | 74,637 | 75,600 | 76,261 | 76,984 | 75,958 | 5,716 | 5,900 | 6,035 | 6,076 | 6,004 | 7.66 | 7.8 | 7.91 | 7.89 | 7.9 | ||
Kentucky | 90,358 | 91,598 | 92,700 | 93,428 | 92,471 | 5,453 | 5,585 | 5,769 | 5,850 | 5,893 | 6.03 | 6.1 | 6.22 | 6.26 | 6.37 | ||
Louisiana | 101,933 | 102,866 | 101,647 | 104,459 | 103,877 | 7,218 | 7,192 | 7,439 | 7,574 | 7,670 | 7.08 | 6.99 | 7.32 | 7.25 | 7.38 | ||
Maine | 40,519 | 41,131 | 41,941 | 42,409 | 41,683 | 2,466 | 2,541 | 2,612 | 2,612 | 2,642 | 6.09 | 6.18 | 6.23 | 6.16 | 6.34 | ||
Maryland | 132,782 | 135,699 | 140,021 | 141,076 | 138,416 | 13,428 | 13,974 | 14,632 | 15,151 | 15,009 | 10.11 | 10.3 | 10.45 | 10.74 | 10.84 | ||
Massachusetts | 177,910 | 175,426 | 174,997 | 176,304 | 173,933 | 17,183 | 17,305 | 17,107 | 17,470 | 17,434 | 9.66 | 9.86 | 9.78 | 9.91 | 10.02 | ||
Michigan | 236,221 | 237,392 | 235,245 | 234,971 | 228,890 | 16,937 | 16,988 | 17,049 | 17,321 | 16,773 | 7.17 | 7.16 | 7.25 | 7.37 | 7.33 | ||
Minnesota | 145,364 | 148,276 | 150,896 | 151,304 | 148,641 | 12,834 | 13,055 | 13,348 | 13,590 | 13,257 | 8.83 | 8.8 | 8.85 | 8.98 | 8.92 | ||
Mississippi | 59,565 | 60,364 | 60,442 | 61,727 | 60,793 | 3,269 | 3,274 | 3,336 | 3,405 | 3,469 | 5.49 | 5.42 | 5.52 | 5.52 | 5.71 | ||
Missouri | 149,753 | 153,584 | 154,177 | 154,201 | 152,165 | 9,562 | 9,745 | 10,130 | 10,238 | 10,178 | 6.39 | 6.35 | 6.57 | 6.64 | 6.69 | ||
Montana | 33,616 | 34,570 | 36,550 | 37,645 | 37,228 | 2,108 | 2,229 | 2,415 | 2,515 | 2,564 | 6.27 | 6.45 | 6.61 | 6.68 | 6.89 | ||
Nebraska | 50,213 | 50,803 | 51,822 | 52,452 | 52,064 | 2,797 | 2,864 | 3,072 | 3,257 | 3,269 | 5.57 | 5.64 | 5.93 | 6.21 | 6.28 | ||
Nevada | 53,080 | 55,713 | 61,061 | 62,706 | 61,721 | 5,387 | 5,493 | 5,975 | 6,087 | 6,024 | 10.15 | 9.86 | 9.79 | 9.71 | 9.76 | ||
New Hampshire | 38,119 | 38,707 | 39,273 | 39,363 | 38,812 | 3,511 | 3,559 | 3,554 | 3,575 | 3,603 | 9.21 | 9.19 | 9.05 | 9.08 | 9.28 | ||
New Jersey | 237,097 | 240,013 | 242,649 | 242,967 | 238,080 | 24,286 | 24,256 | 24,534 | 24,688 | 24,307 | 10.24 | 10.11 | 10.11 | 10.16 | 10.21 | ||
New Mexico | 43,386 | 44,071 | 45,814 | 46,763 | 46,091 | 3,322 | 3,385 | 3,553 | 3,658 | 3,635 | 7.66 | 7.68 | 7.76 | 7.82 | 7.89 | ||
New York | 500,559 | 509,873 | 514,992 | 518,608 | 517,873 | 35,926 | 36,706 | 37,346 | 38,368 | 38,308 | 7.18 | 7.2 | 7.25 | 7.4 | 7.4 | ||
North Carolina | 207,500 | 212,457 | 221,898 | 227,444 | 224,757 | 14,869 | 15,426 | 16,908 | 17,671 | 17,582 | 7.17 | 7.26 | 7.62 | 7.77 | 7.82 | ||
North Dakota | 20,371 | 20,763 | 21,286 | 21,477 | 21,514 | 964 | 972 | 1,035 | 1,075 | 1,117 | 4.73 | 4.68 | 4.86 | 5.01 | 5.19 | ||
Ohio | 269,202 | 271,078 | 269,398 | 269,855 | 263,353 | 19,875 | 20,120 | 20,347 | 20,486 | 20,127 | 7.38 | 7.42 | 7.55 | 7.59 | 7.64 | ||
Oklahoma | 85,633 | 87,180 | 89,440 | 91,054 | 91,186 | 6,859 | 6,965 | 7,301 | 7,512 | 7,536 | 8.01 | 7.99 | 8.16 | 8.25 | 8.26 | ||
Oregon | 102,462 | 104,966 | 110,317 | 113,054 | 111,266 | 7,500 | 7,659 | 8,083 | 8,453 | 8,525 | 7.32 | 7.3 | 7.33 | 7.48 | 7.66 | ||
Pennsylvania | 297,040 | 300,832 | 303,507 | 304,721 | 302,568 | 22,266 | 22,796 | 23,486 | 23,778 | 23,930 | 7.5 | 7.58 | 7.74 | 7.8 | 7.91 | ||
Rhode Island | 29,172 | 29,900 | 30,322 | 30,299 | 29,713 | 1,976 | 2,043 | 2,059 | 2,108 | 2,076 | 6.77 | 6.83 | 6.79 | 6.96 | 6.99 | ||
South Carolina | 98,735 | 100,947 | 105,060 | 107,685 | 106,501 | 5,869 | 6,048 | 6,551 | 6,942 | 6,978 | 5.94 | 5.99 | 6.24 | 6.45 | 6.55 | ||
South Dakota | 24,314 | 24,693 | 25,419 | 25,797 | 25,624 | 1,206 | 1,234 | 1,266 | 1,347 | 1,397 | 4.96 | 5 | 4.98 | 5.22 | 5.45 | ||
Tennessee | 129,458 | 131,355 | 134,776 | 137,547 | 136,321 | 8,196 | 8,226 | 8,772 | 8,980 | 8,882 | 6.33 | 6.26 | 6.51 | 6.53 | 6.52 | ||
Texas | 481,804 | 489,782 | 508,092 | 520,405 | 521,383 | 45,062 | 45,522 | 47,520 | 49,237 | 49,419 | 9.35 | 9.29 | 9.35 | 9.46 | 9.48 | ||
Utah | 60,011 | 62,644 | 68,612 | 71,722 | 71,301 | 5,474 | 5,716 | 6,531 | 6,960 | 6,913 | 9.12 | 9.12 | 9.52 | 9.7 | 9.7 | ||
Vermont | 21,747 | 22,072 | 22,261 | 22,298 | 22,067 | 1,453 | 1,498 | 1,535 | 1,570 | 1,548 | 6.68 | 6.79 | 6.9 | 7.04 | 7.01 | ||
Virginia | 182,783 | 188,533 | 196,849 | 200,131 | 197,376 | 18,868 | 19,758 | 21,678 | 22,607 | 22,482 | 10.32 | 10.48 | 11.01 | 11.3 | 11.39 | ||
Washington | 166,229 | 170,848 | 179,368 | 183,984 | 181,688 | 13,171 | 13,480 | 14,411 | 15,138 | 15,116 | 7.92 | 7.89 | 8.03 | 8.23 | 8.32 | ||
West Virginia | 40,225 | 40,732 | 40,480 | 40,415 | 39,579 | 2,257 | 2,259 | 2,308 | 2,352 | 2,343 | 5.61 | 5.55 | 5.7 | 5.82 | 5.92 | ||
Wisconsin | 141,560 | 143,739 | 145,590 | 146,019 | 143,830 | 9,035 | 9,249 | 9,438 | 9,591 | 9,609 | 6.38 | 6.43 | 6.48 | 6.57 | 6.68 | ||
Wyoming | 18,804 | 19,262 | 20,175 | 20,705 | 20,722 | 1,353 | 1,396 | 1,558 | 1,625 | 1,656 | 7.2 | 7.25 | 7.72 | 7.85 | 7.99 |