10 most, least innovative states

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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