California is the most innovative state, while Mississippi ranks at the bottom, according to product management consultant TCGen.
The firm measured the level of innovation in all 50 states, analyzing such factors as per-capita research-and-development and capital spending, small businesses created, patent creation rate, and Small Business Administration funding. Also taken into account were access to telehealth, broadband and tech workers.
Here are the top and bottom 10 states ranked by innovation:
1. California
2. Massachusetts
3. Washington
4. Colorado
5. Texas
6. Utah
7. Oregon
8. New York
9. Delaware
10. Minnesota
41. New Mexico
42. Tennessee
43. Alaska
44. Hawaii
45. Alabama
46. Kentucky
47. Louisiana
48. Arkansas
49. West Virginia
50. Mississippi